PRETTY WATER PUBLIC SCHOOL

Our theme is spiders, snakes, and sloths this week.   
There are about 40,000 species of spiders and they are extremely important and helpful because they eat so many mosquitoes and flies.
   There are approximately 3,000 species of snakes and they are beneficial because they prey heavily on insects and rodents.
  Sloths live in the tropical forests of Central and South America. With their long arms and shaggy fur, they resemble monkeys, but they are actually related to armadillos and anteaters. Surprisingly, sloths are strong swimmers. They will sometimes drop down from their treetop perches into water and use their extended arms to propel through the water.
  Our letter is “S”, our word is “GO” because if you see a snake or spider you should “go”, and our songs are “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” and "Ten Little Snakes". 

    Please ask your child the following questions. 

Are all spiders venomous? 

Are spiders helpful to humans?

Can all spiders make silk?  

What class are spiders in?(arachnids)

Should you ever touch a spider? (NO)

Are all snakes venomous? 

Are snakes helpful to humans? 

What class are snakes in?(reptiles)

How do constrictors kill their prey? 

What should you do if you see a snake?(GO) 

Would you rather be a snake, sloth, or a spider for a day?

What do sloths eat? 

What class are sloths in? (mammals)

Where do sloths live?

   Ask your child to tell you the definition of our vocabulary words. 

reptiles

arachnids

    Please have your child show and tell you our Sign Language and Spanish vocabulary.  

no me gusta-I don’t like it

Netflix

Octonauts S2E1B Sea Snakes Octonauts S4E18 Yellow Bellied Sea Snakes

Spiders

Interesting facts about Spiders | Educational Video for Kids.

Best Spider Moments | Top 5 | BBC Earth Beautiful Spider Web Build Time-lapse | BBC Earth Don't Be Afraid of Spiders! | Amazing Animals | Backyard Science | SciShow Kids

Spiders for Kids

* SPIDER * | Animals For Kids | All Things Animal TV

 Tarantula | Amazing Animals Amazing spider baffles scientists with huge web | The Hunt - BBC

 Spider With Three Super Powers | The Hunt | BBC Earth

This Terrifying Spider Hunts Fish Underwater

The Biggest Spider on the Planet | Bite, Sting, Kill Wild Kratts FULL EPISODE | Secrets of the Spider's Web | PBS KIDS

Snake
All About Snakes for Kids: Learn about Snakes for Children - FreeSchool

Amazing Snakes!

Facts about Snakes for Kids

Cobra | Amazing Animals

Flying Snake Hunts Leaping Lizard | National Geographic

 Wild Kratts | Cobra VENOM|Wildlife

COBRA CREATURE POWERS | King Cobra vs Spectacled Cobra

Sloths

Sloth Facts for Kids | Classroom Learning Video

Odd Facts About Sloths

Inside a Baby Sloth Orphanage and Rescue Center | National Geographic

The 'Busy' Life of the Sloth | BBC Earth

Single Swimming Sloth Looking for Love - Planet Earth II - BBC America

Wild Kratts - Relaxing with Sloths

Wild Kratts - Hanging and Swinging | Kids Videos

Books

Meet the Animals 17 | Black Widow Spider | Wild Animals | Little Fox | Animated Stories for Kids

Meet the Animals 14 | Rattlesnake | Wild Animals | Little Fox | Animated Stories for Kids

The Very Busy Spider / Words on Screen, EFX & Music

Songs

ITSY BITSY SPIDER - Song for Children

ITSY BITSY SPIDER SONG | Eensy Weensy Spider Song and Lyrics

 Letter S

Letter S - Olive and the Rhyme Rescue Crew | Learn ABC | Sing Nursery Songs

Get Squiggling Letters | Letter S

Learn Letter S! | The Alphabet with Akili | Cartoons for Preschoolers

Sesame Street Letter S

 Phonics | The Letter S (Official Video) Signing for Babies ASL | Letter Sound S | Patty Shukla

 Letter S - Learn the Alphabet by Kids Academy

Abdo Kids The Alphabet S | Reading Books For Kids

Learn Letter S | Turn And Learn ABCs | Super Simple ABCs

The Letter S Song

Alphabet Songs - The Letter S

Write the letter S | Alphabet Writing lesson for children | The Singing Walrus

Alphabet Games | Find the Letter S