The big hit of the month was our rice babies.  Each child had a rice baby that weighed the same as their own birth weight and they took care of them the two weeks we spent on the "Growing Up" theme.
FEBRUARY FUN!
We began the month exploring just how much we have grown!
We talked about our senses.  As a science experiment we smeared some vasoline on a pair of plastic lenses saw how babies' eyesight is and why contrasting colors are great for them and then made our own contrasting art work.  Also, we tasted the difference in baby food and the foods we eat right now.
We tore apart some infant diapers and experimented with how much liquid they can hold.  Wow!  I was impressed!
We have all grown so much and have learned so much already!
The last half of February we spent learning about the postal system, helping others, and Valentine's day.
We got to look at a variety of postal stamps using magnifying glasses and played post office using small boxes and different sized envelopes.  We designed our own postal stamps, and ate a tasty "letter".  We wrote our mail carrier a nice thank you letter and mailed letters to our friends' houses.
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