We watched a video to see what they look like close up. They're very cute, but we weren't sure if we liked the look of the sharp little claws on their wings!
Mr Tonga is the man visiting our classroom tomorrow to help us make the boxes. Here he is in a video explaining all about them.
The Smarties are BIG fans of The Magic School Bus and luckily, there's an episode all about bats. We learned lots of interesting things, such as:
- Bats are mammals, which mean they're warm-blooded, have fur and their babies drink milk from their mothers.
- Baby bats are called "pups".
- Bats use echo-location to see, which means they make sounds (that humans can't hear) which echo off objects around them so they can work out where they are.
- They like to hang upside down from rough surfaces.
- Bats are nocturnal, which means they come out to feed at night.
- Bat poo is called guano.
- Mother bats know the sound of their own baby.
- Some bats like to eat insects and some like to eat fruit.
This afternoon in Art, we did print-making. First, we drew a picture on paper about bats. Next, we were given a piece of thin foam and we re-drew our picture onto the foam. Our pencils made an indent in the soft material. We used a roller and black paint to cover the drawing and then we turned it over onto a clean sheet of paper and pressed down hard. When we pulled off the foam sheet, our drawing was there! The lines we made with our pencils were white and the rest was black. It looks just like night-time!
We can't wait until tomorrow!
Love from The Smarties and Mrs N
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