We were all so sad to hear about the loss of whooping crane #10-12. Here is a lovely video from Operation Migration in her honor.
This week, we learned about Koko and read Koko's Kitten by Francine Patterson. Koko is a 41 year old lowland gorilla who has been trained to use sign language. We watched a few videos of this amazing gorilla and learned about her intelligence and gentle nature. The children then compared Ivan and Koko. We asked the children to think about the similarities and differences between these two gorillas: SIMILARITIES They both like to draw. They both lost someone they love. They both are gorillas. They both have stuffed animals. They both take care of somebody. They both have friends. They are both shy and gentle. They are both nice. They both understand human words. They are both lowland gorillas. They are not wild gorillas. DIFFERENCES Ivan had a sister. Koko had a kitten. Koko knows sign language. Ivan lives in a cage at a shopping mall. Koko lives in a trailer. Ivan is a silverback. Ivan is male and Koko is female. Koko is trained. A baby western lowland gorilla, like Ivan, was born at the Lincoln Park Zoo last week (on October 11th). Can you imagine Ivan once being so small? Hello to our Global Read Aloud friends in Massachusetts, Texas, Ohio, New York, Minnesota and hopefully from other schools around the world! We are so excited to be reading The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate with you! After looking closely at the cover and watching the book trailer, these are our predictions... Ivan meets an elephant that is sent by his family or he has run away from home. ~Hannah A big gorilla named Ivan stayed in a cage for 500 days. ~Reese Ivan was captured and sent to the circus and then he met a friend. ~Phoebe Ivan and the elephant got stuck in a cage in the zoo. ~Jordan Ivan got kidnapped then the elephant came to help and then he ended up at the same place. ~Dariush Ivan protects and raises a small elephant. ~Charlotte Ivan has nobody to protect until an elephant comes along. Ivan protects the elephant. ~Nathan Ivan goes to the zoo and wants to get out. ~Ethan S. Ivan protects the elephant. ~Milo They might be in a train going to the circus. ~Jackson The gorilla might protect the elephant. ~Sarah They got taken to the circus and he had no one to protect until he met the elephant. ~Ava The gorilla is going to get captured and go to the circus. ~Ethan K. Ivan and the elephant are going to be friends. ~Camille Ivan thought he was the one and only forever and then he met another Ivan who was an elephant. The elephant was a baby elephant. ~Leo They meet at the circus. ~Liam Ivan goes to the circus. ~Lucia Ivan helps the elephant like a father and raises it. ~Ellie There is a gorilla that cares for an elephant baby and makes it happy. ~Milena Ivan might be mean and he might become friends with the elephant. ~Jake Ivan won't like elephant. ~Lena Ivan did something bad so he went to circus jail. ~Charlie Ivan will protect the elephant. ~Kiran The gorilla gets captured in the zoo and then an elephant comes and saves the elephant from the zoo. ~Sohrab |
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