On Thursday, February 6, the Amaryllis bulb project was introduced to the children by taking out the bulb, noticing the small stem and roots, measuring the stem (2 1/2"), looking at the soil "pancake," adding water to the soil and watching it expand. Later the bulb was planted in the soil. This will be an ongoing science and math project on plant life, with, one hopes, a flower in 4 weeks.

At circle the Chipmunks were given crowns and learned a song about the king of the dinosaurs, T-Rex. Each child was given an opportunity to stand and/or bow when h/her name was sung out as the king/queen. As you might guess, there was a mixture of bows, smiles and a few stoic dinos. We decorated our crowns and some were worn through the day.

On Friday we tried a movement song called, "Stamp, Jump, Clap." Children are challenged to sing out those words and do the movements as we sing. It is actually quite a challenge to get your feet and hands to move in sequence. We read a book called, "Dinosaurs Roar," and then went on a hunt for dinosaur teeth (6" size) to place around the 10' t-rex mouth. The hunting and finding was the best part.