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| Luckily I like holding toads!! |
He is an example of natural symmetry :) He's a male Cane Toad, also known as a Marine Toad or a Giant Toad - Bufo marinus if you want his scientific name. We found him swimming in the school pond when we were out searching for examples of natural symmetry as a joint Math review/ Earth Day lesson.
Joey Udovich of Create, Teach and Share made a fabulous pack that I snapped up last week (you can find it HERE - it would be a fun activity for any time of the year!) and we used it today.
My girls had a great time. Look at their mathematical explorations in the school garden.
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| Posing for the artist. Toads have no rib cage so this is the most comfortable way for them to be held. It also prevents them from hopping away :) |
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| Drawing our national flower - the Bermudiana |
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| Angel wing begonia flower |
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| Using a mirror to check the symmetry on this African iris |
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| This child was determined to check the symmetry of the Mexican poppy below |
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| Checking the pond for symmetrical fish and tadpoles. Tomorrow we will be collecting some tadpoles for the classroom :) |
How fun! Outside is definitely where class should be on Earth Day. :)
ReplyDeleteIt was fun - I just wandered around naming flowers, holding a toad and preventing children from falling in the pond :)
DeleteLynn
I can't tell you how cool it was to actually see another class using MY product! I almost cried...I'm not kidding. People buy them, but I never get to see them in use. Thank you so much for doing this. I can't wait to show my husband when he comes home! LOL.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great pack :) Such a cool idea for Earth Day - and I got a gorgeous bulletin board out of it too!! (I also realized that 2 children are still a little unsure about symmetry so I have now marked them down for further review.) Today I have to remember to take in a habitat to collect tadpoles - symmetrical ones, naturally :)
DeleteLynn
Thank you so much again for posting about it! I didn't expect it and it was such a joy seeing your kiddos use it! If I ever come to Bermuda again, I'll let you know! :)
DeleteJoey
Yes, do! I'd like some other people to visit too - it's such fun meeting fellow teachers through blogging :)
DeleteGreat post, Lynn! It's fun to see what you did for Earth Day! You have some pretty cool critters over there! :)
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