We continue to anticipate the arrival of our chicks and are learning about how eggs are incubated and kept warm until they are ready to hatch. In nature, the parent birds sit on the eggs to keep them warm. We are creating our own nest, big enough to sit in as a group! We added some eggs and even some worms to snack on while waiting for the babies.
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We had a lot going on today! We searched gardening magazines for what the children would grow in their own gardens. Some focused on food, some on flowers. They cut out pictures and glued them on their "dirt."
We had some ice to explore in our pots outside. And lastly, a few of us traveled to get our eggs for the incubator. 24 eggs! We will see what happens and how many baby chicks we get to care for. We began planning what seeds we want to plant this year. We talked about how a seed is like a promise that something will grow. We noticed some seeds we were familiar with (pumpkin, beans), and some were very unusual (lettuce, radishes).
We were accompanied by a little cutie on the piano! We enjoyed working together to get the owls to their nest before sunrise! We also brought down our Hoot to feel and talk about.
I love multi-age family childcare because these relationships form because the children are allowed to play together and care for each other.
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Shannon Davis- Family Child Care provider"Family child care is not babysitting. It's not comparable to any child care center. It's families, in relationships with a professional care provider in an environment that becomes, by design, a second home and a whole bunch of people partnering, trusting, caring and educating each other." Archives
May 2024
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