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Week 5! Thursday Forest Dreamers 3.12.2020

March 19, 2020 - Forest Dreamers

In last weeks Forest Dreamer class, students learned all about watershed ecosystems! The day started in the glen with games, drawing, nature artifact collection, and observation of our local field… Read more »

Tags: animal den camoflage crayfish creative arts eggs field mice frogs Native American stories nest Rock painting salamanders toads

Biomimicry: Animal Water Adaptations

May 8, 2018 - Earth Friends, Preschool

5/1/2018 Today the weather was hot, the sun was blazing and there was barely a cloud in the sky.  On such a hot day a lot of us were thinking… Read more »

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Forest Explorers Week 1!

September 28, 2016 - Earth Friends

Hello and welcome all to the Forest Explorers Blog! On our first week, we headed down to the gazebo to introduce ourselves and talk about what we wanted to do… Read more »

Tags: crayfish creek Earth Friends Forest Explorers fox tails frogs Irvine Irvine Nature Center mud Oxalic Acid Toad Wood Sorrel

Spring Has Sprung!

April 17, 2015 - Preschool, Preschool Weekly

The Nature Preschool at Irvine couldn’t be more excited about the arrival of Spring! We have welcomed the warm showers and soaked up the spring sunshine with open arms! What… Read more »

Tags: crayfish eggs frogs nature preschool snakes spring art activities spring math activities spring science activities spring sensory activities stream stream play tadpoles Wild Nature Play

Stream Searchin’

May 18, 2013 - Preschool Weekly

This Week’s Adventures: We searched aquatic places all over Irvine’s grounds and also took a family field trip to the Hammerman Beach area of the Gunpowder River where it meets… Read more »

Tags: aquatic animals Chesapeake Bay crayfish spring activities stream search with preschool students streams

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