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Living Wetlands Week 6 and 7

April 25, 2017 - Earth Friends, Preschool

Week 6 Today was the day of our campfire party where we celebrated around a large campfire with campfire snacks like hot dogs, s’mores and roasted apples.  It was a… Read more »

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Fun Favorites

May 20, 2016 - Preschool, Preschool Weekly

As the Nature Preschool’s year comes to a close the classes are revisiting all of their favorite things! Throughout the year, the children form connections to the people, places and things at… Read more »

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May Flowers

May 13, 2013 - Preschool Weekly

This Week’s Adventures: We discovered the amazing lives of insects and their relationship to flowers in Spring. Favorite Activities: We pretended to pollinate flowers like bees and slurped applesauce with… Read more »

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Rainbow Earth

April 13, 2013 - Preschool Weekly

This Week’s Adventures: It was a glorious week to search for nature’s colors! Favorite Activities: We painted rainbow stones for our garden plot and went on a color search in… Read more »

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Buzzing Meadow Magic

May 11, 2012 - Preschool Weekly

This Week’s Adventures: We were a-buzz learning about flowers and pollinators this week. We  made beautiful recycled flower bouquets in honor of Mother’s Day. We also planted our very own… Read more »

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Garden Treasures

April 28, 2012 - Preschool Weekly

This Week’s Adventures: We learned about plants and petals as we pondered the letter “Pp”! Popcorn flower art, planted grass-a-pillars, and seed books were all part of the fun! We also had our… Read more »

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