We began by reading about owls using a non-fiction book by Gail Gibbons called Owls. While reading this book, we discussed what we were hearing and cleared up any questions the children had. I paid special attention to the page about how an owl eats. An owl will often times swallow it's prey whole. It can't digest all of it, so it "spits" it out in the form of a pellet. In these pellets you can find the bones and fur of that unfortunate animal.
I love to watch the looks on the faces of my students as they go from uncertainty to excitement. I couldn't even count how many times I heard how cool this project was. They learned so much and were so intrigued by what they could find in that little pellet. I always buy my pellets from Genesis, Inc. The pellets always are cleaned and full of bones including skulls. Below is a photo of the bones found in one pellet by one of my kiddos. So very cool!
And just for fun we made Frankenstein in preparation for Halloween. I love all the "boo-boos" on these two. Too cute!
