American Eagle....Could Have Been a Turkey

Pictorial Input Chat about American Eagle.

We learned about the American Eagle during our Symbol investigation this week.  My favorite fact (that I learned from the musical 1776) is that Benjamin Franklin wanted a turkey instead of the eagle for our national bird.  My chickadees found that to be pretty funny.  They wanted to know why someone would want a national symbol that you eat:-)   

Then we started making our eagles.  Friends helped us trace our feet and hands.
 

 

After we cut out our foot and our hands, we ripped white paper for the head and added a beak and feet.

Thank you Fun Handprint Art for the eagle idea.

Oopsey Daisy Blog has a tons of amazing units.  I am currently loving her U is for USA unit.  We used action cards to decide how we should transition from one place to another throughout our day.

Hilarious!

Happy Saturday,
Laurie