Meet Frank, the Sea Otter

Even though the outside portion of NAP was cancelled today due to the wet, slippery, icy ground, Mallory provided us with an indoor lesson.  Mallory brought in her friend Frank, who is a real stuffed sea otter.  We used our eagle eyes to observe the sea otter closely while learning about various characteristics of their lives.  We were amazed at the size of the otter!  It was much bigger than we had imagined.  Did you know the sea otter can hold its breath anywhere from 4-8 minutes?  The children also learned who its predator was and how they hide from them, what and how they eat, how they swim, and many more facts that help it survive.  The lesson focused on the sea otters tracks and we were able to make a plaster cast of its foot and draw a sea otter print in our journals. We also sketched detailed pictures of the otter and wrote facts that we learned in our journals.  Thanks Mallory and Kellie, too!