The girls got to hold vials of the DNA from several zoo animals, including a Siberian Tiger.

Alisa told us that “DNA doesn’t smell.”

At the Madagascar Adventure day at the South Omaha Library, the girls each received a passport of activities.  As each activity was completed, the passports were stamped.

Here the girls pretend to be sunning lemurs at the creative drama station:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9-CkVcsrws

A great activity for GIRLStart girls at Madagascar Adventure.  Here Fatuma skips right over the easy ones (like “bat”) and goes right for “baobob.”  She got it right!  Jamila looks on.  She can’t quite identify letters or sound out words yet, but as a new participant in the GIRLStart program, she will be soon.

Fatuma participates in a variety of activities at the Zoo’s Madagascar Adventure at the South Omaha Library.  Here she is letting us know that she is proud of her accomplishments.  (We are so impressed that she can write her name so well now!  This is a new achievement for Fatuma.  We’re doing the “She Did It!” dance about that!) – Ms. Tess

Dance as promised… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urm7MrmYyVA

This activity at the Madagascar Adventure at the South Omaha Library used painted egg cartons to simulate logs.  The girls had to tap on the logs to see if they could hear the “grubs” inside.  Then using one finger, like the Aye Aye of Madagascar, they had to pull out a seed or bead that served as a faux-grub.

Asnina hunts grubs.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGWKdevlic8

Fatuma tells you what the seed is pretending to be (she also confesses that she is tempted to cheat…):  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__NlHPYz0pc

Will Faumta cheat? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN7KZPXheJg