Hibernation Activities

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We are still talking about animals in science class. Today we talked about migration and the lengths that some animals go to migrate, like the artic tern that travels from the Arctic all the way to Antarctica!  That is 27,000 miles!

Tomorrow we are going to look further into hibernation. Here is one website we are going to use to learn about the topic.

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/hibernating-animals-list.html

I think after we talk about hibernation for a little bit, I am going to have the kids go into hibernation themselves! Courtney loves to build forts around the house, so this will give her a good reason to build a fort (aka cave for hibernation).

http://www.craftcaravan.com/hibernation-theme-activities-for-kids

Finally, we will discuss what the pros and cons of hibernation are for them. What would they miss over winter? Where would they hibernate? How would they prepare? I am curious to see what they will say!