In the past few years, since I moved here to Illinois, we have done ladybug, monarch caterpillar/butterfly, and tadpole/frog metamorphosis. But one thing I haven't been able to do, since I was a classroom teacher at a school with an incubator, is raise our own baby chicks. I'm feeling very baby chick-ish, so until I save up enough money to get a HovaBator incubator, I will just content myself with keeping a list of resources here.
HovaBator Ultimate Egg Incubator Combo Kit
on my classroom wishlist
Learning Resources Chick Life Cycle Exploration Set
(I already got this, just in case...)
The Egg: A First Discovery Book
I love the transparencies in this book
Parts of an Egg Coloring Sheet (PDF)
from Nova Natural
Hatching Chick Surprise Card (PDF)
from Nova Natural
This would be perfect for kids to make on the day the first chick hatches out, to tell their parents the good news
I do know several people who keep chickens, so perhaps I should ask around to see if anyone would be willing to lend me their incubator. I remember when I was at Tidewater that we lent ours to Fairhaven, another tiny private school of less than 40 children, because they didn't have the budget for one. And friends help friends!
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