Whoo, Whoo!

We read two great owl stories this week;

Owl Moon by Jane Yolen

and Owl Babies by Martin Wadell.

The children enjoyed bringing Owl Moon to life 

painting their own interpretation of the cover.

 It was almost magical watching what happened when 

the blue paint met in the middle with the white paint.

Creating our own little owl babies was lots of fun; we did some paper tearing which gave our little muscles a workout, we made feathers using sponges, and then cut out our own eyes and beak using scrap paper.

We got to use real feathers to make a paper bag owl.

We discovered that even the slightest movement of air 

sent the feathers floating around our classroom.

It's fun to make a crafty project once in awhile.

We loved hiding our paper bag owls in the 

branches of our bulletin board tree.

What would literacy learning be, 

without learning songs and poems?

Storytime STREAM 

(science , technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics)

brings our read alouds to life.

The challenge this past week in owl land, 

was to build a nest that would support and hold an owl. 

Testing it out was so much fun!!

This is one serious little engineer.

She is measuring things just to be sure it's the right size.

Creating our own owl tree was even more exciting.

We even figured out a way to insert real tree branches onto the top.

Whoo! Whoo!

Through our investigations in our nonfiction books, 

we learned that owls are active all winter long.

Some do migrate to milder climates, but most endure 

the winters and are more easily spotted in the 

bare branches of the trees during the winter months.

Keep in mind... when you go owling, you have to be quiet!!