Here Chick Chick! Here Chick Chick!

Oh my goodness!  We've been so busy!  This spring we've been learning about life cycles and animals that lay eggs!  Chickens aren't the only ones that lay eggs but this past week chickens were the only ones in our classroom! 

 

They are so cute!  The kiddies just love observing them and talking about their behavior.  This breed has been really easy to care for and raise.  They have been in our class for 2 weeks. 

 

Friday we sent them to live in a real chicken coop!  One of our high school teachers has a farm with a well established coop!  He's going to give them a good home and hopefully gain some eggs, eventually!

 

 

 

Just a little beak to beak love!

 

Who is watching who here?

 



Hanging around in the room!  If you look closely, you can see the shells that are empty.  We also observed the shells to see what was inside after the chicks came out!

 



Here's a link to the hatchery where we purchased our eggs.  There's information about different breeds and information about caring for chicks. 

http://www.mthealthy.com/

 

This year we have had Araucana chickens but in years past we've also had other breeds.  We thought these chicks were fairly calm and pretty quiet.  Last year, our chickens peeped and peeped and peeped!  These chicks were not so vocal! 

If you have the opportunity, try having chicks in your room!  They're so much fun and a great science connection for the kiddies!

I hope you have a great week!  

The Chick in A-1!

Or Taaaaa -Daaaaa!

And here she is!  Adorable!  This chick is so cute!  I just want to carry her around in my pocket all day!  Of course, that won't work, but it sounds like lots of fun!

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Kim

Oh My! That Chick Is Getting Big!

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Here's an update on my chick!  She's really getting big and she's getting her adult feathers already!
It's so interesting to observe her and my kiddies are really enjoying the time we have with her in the room!  The eggs in our incubator are scheduled to hatch this week.  Keep your fingers crossed that they'll hatch! 

 

This week we're going to learn about Earth Day, Earth's Oceans and Earth's Habitats!  We're also going to continue to learn about the sun, moon and stars! 

 

I hope you have a great week!  Thanks for visiting!

Kim

 

 

The Hens Are Growing! Chicken Little Isn't So Little Anymore!

Those chicks are getting bigger every single day! It's been an exciting and interesting Science activity in our classroom! The boys and girls are very interested in observing the behaviors of the chicks including how the chicks feel about their new roost! It is really hilarious to watch the chick explore the cardboard "coop" we made and finally take a step inside! One of the chicks finished out the day by sitting on top of the box, just contently watching us!

The best part is that the kiddies are learning about animals and animal habitats! They are asking so many great questions that I know they are thinking and learning about animals. Life Science is great!

Wait until you see what else we have coming to Room A-1!

We're All About Hens, Chicks and Bread Baking!

As you can see from our classroom pictures, the chicks are all the rage this week!  We've been reading all about chicks, all about hens, roosters and oviparous animals!  We have done a literature study on different versions of, "The Little Red Hen" stories.  We've done comparisons with the different versions, discussing characters, settings and plot.  To finish and wrap up our study, we decided that we should bake homemade bread!  So we did!  We discussed using our 5 Senses to help up with the activity.  The kiddies loved the smell of the yeast!  That surprised me!  They were so excited!  After mixing up the dough, we observed it rising and we observed it falling when I touched it to release the air.  They helped with kneading by making their own small "loaf" of bread!  My boys and girls were surprised that it took all day to make the bread!  This bread making activity was, for ALL my students, the first time they had ever made home made bread so I was really glad that they had the opportunity to participate.  Check out our great bread making activity!

 

 

 

 

These loaves of bread were so delicious!  Most of my kiddies ate all of their bread!  Some took home a little piece in a baggie for moms or dads to try! 

 

It was a great experience and the kiddies did it, "All by themselves!"

 

Enjoy the week!  It might be nice this week!  Warmer weather and only a chance of rain!

Outside recess, here we come!

Thanks!

Kim

It's A Hen Party! Chicks Are Peeping in A-1!

Back from Spring Break and chicks have come to our room!  We are studying oviparous animals and these chicks have stolen our hearts!  We have eggs in the incubator and chicks in the house!  They are so stinkin' adorable it's hard not to hold them all day and carry them around!  I do have to admit that the one named, Chicken Little-Cutie Pie is absolutely my favorite!  She is so sweet and she enjoys being held, so, I carry her around during the day, let her sit on my desk when I'm working and let her sit in my lap while I do my lesson planning!  The kiddies love her as much as I do!  They came up with names and then we voted on the 4 most popular!  "Chicken Little" and "Cutie Pie" were only separated by 1 vote, so the kiddies decided to let "Cutie Pie" be her last name. Okay with me!
When you look at the pictures you can see why she has this sweet little name!

Here's a picture of our classroom incubator!  It's a Brinsea Mini Advance Egg Incubator with an automatic egg turner.  It is an awesome incubator!  I love it!  I've been using it for 3 years now!

Now can you see why there's a Hen Party going on in Room A-1!  They are beautiful!  They are just starting to get their feathers! 

I hope you're having a great week!  Are you having a Hen Party in your room too?  Let me know!
Thanks!
Kim