FLY*

Aeris, Kiki, and I watched Water for Elephants last night. And we all enjoyed it and enjoyed watching together. A number of topics came up for discussion as we watched — the Great Depression, the circus, endangered species. Kiki pointed out that we should talk about endangered animals more, particularly with Aeris because she loves animals. We came up with the idea to create a calendar, starting with yesterday’s movie and talk on Earth Day, and assign each week an animal off the endangered, and threatened, species list. We’ll learn about the animal, about what’s threatening them and what’s being done. We’ll watch shows and read books. And we’ll draw pictures and write stories.

This week is (of course) elephants. If you know something interesting about elephants, or have a story to share, please let us know!