Wednesday, January 22, 2014

All about Walruses...


Tuesday we started learning about Walruses as part of our Arctic Animals study.  First, we made a list of our Walrus Schema, or what we already knew (or thought we knew) about walruses.  I wrote down everything they told me.  Here is what the darlings knew...

*They have tusks.
*They swim in water.
*They splash water.
*They have whiskers.
*They have a big nose.
*They have teeth.
*They make noises in water.
*Walruses are big and have a tail.
*They have fur.
*They can break ice.
*They sleep on snow.
*They like cold.
*Their tusks can hurt people.
*They can fight.

Today after reading a non-fiction book titled, Walruses, we made a list of our new information.  Did you know...

*Walruses have four flippers.
*They eat clams.
*They have blubber to help them stay warm.
*They ride on an ice floe in the ocean.
*They eat two times a day.
*They can stay underwater for thirty minutes.
*Walruses have tusks.
*Their teeth never stop growing.
*They pile together to sleep.
*Their tusks can break off.
*They use their teeth to pull themselves out of water.

We also labeled a diagram of a Walrus since diagrams are often found in non-fiction books.  We will continue learning about walruses and other arctic animals in the upcoming weeks.  

Walrus image found at http://www.findfast.org/images/walrus.jpg

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