What Are We Learning This Week?
Adult animals protect their babies, just like your family protects and takes care of you!
This Week’s Big Questions
How are adult cats and dogs similar to human parents? How do they protect their babies?
Out on the Town
Take a walk around your neighborhood and help your child look for adults (humans and animals) taking care of their babies. Describe how the adults are caring for, or protecting, their babies.
Show Me! Our Words of the Week
Say It:
Adult
Explain It:
An adult is a person or animal who is done growing.
Talk About It:
How does an adult take care of their babies?
Say It:
Hatch
Explain It:
To hatch means to come out of an egg. The baby turtles are hatching from their eggs.
Talk About It:
How can you tell these baby turtles just hatched?
Say It:
Protect
Explain It:
Protect means to keep something safe. The mother hen is protecting her chicks by keeping them close to her body.
Talk About It:
How do adult animals protect their babies?