As the students rushed in this morning, they were very excited to see many eggs with little cracked shells! The chicks were trying to peck out! We attended a brief assembly in the gym and rushed back to the classroom so as not to miss a moment of the action. Within minutes of our return … TA DA! We saw a chick hatch!
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| Looking inside the incubator at our first chick! |
As this first little one laid down to rest, moments later another chick hatched! By lunchtime, five little chicks had made their way into the world and our classroom was filled with excited chatter and lots of cheeping!
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| Marveling at the new little chicks |
The chicks remain in the incubator until their feathers dry and they become fluffy, and then they are transferred to a box with dry shavings, food and water, all beneath a heat bulb. We prepared the box with food and water, and also removed the egg shells from the incubator. By day's end, we had eight chicks drying off in the incubator.
While the chicks rested, we spent some time learning about the parts of a story in Language Arts:
- Beginning: The characters, setting, and problem are identified
- Middle: Main character tries to solves the problem
- End: The problem is solved!
Together we read Pig's Egg, and practiced identifying parts of a story using wipe off boards and markers (so we can practice over and over). Be sure to ask your child about pig's egg and the surprise that hatched!
This evening, the chicks that were dry were moved to this box ... while yet another hatched! Nine new friends!
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| The Beliveau boys gently transferring fluffy chicks to their new home. |
Tomorrow is sure to be another exciting day! Please keep us in your prayers as we continue to experience the miracle of life.
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