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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

Week 2! Wednesday Forest Dreamers 2-19-2020

February 25, 2020 - Forest Dreamers

In our second week of Forest Dreamers, students explored one of their favorite destinations, the Native American site! Our morning started with a drawing exercise of bark rubbings and drawing… Read more »

Tags: art cat climbing deer drawing eggs fire Native American salamander Story tracking tracks Vines wigwam

Digging Through Time

April 8, 2016 - Preschool, Preschool Weekly

Nature Preschool had a blast from the prehistoric past this week! It all started when our planet was first formed and covered in oceans. We learned about how life developed… Read more »

Tags: art with preschoolers caves dinosaurs eggs fossils nature preschool outdoor learning prehistoric times science with preschool

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

Dinosaurs Rock!

March 27, 2015 - Preschool, Preschool Weekly

The Nature Preschool at Irvine went back in time to the Prehistoric Ages! The children came in with dinosaur puzzles, stories, games and loads of excitement! The classrooms were transformed… Read more »

Tags: building nests dinosaur activities dinosaur sensory bin dinosaurs eggs fossil sensory bin fossils frozen eggs nest building paleontologist prehistoric activities prehistoric times rocks

Nature Preschool Down on the Farm!

March 29, 2014 - Family Events & Outings

We visited a favorite local farm at the Pearlstone Retreat Center to learn about life on a farm in spring. We harvested chicken eggs, planted lettuce seeds, explored worms in… Read more »

Tags: chickens chicks Compost eggs farm-based learning planting seeds

What’s Hatching?

March 2, 2013 - Preschool Weekly

This Week’s Adventures: We discovered things that will be hatching this spring from all kinds of strange eggs! Favorite Activities: We searched for eggs in the water, trees, grass and under… Read more »

Tags: amphibians birds eggs nature preschool reptiles

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