Today's Leader is...Sock Monkey! Our blog today is all about monkeys! 🐵
Today is March 30, 2020.
Sock Monkey and Darla learned some new words in Spanish:
monkey: mono (MOH-no)
socks: calcetines (CAL-say-TEEN-ays)
Monday: Lunes (LOO-nays)
Try these:
Fix Mrs. Cole's Sentences:
1. the monkey is so cute did you see him jump
2. monkeys are primates there are more than 260 species of monkeys
Scrambled Sentences:
1. seen a Have chimpanzee? ever you
2. think you eat? do What monkeys
STEM connection: The Water Cycle
Check out this article on National Geographic Kids UK that explains the water cycle: https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/science/nature/water-cycle/
Here's a picture of the water cycle, too!
If you joined BrainPOP Jr, there is a video about the water cycle there, too. Look under the Science button. ☀☁☂
Today's Math Challenge! 🐒
You can use your ten frames, counters, a number line, or a picture to help you. See if you can show your answer by using more than one strategy! :)
There were 9 monkeys in a tree. 6 more monkeys came. Then 5 jumped away. How many monkeys were left in the tree?
Extra challenge: 4 monkeys came back. Now how many monkeys were in the tree?
Virtual Field Trip: San Diego Zoo Ape Cam: https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/cams/ape-cam and Houston Zoo Chimpanzee Cam: https://www.houstonzoo.org/explore/webcams/chimpanzee-cam/
I got to visit the Houston Zoo last summer; here are two of the pictures I took there:
Are you ready for an awesome week? I was so happy to get outside this weekend and do some work in my yard. I am ready for spring! I can see from your pictures that some of you had some outdoor fun, too! :)
Have a fun-day Monkey Monday!
Love,
Mrs. Cole :)
