Today was our Hibernation Pajama Day! It was a Blast!!! The kiddos were so excited all day to ‘hibernate’ and do science…Mission Accomplished :) First of all, my little first-ies were absolutely ADORABLE in their jammies! Secondly…getting down to business. We started by meeting in our classroom library to discuss what was all going to happen during our science lesson...aka…hibernation simulation! Then, we became squirrels and scurried around the room to gather food to prepare for hibernation. The students scurried around the classroom searching for their ‘hibernation snack mix’ and set their snack bags on their desk for when we woke up…after hibernation, animals are hungry!!! We then found a spot in the classroom to hibernate. The students ‘hibernated’ while I read a story we all took our heart rate and counted our breaths per minute before and after our hibernation. A thermometer in the classroom helped us to know when it was time to begin hibernating, as well as when to wake up from hibernation. The students just LOVED this lesson. We finished by gathering again (with our snacks) and talking about the life of a hibernating animal. Students were able to understand what animals do to prepare for hibernation, when they hibernate, why they hibernate, what happens to their bodies when they hibernate (heart rate, breathing) and finally what they do when they wake up from hibernation! The lesson was a complete success and the kids were 100% engaged!!!! :)
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