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 mouse nest! Our destination today was the headwater stream. For many of us this was a new location to explore. On our hike to the… Read more »
Greetings from the forest! In week 4 of Forest Dreamers we explored the ecosystems of the vine forest and the swamp! We started our day in the glen with a mud painting activity! Some of climbed or built with logs while we made our snacks, and then the dreamers sang their morning song. On this… Read more »
Welcome families! In week 11 of Forest Dreamers we roamed back to the Native American site. We started our day with our morning circle! Today we had chocolate scented play dough to create sculptures and story stones to create elaborate tales! We had a lot of fun creating different animals and telling stories about a turtle… Read more »
The autumn woods were calling out to us this week! The children discovered how the forest is changing for fall through many different means of exploration. The children go wild for scavenger hunts, so we sent them out looking for signs of fall! They even got to practice their own mark making with clip boards… Read more »
This Week’s Adventures: We explored different art processes indoors and OUT! Favorite Activities: We loved making our own play dough and finger paint. We painted stones, trees, and leaves outside. We made ice sculptures that water the trees and made beautiful natural scultpures which we left throughout the outdoor classoroom for others to find. We used yarn… Read more »
