This month, we will be studying all about the North Pole and the South Pole for Science.
Today we started off with learning new vocabulary,
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and then had a brainstorm of what we knew about polar bears.
“What do you know about polar bears?”
“They live in a cold place!”
“They are white!”
“They are big!”
自分の知っていることを大きな声で発言しました。
Then we read through our polar bear book
to see if we were right.
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Their fur is actually “see-through” instead of white, and did you know that they can weigh up to 700 kilograms?
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Wow!
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Next week we’re learning about penguins… so stay tuned!
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