I slept in today - 5:00 ~ :) . We will look at horses today and then probably talk about zoo animals. Many more different animals live on farms, but we will stop here for now.
HORSES:
Top Ten Facts About Horses:
- Dogs and cats drink by lapping water with their tongues while cattle and horses make use of a sucking action.
- A baby female is called a filly, a baby boy is called a colt, a baby boy or girl is also known as a foal.
- When first born, foals cannot eat grass because their legs are too long to reach the ground.
- Foals can stand up within one hour of being born.
- Most foals are born at night.
- Thoroughbreds all have the same birthday which makes it easier to keep breeding, racing, and showing records.
- As well as using them for fly swatting, horses use their tails to send signals to each other about how they are feeling.
- A horse's height is measured in hands. 1 hand = 4 inches.
- Horses belong to the equus family which comes from the Greek word meaning "quickness".
- A pony is not a baby horse, but rather a full grown small horse.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuFV0TcOKPc Cute rapping song about horses!!!
Positional words are hard for some children, it is never too early to start. This cute video has a catchy tune and you can practice during the days with your preschooler. Any object: put it ON your head, UNDER your foot, IN your hands!
ALSO, again your child cannot start coloring and writing too soon. Watch this video and draw a horse with your child. Then, you can draw a star ON the horse, UNDER the horse, etc. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFn6lOCSopg
YouTube is a great source for learning, it can also be a very bad thing for children to try to search themselves. Make sure you are always with your child when using the computer.
Have fun today and don't forget to sing the ABC's AND the number song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw6Fps2O7XY
Make sure you READ today! Talk to you tomorrow.
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