Animals

[:en]This month Preschool are learning all about animals. We began by learning about pets and continued with wild animals.

Students have been learning about the different animals in each subject. In science they learn about the animal’s habitats and food. In language classes students learn vocabulary for new animals and their sounds through songs, short films and language games. Additionally they hear stories about different animals from their teachers.

Below are several animal stories to share with your children at home.

Carl the Crocodile Story

By: Andrew Frinkle Carl was a great big old Crocodile. He was very long, longer than many cars! He had thick green skin. It was hard and bumpy, like tree bark. He had a long snout and many teeth. He was very large. He liked to eat lots of stuff. He wasn’t picky. He would eat fish or turtles. He would eat rabbits or birds. He would eat just about anything. If it came close to the water, he would eat it. He liked wet and hot places. He was always by the water. He liked mud and dirty water. It was easy to hide. That helped him catch food. He was not the nicest animal. He was greedy about food. Carl liked to sit around. He was actually very fast! He waited and waited. Then something came by and SNAP! He would grab it with his jaws. Carl was a great big old Crocodile!

Eric the Elephant Story

By: Andrew Frinkle Eric was an Elephant. He was huge and gray. His skin was tough and thick. He had big feet with toenails. He walked slowly, but he could run quite fast. His ears were big, and his trunk was long. He had two white tusks coming out of his mouth. He ate a LOT! He never seemed to stop eating. Like a cow, he liked leaves and grasses. He ate and ate and ate. It took him all day sometimes to fill his belly. It was hard to eat enough when he was so big. He couldn’t use a fork or spoon, either! He liked water. He could even swim. When it was hot, he would use his trunk to spray water on his back and shoulders, just like a hose. He liked to cool off at the watering hole. He liked to play. Eric was very social, too. He liked to talk to other elephants. They walked places together. They ate together. They played in the water together. Elephants like company. Eric was an Elephant.[:zh]This month Preschool are learning all about animals. We began by learning about pets and continued with wild animals.

Students have been learning about the different animals in each subject. In science they learn about the animal’s habitats and food. In language classes students learn vocabulary for new animals and their sounds through songs, short films and language games. Additionally they hear stories about different animals from their teachers.

Below are several animal stories to share with your children at home.

Carl the Crocodile Story

By: Andrew Frinkle Carl was a great big old Crocodile. He was very long, longer than many cars! He had thick green skin. It was hard and bumpy, like tree bark. He had a long snout and many teeth. He was very large. He liked to eat lots of stuff. He wasn’t picky. He would eat fish or turtles. He would eat rabbits or birds. He would eat just about anything. If it came close to the water, he would eat it. He liked wet and hot places. He was always by the water. He liked mud and dirty water. It was easy to hide. That helped him catch food. He was not the nicest animal. He was greedy about food. Carl liked to sit around. He was actually very fast! He waited and waited. Then something came by and SNAP! He would grab it with his jaws. Carl was a great big old Crocodile!

Eric the Elephant Story

By: Andrew Frinkle Eric was an Elephant. He was huge and gray. His skin was tough and thick. He had big feet with toenails. He walked slowly, but he could run quite fast. His ears were big, and his trunk was long. He had two white tusks coming out of his mouth. He ate a LOT! He never seemed to stop eating. Like a cow, he liked leaves and grasses. He ate and ate and ate. It took him all day sometimes to fill his belly. It was hard to eat enough when he was so big. He couldn’t use a fork or spoon, either! He liked water. He could even swim. When it was hot, he would use his trunk to spray water on his back and shoulders, just like a hose. He liked to cool off at the watering hole. He liked to play. Eric was very social, too. He liked to talk to other elephants. They walked places together. They ate together. They played in the water together. Elephants like company. Eric was an Elephant.[:id]

This month Preschool are learning all about animals. We began by learning about pets and continued with wild animals.

Students have been learning about the different animals in each subject. In science they learn about the animal’s habitats and food. In language classes students learn vocabulary for new animals and their sounds through songs, short films and language games. Additionally they hear stories about different animals from their teachers.

Below are several animal stories to share with your children at home.

Carl the Crocodile Story

By: Andrew Frinkle Carl was a great big old Crocodile. He was very long, longer than many cars! He had thick green skin. It was hard and bumpy, like tree bark. He had a long snout and many teeth. He was very large. He liked to eat lots of stuff. He wasn’t picky. He would eat fish or turtles. He would eat rabbits or birds. He would eat just about anything. If it came close to the water, he would eat it. He liked wet and hot places. He was always by the water. He liked mud and dirty water. It was easy to hide. That helped him catch food. He was not the nicest animal. He was greedy about food. Carl liked to sit around. He was actually very fast! He waited and waited. Then something came by and SNAP! He would grab it with his jaws. Carl was a great big old Crocodile!

Eric the Elephant Story

By: Andrew Frinkle Eric was an Elephant. He was huge and gray. His skin was tough and thick. He had big feet with toenails. He walked slowly, but he could run quite fast. His ears were big, and his trunk was long. He had two white tusks coming out of his mouth. He ate a LOT! He never seemed to stop eating. Like a cow, he liked leaves and grasses. He ate and ate and ate. It took him all day sometimes to fill his belly. It was hard to eat enough when he was so big. He couldn’t use a fork or spoon, either! He liked water. He could even swim. When it was hot, he would use his trunk to spray water on his back and shoulders, just like a hose. He liked to cool off at the watering hole. He liked to play. Eric was very social, too. He liked to talk to other elephants. They walked places together. They ate together. They played in the water together. Elephants like company. Eric was an Elephant.[:]