About a month ago our pet Bearded Dragon died. The children remember him and learned so much through having a pet in the classroom. There has definitely been a void in our classroom over the last month!
There is a saying by John Dewey, "We do not learn from our experiences, we learn from reflecting on our experiences."
Reflective practice is a big part of our mindset and curriculum here at Gan.
Both on the level of with the children in the classroom, as well as on a professional level amongst our staff, in helping us plan future curriculum.
This week we made an "Experience Chart" with each child contributing how much they know and remember about our Bearded Dragon!
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| I wrote down each of their words and "knowledges" about Bearded Dragons. |
After the discussion, I explained to the children that there was another Bearded Dragon in Camarillo, that just had 2 babies and that since they know how to care for them, we were considering to acquire them for our classroom!
The manager at PetCo (near Target in Camarillo) was so excited to hear we were interested in adopting them! (See Blog Post of our trip to PetCo today!)
After our discussion I gave the children crayons and paper, to allow them to express their memories and thoughts of Jackson onto paper!
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The next day, we did a classroom VOTE as to WHAT WE WILL NAME the new pets!
Lots of excitement and ideas.....
At the end, we decided it would be best to WAIT till we actually meet the new pets before we decide on names!
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