Timberwolf Trail - Week 9 - 2020-2021 Edition

This is always one of my favorite weeks of nature kindergarten. The beginning of our Wants & Needs unit brings the mouse house project. It, in turn, opens up our classroom collaboration with Children's Wisconsin. This time of year always energizes me and warms my hear, even as the temperatures begin to plummet southward.

We started exploring the fallen tree forest and looing for potential locations for our mouse houses. Then, we wrote about what natural materials we would need and envisioned what our design might be.

We also watched last year's mouse house trail camera visitor videos to build excitement about our future guests.

Then came the time to start collecting building supplies.

We paused in our mouse house plans to continue our Queen Anne's Lace removal.

Then, with a sprinkle of natural play, we wrapped up our materials collecting and continued scouting for potential locations. Inside, we investigated some non-fiction resources to research what foods would attract some of our favorite woodland friends.

Then it was time to start building. Our initial creations, which will evolve and be rebuilt again and again, were very impressive.

We also celebrated our month long look at leaves with a certain activity which has become an annual tradition Bury Mr. Dargatz