Fun with Mammals

In Science we’ve been talking about what God created on each of the 6 days of creation.  Currently we’re on day 6 and discussing the creatures that walked on the land. 

While the kids were playing on Friday, they got the idea to group their stuffed animals according to classification.  Of course they didn’t use these exact words.  But, they made a pile of non mammals and another of mammals and then called me in to take a look.  I praised their scientific efforts.  They then decided to find ALL of their stuffed animals to group. 

I was excited that they were so easily self entertained and let them go at it, while I worked to clean other areas of the house.   (trying really hard not to think about the mess huge pile of toys that was being formed in the schoolroom). 

Every few minutes one of them would come out to ask me, “Is this a mammal?”  “What about horses?”  I reviewed with my son the criteria for mammals.  A short while later he appeared and said, “Mom, what about boys?  Are boys mammals?  We have hair, but we don’t make milk.”

They were so excited to show me their giant mammal pile, themselves included as they too are mammals.