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This week, we continued learning about hibernation. Bears are the animals most known for hibernating, but they aren't the only ones. Turtles, snakes, wood frogs, and groundhogs are other animals that engage in some form of hibernation. Animals hibernate to survive winter months, mostly to keep warm and conserve energy during periods of water and food shortest. At art table, the children cut, and decorated mitten cut outs, made a turtle with paper plates and construction paper and made a hedgehog out of clay and pieces of wood. At the sensory table, the children practiced their fine motor by using hole punchers. At blocks, the children made caves for the bears and drew pictures of their structure. At science, the children use non-standard (links) to measure different parts of a teddy bear and they tested gummy bears and they made a prediction to what would happen to the gummies when they submerged in water and water with salt. At literacy, the children are working on recognizing all...