Wednesday, April 19, 2023

walking Wednesday

 Today was the PERFECT day for a long walk.  We have continued to focus and stretch our understanding of kindness every day.  But there has been a new interest that has arisen in the Birch room.  One that often occurs with the onset of Spring.  Our Birch friends have become keenly aware of all of the insects around us.  

One of the beautiful and natural outcomes of looking closely at the world around us is the shift that happens in some of our friends.  We often hears squeals of fear when friends see certain creatures.  As we have sat among them, drawn them, listened to them, we have witnessed a new spark of curiosity, the twinkling of wonder, the look of amazement and appreciation.

Today we set off to the Webster library to see what books they have that might help us with our learning.  As we walked up we saw a bus from one of our elementary schools pull up and let off a LOT of kids.  We knew that our plan needed to be flexible so we did what we do best, and went in search of nature while one teacher went inside in search of books!

Would you rather sing songs or go on a creature hunt? Go on a creature hunt!!!!

And with that some friends set off on a full run...woah!!!!  What kind of creatures do you think we might find outside the library?

"Small creatures.  Like bugs!"

You've got it!  How should our bodies move if we want to see small creatures like bugs?











"Look at these seeds!"
"I bet they made this plant grow!"


We're all going on a worm hunt!


Worms of all sizes were discovered which sparked a conversation about families.  How can we know if they are mommies or daddies or babies???



"DON'T PULL HIM OUT!!!  HE DOESN'T LIKE HUMANS!  HES TRYING TO GET TO HIS FAMILY!!!" CF    
"I know, build him a trench!" HW




"Have you seen this?  These things come from trees and they just FALL from them!" JI



After our walk back we were all set to explore our books.
Blankets on the hillside in a bit of shade
New books
Friends
And minds open to discover.

























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