During zoo class our kids continued their unit on migration; this week, they learned about how and why birds migrate. They also took a walk to visit some of the birds they learned about in their class. One of the birds we visited came charging at the kids, flapping its wings; we learned that this is how birds claim their territory and warn off other animals (or hordes of giggling children). For geography day, we concentrated on maps; one of our parents started us off with g

City Kids started their science classes at the National Zoo! This week we learned about why and how Elephants migrate. The kids had a great time at their first class, and while on their walk to find the elephants, they practiced herd behavior. For geography day, we learned about how our landacapes work, particularly, how rainfall affects our landcapes and how it can cause pollution. One of our parents brought in a large enviroscape, and the kids took turns spraying water o

This week, our kids started their unit on North America! But because this was our first time at our venue, we started off talking about the rules for the co-op. Then we got down to business; we read about what some kids' lives are like in different parts of North America, we located where we are on the map, and we looked at pictures of different biomes in North America. The kids then made their very own biomes; they were all unique and creative! We had deserts, rainforest