We just started our BAT unit and my first graders are very excited! We have been reading all sorts of books about these interesting mammals and have learned many facts this week. If you visit our classroom, you will see these nocturnal animals roosting around our room. Each student wrote a poem about bats and labeled a bat craft. We also discussed the wingspan of the largest (Flying Fox) and smallest (Bumble Bee) bats in the world. Students were amazed at the 6ft. wingspan of a Flying Fox bat. Did you know that the Little Brown bat is the most common bat in North America and it can eat about 600 mosquitoes in just 1 hour???? Well, ask one of my first graders and they can tell you!
Our class will also be sponsoring an orphaned bat through the adopt-a-bat program at
www.batworld.org Students have been donating money to help raise the $30 we need in order to make this adoption possible. The money will go towards food and supplies for an orphaned bat that can no longer survive in the wild. We have raised a total of $49.18!!!!! Way to go first grade!
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