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4 Winds: Skull Sleuthing

Today we had our January 4 Winds! It was SO COOL! We learned about skulls and focused on different types of teeth omnivore, carnivore and herbivores have!




Our time started with a fun puppet show with a squirrel inviting different friends over for a party. The squirrel worried about what to feed everyone and talked about the different types of food animals eat and where they fall i.e. omnivore, carnivore or herbivore.





Then we tried out our teeth! Leigh brought in carrots, popcorn and dried mango to highlight the three different types of teeth you use as an omnivore and to relate it back to the way animals eat different types of food! It was fun to be able to talk about the way we eat different foods!









We ended out time together in two different groups focusing on skulls and examining their teeth. Based on the skull size and their teeth we had to determine whether they were a omnivore, carnivore or herbivore and what kind they were!

It was such a fun day! 4 Winds never disappoints! A huge thank you to the parent volunteers that made it ROCK!

Just an FYI I will be out tomorrow. I am fighting off a cold right now and am hopeful a day of sleep will get me back to 100%.

I hope everyone had a great start to their week!
Love,
Miss Brehm

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