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Week 5! Wednesday Forest Dreamers 3.11.2020

March 18, 2020 - Forest Dreamers

We started last Tuesdays Forest Dreamers class with glen exploration. Students observed our local field mouse nest, played Mr.Fox and continued to construct a ladder for tree climbing. On this… Read more »

Tags: deer trails devils club mud native story telling naturalism observation science spring stream exploration tad poles tracking

Week 4! Thursday Forest Dreamers 3.5.2020

March 11, 2020 - Forest Dreamers

Greetings from the forest! In week 4 of Forest Dreamers we explored the ecosystems of the vine forest and the swamp! We started our day in the glen with a… Read more »

Tags: balance climbing creative arts Irvine nature school mud Native American stories painting skunk cabbage spring swamp vine wild play winter

Week 3 Wednesday Forest Dreamers! 2-25-2020

March 3, 2020 - Forest Dreamers

The third week of Forest Dreamers was a day full of exploring the unknown! Our group traveled deeper into Irvine’s property than ever before! We started our morning with mud… Read more »

Tags: art boardwalk bones building explore feathers frogs meadow mud nest Pond raccoon spring spring peepers stories swamp vulture

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 »

Tags: end of the year favorites field trips flowers Hammerman Beach maps maps in preschool nature hunts nature preschool nature preschool field trips nature preschool provocations patterns in nature preschool provocations preschool treasure hunts spring spring art activities spring outdoor activities spring provocations the letter x treasure maps

Ready for Rainbows!

May 13, 2016 - Preschool, Preschool Weekly

Nature Preschool had a lovely week discovering the colors of spring! We focused on rainbows, light and color. The spring scene at Irvine is mostly green. Luckily the nature preschoolers… Read more »

Tags: camouflage colors nature preschool rain play rainbows rainy days spring spring art activities spring colors symmetry tadpoles

Spring Celebrations

April 17, 2016 - Preschool, Preschool Weekly

Nature Preschool celebrated The Week of the Young Child! Each day had its own unique theme: Music Monday, Taco Tuesday, Wacky Wednesday, Throwback Thursday and Freestyle Friday! Out on the trails… Read more »

Tags: Animal Encounters animal safety art in nature art outdoors with preschoolers campfires community building discoveries in nature emotion coaching empathy family outreach learning outdoors music monday nature preschool nature preschool community sensory based learning smores spring spring discoveries spring sing spring sing 2016 taco tuesday The Week of the Young Child throwback thursday TWOTYC

Earth Heroes

March 18, 2016 - Preschool, Preschool Weekly

Nature Preschool is feeling powerful! The children love super powers and heroes. So this week, they were especially excited to discover that creatures in nature all have powers that make them… Read more »

Tags: animal adaptations Animal Encounters art activities in preschool buds earth heroes live animal encounters nature preschool preschool signs of spring spring superheroes visitors in the classroom

Everything Spring!

May 1, 2015 - Preschool, Preschool Weekly

The last two weeks The Nature Preschool at Irvine has celebrated spring! For Earth day we visited Pearlstone Farm! We planted our seedlings we stared here at Irvine, saw baby… Read more »

Tags: color matching colors fairies fairy fairy gardens Flower flower art friendship gardening rainbows spring spring activities spring provocations wands

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

Birds & Blooms in Spring

May 17, 2014 - Preschool Weekly

Just what do nature preschoolers do in Spring? Here’s what emerged this week as we discovered habits of birds in spring: making a nests out of cat tail fluff making… Read more »

Tags: best nature preschool bird drawings with preschoolers bird projects birds birds in spring nature preschool nests spring worms

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