On Wednesday, March 6, Chloe
(dressed as a bunny) and I enjoyed another wonderful story time
session at
Browning Elementary with Ms. Stern's 4th grade class. I shared the book
"Rabbits, Rabbits, and More Rabbits!" Before reading the tale I presented the class with a true/false quiz on various rabbit facts to see what they
did and did not already know about these fluffy creatures (such
as “Rabbits are
cold-blooded and need the sun to stay warm”, “Rabbits are vegetarians”,
“Rabbits eyes, like people, cannot see well in the dark”—false, true,
false). I then read the book that
introduced the kids to various fun facts about the
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| Having fun making their own "bunny" ears! |
rabbit world, followed with
the true/false quiz again. I
believe the kids were surprised to realize what they thought they knew about bunnies was quite different from what they
actually learned from the story!
The students then got a chance to learn about various rabbit breeds and
again could see the surprised expressions to realize the little bunnies they typically see in the pet store or in their own backyard are not the only ones
out there. They learned about the
small Chinchilla bunny (4 pounds) the Flemish Giant (up to 20+ pounds), and the
very fluffy Angora. They especially got a kick out of the
picture I showed them of a small dog sitting on top of the Flemish Giant. The final activity was for students to
design posters for a fictional rescue rabbit adoption event, which they
took home for more time to generate
something really creative. I was
very impressed with all they learned and what they came up with in their imaginative
posters!
Some of the rabbit breeds the students learned about...
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American Chinchilla
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| Angora |
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| Flemish Giant |
Some of the delightful posters created by the students...
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