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Nature Study: Hibernation
We introduced the theme of hibernation by reading Philip C. Stead’s Bear Has a Story to Tell. The group did some coloring while I read, and afterwards we discussed the picture: the animals it showed, how they were coping with winter, and
Gym: Getting Out Some Energy
Our gym class began with a game of bean bag tic tac toe, then we moved over to a warm up where the children stepped on paper plates and would alternate coming down to pick up the plate and continue
Art: Bear Books & Masks
Continuing the theme of migration (and bears!), we walked out to a cool lean-to in the forest where we read Bear Snores On and sang a song about animals in winter. We then returned to the building to make our
Science/Math: Over and Under the Snow
Hibernation was our theme this week. We read the book “Over and Under the Snow” by Kate Messner. We decided to go with the bear theme and learned about how bears are omnivores similar to humans. We discussed what things bears
Art: Three Sisters Garden
This week we listened to Giving Thanks A Native American Good Morning Message (https://youtu.be/PE2YHTSQVgY, if you’d also like to listen.) We introduced the Three Sisters Garden and then made creations with pumpkin, bean, and corn seeds.
Math/Science: Lessons from Mother Earth
As Chris mentioned these tiny learners were quite cold. So, I switched gears a bit and decided to keep our lesson indoors. We began with a book “Lessons from Mother Earth” by Elaine McLeod. We discussed how we’ve learned about
Nature Study: Birdsong
We began with a brief discussion of the Mohawk people, and then read a Mohawk story: Sacred Song of the Hermit Thrush, by Tehanetorens. It’s the story of how each bird got its song, the hermit thrush winning the loveliest
Gym: Movement & Mushrooms
We really lucked out with the weather and had a great time enjoying really fun activities! Alison brought some great supplies to help us set up games for our Quarks. We started with ABC’s of Movement with bean bags led
Nature Study: Kingfishers
To introduce today’s theme of migration, we talked about this poor bird and what it demonstrated. Looking at a globe, we discussed where such storks migrate and what reasons they might have for doing so. Next (while coloring in an image of a kingfisher)