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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

Week 10 Forest Dreamers! 11-13-19

November 19, 2019 - Forest Dreamers

Hey Families! Another wonderful and wild week in Forest Dreamers has passed us by. This week we skipped morning circle and made a beeline to the Native American site! Each… Read more »

Tags: Arts Community fire forest dreamers mammals music sensory play shelter trees Vines winter

HOORAY! A SNOW DAY!

January 16, 2019 - Preschool, Preschool News

At the Nature Preschool, we relish time to play and explore in nature, no matter the weather. We play in rain, in puddles, in heat, and chill, and on some… Read more »

Tags: animal tracks art and nature footprints ice Nature Play no such thing as bad weather preschool community sensory play sledding snow snow day snowflakes winter winter activities winter inspired art

Bats, Spiders, Webs, OH MY!

October 30, 2015 - Preschool, Preschool Weekly

This week the Nature Preschool at Irvine was imagining the sounds of swooping wings in the night and the tickling touch of our favorite 8 legged, creepy crawly friends. The… Read more »

Tags: apple cider autumn activities autumn art activities bark rubbings bats fall art invitations to play letter b nature based learning nature preschool preschool fine motor activities preschool sensory play preschool spiders pumpkin oobleck scarecrows sensory based learning sensory play spiders weaving activities web weaving

Falling Into Autumn

October 9, 2015 - Preschool, Preschool Weekly

The Nature Preschool had another fabulous week falling into Autumn! We avoided the big storm and still got to enjoy the gifts Mother Nature left behind from last week’s rain!… Read more »

Tags: apple pies for children autumn activities autumn art berries berry smashing collecting cooking in preschool creative movement fall art activities fall at preschool fall movement Leaves and Letter L letters in nature live animal encounters log roll meadow meadow activities milkweed movement activities Nature Art nature journal nature preschool outdoor art seeds sensory play

February Friendships

February 13, 2015 - Preschool, Preschool Weekly

Despite the cold winter weather, friendships flourished this week at the Nature Preschool!  We focused on kindness and showing the people we love that we care for them. During imagination… Read more »

Tags: bird feeders bird seed activities February fine motor development friendship hearts love math activities nature journals science activities sensory play

Sensing Winter

February 6, 2015 - Preschool, Preschool Weekly

The Nature Preschool at Irvine is learning about senses! We are taking in all the winter wonder through hands on experiences and sensory based learning inside and outside. Our classrooms… Read more »

Tags: 5 senses aquarium math activities science activities sense of sight sense of smell sense of sound sense of taste sense of touch senses sensory play spices

The Nature Preschool is NAEYC Accredited!

July 7, 2014 - Preschool News

It is a daunting task to justify the value of nature-based learning despite the enormous body of research to substantiate it. When stacked up against other early childhood education (ECE)… Read more »

Tags: NAEYC accredited nature preschool nature preschool our community sensory play

More Spring Adventures

May 18, 2014 - Preschool Weekly

The sunshine and rain continue to bring our corner of the world alive. This week the children continued to explore spring magic by: going to the rain garden near the… Read more »

Tags: nature preschool rain sensory play spring spring activities weather

Rainbow Gardens

April 5, 2014 - Preschool Weekly

Fuzzy chicks, mud puddles, and tiny seeds were the name of the game this week. Colorful signs of spring were explored through rainbow collaged books, plant-based dye-making (think raspberries making… Read more »

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