The Nature Preschool at Irvine had a week full of fall fun! We explored the autumn harvest with pumpkins, gourds and apples! Mr. Brooks, Executive Director of Irvine Nature Center, showed the classes how to use the cider press to make apple cider! We took pumpkins and gourds to the meadow, went on harvest hunts and explored the ever-changing stream! On Thursday, we all met at Rodger’s Farm and maneuvered our way through a corn maze, went on a hayride and picked a pumpkin from the patch!
Take a peek at all the good times we had below! See you next week!
In Autumn Sunshine,
The Nature Preschool at Irvine
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- Bumpy pumpkins at Rodger’s Farm!
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- That is a perfect pumpkin!
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- Two little flower friends!
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- Some families getting ready to start our tour of Rdoger’s Farm!
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- Picking a pumpkin from the patch!
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- Hay obstacle course at Rodger’s Farm!
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- An extra large corn sensory bin!
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- Some bears climbing the fallen tree in the outdoor classroom!
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- The Bears are at the light table!
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- Hey there little rabbit! What do you see?
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- This rabbit spots something in the stream!
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- The rabbits exploring the stream!
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- Watch your step!
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- Crouching down to investigate closely!
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- We see you!
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- Rabbits in a line!
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- Autumn sunshine smiles!
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- He spots something!
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- What do the rabbits see?
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- A snake!
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- Hiking on the trail!
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- The rabbits are walking the access road back to class!
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- This little chipmunk is painting a pumpkin!
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- The chipmunks love having the light table in their room!
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- Writing in the chipmunk class!
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- Chipmunks rolling down the hill!
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- They look like they are having fun!
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- On their “H” hunt, the chipmunks had to find a hill! Where should they go to next?
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- Run little chipmunks!
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- Writing names outside!
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- Working hard!
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- Mark making with the Chipmunks!
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- Mark making!
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- Smiles at the light table!
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- Meeting a hedgehog!
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- Making apple cider with Mr. Brooks!
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- The chipmunks Hear all about the “H” Hunt while sitting on some Hay!
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- Having fun!
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- Horn Provocation – horns, dough, animals with antlers, rolling pins
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- What is inside this pumpkin?
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- Miss Karen visits the chipmunk class!
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- Our new possum!
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- Felt Board Provocation –
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- Harvest Provocation – gourds, corks, popsicle sticks, gemstones, dough
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- She rolled corn in her playdough and is using a popsicle stick to chop! What a great way to play!
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- Sketch and Paint Provocation- Harvested vegetables, tempra cakes, paper, brushes, water, a pencil
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- Painting
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- Investigating this leaf.
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- Miss Kierra is cooking up some nature stew!
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- During sit spots, one of the foxes discovered a orb weaver spider!
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- The foxes, check in with their name stones!
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- Apple Sensory Science Experiment – Exploring Chemical Reactions – apples, baking soda, vinegar, scoops, eyedroppers
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- What do you see happening?
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- Looks like fun!
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- The Flying Squirrels are hiking to the stream!
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- Exploring the stream!
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- Careful steps with a long stick!
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- What is she noticing?
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- Smiling Squirrels!
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- Experimenting with pouring water!
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- Using recycled containers to explore in the stream!
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- Follow the leader!
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- Acting out animals on the bridge!
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- Someone notices her shadow! “My shadow does everything that I do.”, she says!
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- Apple boats!
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- She made a boat with twigs, twine, and a leaf sail!
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- The Coyotes having some fun in the stream!
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- She is showing us the snail she discovered!
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- Making cookies with Miss Meghan!
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- Rolling experiments during imagination stations!
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- Hiking in the meadow
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- I spy a little pumpkin in the meadow!
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- Floating milkweed fluff and a big smile!
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- Comparing two leaves.
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- Smelling freshly harvested tomatoes from our garden!
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- Mr. Brooks shows the coyotes how to make apple cider!
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- Look at those crushed apples!
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- The Coyotes meet a corn snake!
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- Pumpkin Patch Show and Tell Creations
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- The changing trees are a beautiful sight to behold!
