Geese

Today we are learning about geese, mainly the Canada Goose. We have an abundance of geese around Michigan, so we will be looking and listening for these animals. They fly south in the fall, and if we listen and look we can see their V formations in the sky right now. They fly back north in the spring. A goose starts with the letter G. They have a family; the male and female mate for life and protect each other. A Canada goose has  a black neck and head and a brown body. As you can see, we are not only learning science about a common animal in the area, but I specifically chose this animal to incorporate other subjects we are learning about or have learned recently. We went outside and made a goose nest, substituting leaves for feathers. The children decided to add a few rocks for goose eggs. They have been holding up their hands to make a bill and say "honk, honk! honk-hee-honk!" like a goose :)


Here are some useful links for you at home and what we watched about geese today: 
National Geographic Kids w/ pics, video, and sound
Nat. Geographic video
Geese-from "Winged Migration"


Books we read: 
Honk, Honk, Goose! Canada Geese Start a Family by April Pulley Sayre
Honk! Honk! A Story of Migration by Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom
Here are some pictures!

  making a "brown" bag

our goose nest we made (with leaves instead of feathers)

enjoying a tractor ride

Branden's grace today:
"Grace, grace, grace, grace.... Thank you for grace, and chicken nuggets, and Kelli, and corn, and Brad, and chicken nuggets, and..... grace-Amen."