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Biomimicry: Birds and Flight Part 2

April 5, 2018 - Earth Friends, Preschool

4/3/2018 Spring has arrived and with Spring come the birds!  Last class we learned about why people study and watch birds, how to identify birds and also how to sketch… Read more »

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Biomimicry: Birds and Flight Part 1

March 19, 2018 - Earth Friends, Preschool

3/13/2018 Birds were the talk of the day as we learned more about how technology has been influenced by birds, what we can learn from studying birds, and how to… Read more »

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I’ve Got a Feeling…

October 21, 2016 - Preschool, Preschool Weekly

Just like the Beatles remind us in their song, “I’ve Got a Feeling” , we can’t hide our feelings. Expressing them in a safe and healthy way can be done,… Read more »

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The Best Nest

March 4, 2016 - Preschool, Preschool Weekly

Nature Preschool learned all about nesting this week! What animals are creating nests right now? What do they use them for? Where can we find them? Outside the children were… Read more »

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Birds & Blooms in Spring

May 17, 2014 - Preschool Weekly

Just what do nature preschoolers do in Spring? Here’s what emerged this week as we discovered habits of birds in spring: making a nests out of cat tail fluff making… Read more »

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Signs of Spring

March 22, 2014 - Preschool Weekly

How do The Nature Preschool students discover spring? Here’s what we were up to this week, the first official week of spring: We visited the stream and sloshed our way… Read more »

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It’s Nesting Season!

March 15, 2014 - Preschool Weekly

The March winds sure were blowing this week at the Nature Preschool!  The weather was cold and blustery, rainy and warm, chilly and sunny, all in the same week!  We… Read more »

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Grateful Hearts

November 27, 2013 - Preschool Weekly

It was a short week with the Thanksgiving and Hanukkah holidays, but we still took time to express our gratitude for each other and the natural community. Children wrote and… Read more »

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Night Flight

November 23, 2013 - Preschool Weekly

We continued to explore nocturnal concepts by comparing flighted creatures (owls, bats, and flying squirrels) with the possum habits we discovered last week. From making moon pies and moon play… Read more »

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Something to Crow About

November 9, 2013 - Preschool Weekly

We discovered the amazing habits of crows and their behavior in fall. We also thought about the relationship between farmers and crows with scarecrow-making. Notice all the play opportunity and… Read more »

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