Vermont Animals

The kindergartners have each chosen to be one Vermont Animal for the rest of the school year. When we go out on ECO days, we will often refer to the children by their animal name rather than their given name. On our ECO day two weeks ago, we saw hawks flying overhead and the children ran to tell the "jumping mouse" and "white tailed mouse" to watch out for the predator. Today at ECO the children continued the discussion we are having about if they think their Vermont animal could survive at Harrison Field and Forest. We went to four different areas of the space: the field, forest, ridge line, and vernal pool. The children sketched and wrote about what they saw and if each space would or would not make a good home for their animal. Tomorrow we will meet with our 2nd grade buddies from Mrs. Quinn's class. The 2nd graders will help the children read non-fiction text about their animal and answer some simple questions such as what their animal eats, what it looks like, and where it lives. We will use this information to begin writing a report on our animal. Ask your child to tell you more about their Vermont animal!