Penguin Preschool

During our winter unit we have also been learning about polar animals.  Last week we spent a lot of time talking and reading about penguins. Here are a few of our favorite non-fiction finds:

i am not a fan of the illustrations but the boys
enjoyed it

great photos and facts presented in a
way that is easy for children to relate
 to and comprehend.

amazing pictures and tons of information  

We also crafted some of our own penguins.

supplies: two potatoes, knife, foam brushes, black & white paint,
google eyes, orange triangles, blue paper

cut potatoes as shown

1- paint oval shape potatoes black

2 - make prints
*we did not, but you can use the wedges you cut from the top to
 make the wings

3 -let black paint dry then paint circle shape potatoes
white and add bellies
4 - finish by adding eyes and an orange triangle beak

big buddies penguins

mini man's penguins

The activity the boys enjoyed the most is a game we call Peek-a-boo Penguin. It's pretty simple - they would close their eyes and count to ten while I hid a penguin. My original plan was to use a penguin from our winter sensory bin but he had gone missing so I taped a picture of a penguin to a toy block instead.

some of the penguin's hiding places

after the boys got the hang of the game i let them
hide the penguin. big buddy came up with some
pretty good hiding places - mini man always chose
to hide penguin in his hand :) 

We also practiced walking like penguins - the boys kept cheating so I tied their legs together.

Here's a short video of the penguin walk.