There is never a dull moment when our friends from the Cincinnati Museum Center join us for the day! In keeping with our farm theme, Ms. Deann brought a lot of (pretend) furry friends that live in the barnyard or the backyard. The entire presentation is interactive as each child gets his/her own barnyard or backyard animal to hold on to. One-by-one, the adult version of the animal is pulled out and matched with its baby. Each child was able to come up, learn the proper names of the animal and its baby, and discuss if it is found in the backyard, barnyard or pond.
At the end, Ms. Deann brought a very special furry friend – a live bat named Griffin! The children learned the term “echolocation” and what that means. Before they got to see Griffin, they were able to use a finger puppet bat and bug to actually play out how echolocation works. Just another day on the farm!
