K5 Mother Ducks and a Nurse Too!

Our school nurse, Mrs. Shelia checked on our babies this week! 

An Egg is Giving

After candling the eggs yesterday, our students were very interested in learning about the parts of the egg. 

We read this page from our mentor text-

I think that Dianna Aston does a beautiful job explaining the parts of the egg and what it provides for the animal growing inside. 

Enjoy our journal entries below.

Candling Day 8

We candled our eggs yesterday! It was amazing to see a teeny tiny duck growing inside. The students immediately were interested in the parts of an egg.

Here is a picture of one of our eggs-

You can see the baby duckling near the X on the egg. Take a look at this diagram from An Egg is Quiet-

Can you see be resemblance? 

Here are a few examples of our diagrams... 

Our Journey

This year, I am beyond excited about the informational journals the students are creating in the classrooms. Their journals will document their learning throughout our unit. It is rewarding to see the students' use of nonfiction text features, "fancy fonts", thinking codes, and so much more. 

Our mentor text is An Egg is Quiet. This text is beautifully written by Dianna Aston. Nonfiction text features can be found throughout this enchanting literacy nonfiction text. We are using this as our mentor text, including stealing the title! The title could not define our eggs better; they are resting quietly in the warm, cozy incubator, while we are eagerly awaiting to see what has been growing inside. 

Turn the Eggs, Keep them Nice and Warm!

Did you know that the mother duck turns her eggs every day. She wants to keep her eggs warm and cozy! 

Check out our great "mother ducks"!

EGGciting day!

 

Today is a very EGGciting day for our Room 202 Kindergarten Friends! We welcomed our duck eggs this morning!

 

We have already learned so much. We know that our eggs needs to be in the incubator to keep them warm. The incubator acts like the mother duck. Our baby ducks will grow inside  the egg for 28 days. Did you know that the mother duck turns her eggs atleast twice a day? We will be turning our eggs every morning and afternoon. Stay tuned to see our duck experts turn the eggs each day!