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Rabbits and Raindrops

March 23, 2012 - Preschool Weekly

[slideshow] This Week’s Adventures: We delighted in Spring as we learned about emerging plants and animals in Spring. We made raindrop paintings and flowers. We searched for spring wildflowers and even… Read more »

Tags: animal adaptations mammals nature preschool preschool yoga rabbits rain rainbows raindrops respecting our bodies shelter spring spring activities

Counting to Spring

March 16, 2012 - Preschool Weekly

This Week’s Adventures: We counted our way through spring clues! We had fun using colorful eggs for sorting and matching. We made “stained glass” art of many spring clues, such… Read more »

Tags: animal clues counting counting in nature math ideas nature preschool spring spring activities

Food in the Garden

March 9, 2012 - Preschool Weekly

This Week’s Adventures: We had a delicious week learning about food and where it comes from. We hiked the trails to locate old farm fields and garden plots that grow food. We… Read more »

Tags: dig Eat it! garden nature preschool our community respecting our bodies seeds spring spring activities vegetables

Bluebird Daze

March 2, 2012 - Preschool Weekly

This Week’s Adventures: We loved learning about birds and bird habits in spring. We enjoyed listening for birds and counting birds we saw during our hike. We saw bird specimens,… Read more »

Tags: animal adaptions bird houses birds bluebirds nature preschool nests shelter wings

Tap for Sap

February 24, 2012 - Preschool Weekly

This Week’s Adventures: We discovered trees in winter and how some tree sap can be delicious this time of year.Favorite Activities: We enjoyed searching for trees with holes from woodpeckers… Read more »

Tags: branches branching Eat it! maple sugaring maple syrup maple trees nature preschool respect for earth sap tree sap trees winter winter activities

Shapes in Nature

February 18, 2012 - Preschool Weekly

This Week’s Adventures: We examined the shape of things! Favorite Activities: A simple piece of yarn was inspiration for creating all sorts of shapes. Our story stones prompted magical stories during our… Read more »

Tags: math ideas nature preschool outdoor shapes shapes shapes in nature

Planet Pals Love Nature

February 10, 2012 - Preschool Weekly

This Week’s Adventures: We fell more in love with nature as we dreamed up ways to help and care for our Earth. Favorite Activities: We helped wild animals by offering food such as nuts and… Read more »

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Art Outside

February 3, 2012 - Preschool Weekly

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.… Read more »

Tags: art creative arts nature preschool paintings sculpture winter winter activities winter art

Whose Tracks?

January 28, 2012 - Preschool Weekly

This Week’s Adventures: We were really making tracks learning all about the shapes of different animals’ feet. Favorite Activities: We loved stamping animal tracks on artwork and narrating stories about… Read more »

Tags: animal adaptations animal clues deer nature preschool tracking tracks winter winter activities winter tracks

Hoot and Howl

January 20, 2012 - Preschool Weekly

This Week’s Adventures: We learned about owls that hoot in the night. Favorite Activities: We loved meeting the barred owl with Miss Laura and learning about how it uses its… Read more »

Tags: animal sounds birds birds of prey nature preschool nature sounds nocturnal nocturnal animals owls winter winter activities

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