Animals that are awake in the night can be spooky at Halloween time. So recently in science, room 506 studied nocturnal animals to coincide with our holiday activities. Bats were a favorite lesson subject. We began with an introduction to vocabulary. The words mammals, pups, caves and upside down were presented. We listened to a book about bats and learned that they give birth to live babies, they fly, and they hang upside down. They are the only truly flying mammal we know of today. When finished with the book, students took a quiz on what they learned with a multiple-choice quiz. Then students watched a splendid video presented by HomeschoolPop, a fun and engaging learning channel offering a variety of topics for our students. We completed our lesson by making a bat diorama. This required following directions to cut, fold, and assemble the project. Students then presented facts like where bats live, what they eat, their life cycle, and the body parts of the bat. This lesson provided fun facts about bats and an opportunity to make a project, which our students enjoy. Students learned that bats are not as spooky as people think. They are simply interesting animals who hunt in the night.
