I Wonder...

 

One of the JK children raised her hand and told me, I think we have learned enough about giraffes and their babies, but now I wonder "how many stripes does a tiger have?" Well this generated a whole new slew of questions about tigers and lions. The thing I find the most intriguing about our I Wonder board, is the depth of some of the children's questions, when the majority of them are only 4 and 5 years old. Here are some of the questions:

 

How long do they live?

Cats can climb trees and other places, can tigers and lions climb tree?

How many whiskers do tigers have? Do they have the same number of whiskers on each side of their face?

How many babies do they have? Do tigers ever have twins?

How sharp are their claws? What do they use their claws for? Do tigers ever dig?

 

Why do lions have fur around their faces?

How big are tigers when they are born?

Are tigers and lions friends?

Do tigers sleep in the day time or at night?

Do tigers just nap the way the giraffes do?

Why do they say lions are king of the jungle?

 

Can anyone guess what we will be learning about soon? Perhaps not next week because we are very busy getting ready for our Mother's Day Punch. The children are very excited. The invitation went home today. Mom if you can't make it perhaps a grandma or an aunt could make it for you.

 

The one song is not a Mother's Day song but it is a lovely song. Look for more postings on the weekend.