As the days grow colder and we're waking up to early morning mist, it's starting to feel a lot like Christmas. As such a workshop on endangered animals that inhabit colder climates, such as emperor penguins and polar bears, seemed pretty apt. Plus, the 'Dynasties' episode on penguins that was aired earlier this week, was perfectly timed. The content of which was not discussed in class as it's a real tear-jerker because we're shown how harsh the environment is in which the penguins live, and this information, combined with climate change, is not helping the emperor penguins case for survival. But, there is always hope.
The children loved drawing and colouring in the polar bears whilst learning about why it's not right that the ice on which they live is melting. They found it fun saying the word 'Arctic' and understanding that polar bears live in the north. When we began talking about emperor penguins who live in the opposite end of the world in 'Antarctica', the pronunciation of the two places became quite humorous. But, they got it and were telling me that we can help these beautiful, endangered animals by turning the taps off when not in use. Clever children. I added that turning the lights off helps too.
