We learned that an Alewife is a specific type of herring. Alewives are found on Cape Cod. We read that people use to eat them a long time ago as well as use them to fertilize their crops. Today, many people use them as "bait" to catch striped bass as well as lobsters. We learned that a school of alewives or herring is called a "school". We talked briefly about migration. A few of the alewives predators are: seagulls, people and the weather. Alewives hatch from eggs.
Cape Cod Alphabet Book: This year, your child will be creating a Cape Cod Alphabet Book (this book will go home at the end of the year). This week we started by reading the book, Journey Around Cape Cod & The Islands (From A-Z). We talked about the job of an "author" as well as an "illustrator". Letter A: Alewife
We learned that an Alewife is a specific type of herring. Alewives are found on Cape Cod. We read that people use to eat them a long time ago as well as use them to fertilize their crops. Today, many people use them as "bait" to catch striped bass as well as lobsters. We learned that a school of alewives or herring is called a "school". We talked briefly about migration. A few of the alewives predators are: seagulls, people and the weather. Alewives hatch from eggs.
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