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Week 1! Thursday Forest Dreamers 2/13/2020

February 19, 2020 - Forest Dreamers

Our First day of Forest Dreamers was filled with adventure and wonderful observations of nature. The students started the day with magnifying glass exploration, viewing the forest from a different… Read more »

Tags: birds nests camoflauge homes outdoor classroom predator rain raptor shelter slugs Spice bush squirrels story telling wild play wildlife

Week 1! Wednesday Forest Dreamers 2/12

February 18, 2020 - Forest Dreamers

Hello Forest Dreamer Families! Our class had a wonderful first day of Nature school! Our morning started with some wild play. We climbed trees, built log forts and played “Mr.… Read more »

Tags: balance beavers coordination friendship mud predator Prey Sit spot skunk cabbage swamp Vines Wetlands

Week 11 Forest Dreamers! 11-20-19

December 4, 2019 - Forest Dreamers

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… Read more »

Tags: creative arts mammals Native American predator Prey science sensory play shelter trees winter winter activities

Biomimicry: Birds and Flight Part 1

March 19, 2018 - Earth Friends, Preschool

3/13/2018 Birds were the talk of the day as we learned more about how technology has been influenced by birds, what we can learn from studying birds, and how to… Read more »

Tags: Biomimciry birds Counting with steps Drawing Birds Earth Friends Earth Friends Homeschool Explore nature Field Marks Homeschool Homeschool at Irvine Homeschool Classes How to draw birds Irvine Irvine Nature Center Nature Journaling Nature Play Nature Sketching Paper airplanes Play Outside predator Prey

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