Grade 1 students at Jasper Elementary School got a chance to hold newborn chickens last week as part of the school’s science curriculum.
Hatched in Linda Morgan’s classroom, the children patiently waited 21 days while learning about the needs of plants and animals.
“They just love it,” said Morgan, the school’s Grade 1 teacher.
“It’s just a wonderful learning opportunity,” she said, explaining students watch the development of the chickens on a chart.
This is the third year Morgan has incubated eggs in her classroom and it likely won’t be her last.
“You can see it draws everyone from the whole school, it’s like fireworks,” she said.
This year, 14 chickens were born from 23 eggs, much lower than anticipated.
The eggs come from a farm in Robson Valley and the chicks are delivered back to the farm after they’ve hatched.
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