G is for Goat- January 19-23

We were joined by Cupid all week, a newborn goat less than a week old, brought in from Ms. Laura’s farm! We read goat books, made adorable goat crafts, and took photos with Cupid! The kids loved chasing him around in an attempt to pick him up all by themselves- a great example of initiative and independence! We identified the “g” sound for goat, and then practiced writing big and little “G's” with chalk in the gazebo. Our book “I Just Want to Say Goodnight” featured a goat, as well as some ants. The students learned the song “The Ants Go Marching” and our Friday class even marched in a circle as they sang it… too cute! We looked through a special goat book together that featured so many different breeds of goats, as well as clear and engaging photos for the kids. We learned that Pgymy goats are small and hairy, Lamancha goats don’t have ears (it’s true!), Nubians are big with long, floppy ears (we have several), and Angora goats have curly hair. We also talked about how a baby goat is called a kid, a girl is a doe, and a boy is a buck. The children got to observe Cupid’s little bottom teeth as they learned that goats have only bottom teeth in the front. We also learned about the umbilical cord (shown on Cupid, since it hadn’t fallen off yet) and about how umbilical cords give food and nutrients to the baby from the mommy, just like when we were in our mommy’s bellies. We practiced saying “umbilical” together and I wish we had gotten that on video! It was a very special week due to Cupid’s visit and was a great reminder of how impactful the nature school experience is for our students.