Timberwolf Trail - Week 4 - 2018-19 Edition

Another week of nature kindergarten brought in the old and started the new.

One new beginning was the introduction of our nature notebooks. Here we write about  and illustrate some of our outdoor adventures

One old (but awesome) activity was the continuation of our butterfly garden service project. Slowly but surely we are bordering the garden. The sprinklers may have been a bit distracting at times.

Something that will never get old is natural play. After some work, we all need to play a little.

But soon, it was back to work!

Another new adventure was the introduction of the Sit Spot. Here, we use our Scientific Senses to see, hear, and feel nature.

Of course, some old visitors came to watch us.

Later, in the week we combined our new adventures. After using our Scientific Senses to see, feel, and gear nature, we took our nature notebooks and wrote about and illustrated what we noticed.

We also discussed wants and needs and applied them to the plants and trees in our outdoor classroom. We decided that while it was nice to read and chat about the needs of plants,we wanted to do something about it. So we sang about it.

"Sun, Soil, Space, Water, and Air. These are the 

things plants need everywhere!"

After belting out a few verses of our new tree song, we decided to help our plants get everything they needed. So outside we went!

We gave them WATER.

We figured that without SUN on a cloudy day, the trees might be hungry and that might make them sad, sick, or angry.

We found great SOIL, just what plants and trees need.

 Trees without SPACE made us sad. But we saw how SPACE helps trees become adults.

We also learned that trees give us the oxygen we need and we can give them the AIR they need, so we talked to them to help us both breathe.

We also visited some old friends. Our puffballs are looking mighty decomposed.

Next week, we zoom in a bit closer on apple trees. We'll also continue our service project, practice with our nature notebooks and Sit Spots, and enjoy whatever else Mother Nature throws our way.