Children listened to the story "Footprints in the Snow" and recalled facts they learned from the story about how animals live outside in the cold.  We learned that squirrels have nests in trees, that bears sleep in dens, and that foxes and rabbits sleep underground in burrows.  Looking at the illustrations gave us lots of information.  Many children pulled in their prior knowledge about Connecticut wildlife to add to our "KNOW" chart, part of the shared writing project.
Here, children are playing with our tree blocks and play animals in the Dramatic Play Center.  There are also puppets of forest creatures.  We will be creating an animal feeding station as part of our "informed action."