WE SPY!!
We are hanging out in the kelp forests off the coast of California this week! We’ve spotted so many cool creatures! Can you guess this We Spy animal with no clue?
WHO DID WE SPY WITH OUR E & E EYES?
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WE SPY!
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SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK!
SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK!
Welcome back to class! We have a great word for you this week- it’s a habitat and a pretty fantastic one at that! Are you ready to learn our word?
Today’s word is Kelp Forest: a kelp forest is a habitat that is found in cold coastal ocean waters. Kelp forests are made up of giant kelp that attaches itself to rocky ocean floors and grows to the surface of the water. The kelp requires sun to grow. Many animals including sea otters, fish, crustaceans and urchins call the kelp forest their home!
Have you guessed where Ellie and Edmond will be visiting this week? They are heading to the kelp forest of Monterey Bay, California! Be on the lookout for the fun animals that they met! 
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Penguin Appreciation Day- 2015
Due to unforeseen circumstances at Ellie and Edmond HQs, we will not be posting any new posts this week. We will be back next week with all new animals and adventures. Thank you for your understanding. In the meantime, please enjoy these coloring sheets from last year’s Penguin Appreciation Day.
PENGUINS APPRECIATION DAY!!!
We’re celebrating everyone’s favorite flightless bird with two coloring sheets!
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WE ARE FANIMALY!
WE ARE FANIMALY!!
We have a new We Are Fanimaly for you today! Who’s ready to learn who is related to who?
- Koalas and Wombats are both marsupials.
- Koalas and Wombats are found in Australia.
- Koalas and Wombats are nocturnal.
- Koalas are arboreal (they live in trees).
- Wombats burrow underground.
- Wombats are herbivores; they eat bark, grass, roots and shrubs.
- Koalas are folivores; they eat eucalyptus leaves.
- Koalas and Wombats get most of their water from the leaves they eat.
- Koalas and Wombats are both solitary.
- Koalas sleep up to 20 hours a day.
- Wombats can run up to 25 mph.
We love koalas and wombats! These funny marsupials have such unique characteristics. The females’ pouches alone are super cool!
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LAND DOWN UNDER….
LAND DOWN UNDER…
As you should know from the map that Professor Tamandua gave you, we’re in Australia! Yesterday we spotted a common wombat and we had some correct guesses! High hooves all around! Today we went to find an iconic animal of Australia! This furry creature is one adorable animal and we were lucky enough to meet a few of them, hanging out in some eucalyptus trees! Do you know who it is?
Come meet the Koala!!
Habitat/Range: Eucalyptus forests, Eastern Australia
Weight/Length: 20 lbs/ 23-33″
Diet: Folivore: eucalyptus leaves
Conservation Status: threatened
Fun Koala Facts:
- Koalas need their sleep! They snooze up to 18-20 hours a day!
- They are arboreal! They have sharp claws that help them climb and those trees are a great place to eat and keep safe!
- Man can koalas eat! Koalas need to eat a bunch of eucalyptus to get water and nutrition and that means they munch up to 2 1/2 pounds a day!
- Those eucalyptus leaves are toxic, but koalas have a special bacteria to break down those toxins.
- Koalas are marsupials- not bears! They give birth to teeny joeys that then grow in mom’s pouch!
- These solitary species need their space! Koalas need around 100 trees per animal to be comfy and cozy!
- Koalas are nocturnal! They spend most of their evening chewing on eucalyptus leaves!
- Male koalas have a scent gland on their chest that they rub on trees to mark their territory!
- All of those eucalyptus leaves give koalas a menthol cough drop smell! Ha!
Koalas are amazing and odd creatures! They look like cuddly bears, but they do have claws and can be a bit territorial! Australians are working to ensure they have enough habitat to live! We couldn’t imagine a planet without these cuties!
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WE SPY…
WE SPY…
We’re so excited to share the animal we spotted in Australia this week! Read the clues on this one- you’ll need them!
- We spy an animal that lives in Australia!
- We spy an animal that is a marsupial.
- We spy an animal with large front teeth that digs burrows underground!
WHO IS IT?
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SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK- FOLIVORE
SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK!
Hello and welcome everyone! I’m so happy to see you in class this week! I’m so excited for today’s word and I’m excited to introduce you to a new feature! Each week I’ll be posting a map and show you where Ellie and Edmond will be exploring! Let’s get started learning and let’s find out where E&E will be!
Today’s word is Folivore: a folivore is an animal that eats leaves exclusively. Some examples of folivores are caterpillars, koalas, sloths and okapis.
Ellie and Edmond are heading to Australia and New Zealand this week! Who’s excited to see who they’ll meet?
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RED FEET NOT BLUE…
RED FEET NOT BLUE…
Did everyone get our We Spy animal yesterday? It was the Blue Footed Booby, one of our most favorite birds! Today we’re near the Galapagos Islands and we’re meeting a the Red Footed Booby! Those blue footed birds get the spotlight often, but we were really interested in meeting their sea going cousins! Come join us as we find these amazing birds!
Habitat/Range: Tropical/subtropical Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans
Weight/Length: 30-39 oz/25-30″
Diet: Carnivore: fish, squid
Conservation Status: least concern
Fun Facts:
- Red footed boobies are the smallest member of the booby bird family.
- They feed at sea, but nest and land in coastal areas.
- Red footed boobies can dive up to 98 ft in to the water to catch their prey.
- Red footed boobies can close their nostrils when diving!
- They live in large groups called colonies.
- Red footed boobies do not migrate.
- Both male and female red footed boobies take care of the egg and chick.
- Red footed boobies can live up to 20 years!
These birds had us laughing! They are quiet loud and playful as a group! Those red feet are hard to miss! We giggle every time we see them!
WE SPY!!
WE SPY!
We’re changing our Guess the Animal to We Spy! It’s the same, but we’ll be adding fun graphics and clues in the coming weeks! This week’s animal is a cool one!
You’ll get one clue: We spied this animal on the Galapagos Islands!
Can you tell us Who It Is?
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SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK- ORNITHOLOGY!
SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK!!
Hello and welcome back to class everyone!! We are so excited to be back to class here at the University of E & E! We had a lovely break, but I am ready to get back to learning our science words! Today’s word is related to National Bird Day, which we celebrated yesterday! Starting next week- I’ll be introducing our Professor of Travel and he’ll be letting you know where Ellie and Edmond are traveling for the week!
Today’s word is Ornithology: the study of birds. An ornithologist is a scientist who studies birds.
Did you know that there are nearly 10,000 species of birds on the planet? That makes for a lot of subjects for scientists to study! We love our feathery friends. Being an ornithologist is hard work! If you were going to study birds, which ones would you study? I know Ellie and Edmond would head straight to the Galapagos to study the Blue Footed Booby!
This our Blue Footed Booby pal!
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