COMING SOON.. BUGS and WILDFLOWERS

Summer 2013

WELL MAYBE NOT SOON ENOUGH!

Yes, those beautiful flowers and helpful bugs are still in a state of stillness, but in preparation of things to come I thought it would be fun to utilize the skeletons of summer and spring past.

So our troops of Kindergartners and 1st through 3rd graders bundled up and went hunting for the remnants of milkweed, evening primrose, bee balm, goldenrod, purple cone flowers. It was a great opportunity to take a look at the idea of how strong mother nature made these plants so that they can flick about in the wind and disperse their seeds.

It was awesome to see the kids sharing what they picked. Our goal was not only to find our own but make a wildflower sculpture to take home.

The older kids and I went deep into the jungle of the field. Letting them lead the way they hunted and found many interesting things.

I couldn’t help myself and let out a lot of wooops while we were walking. It was very cold and windy but it just felt so good to let out the screams of joy….. although at one point one of the boys told me I ” didn’t need to do that anymore!” Haha… what can I say I was just so excited….

Both Jack and Rylie found praying mantis egg cases!!! We added them to the 200 cases that the teenagers from S.T.A.T.E. found over the weekend Pretty cool treasure to find.

More than anything these kids are developing a confidence to lead and also to work together as a group. Something I believe is a result of playing outside. They have to take chances in an environment which they might not be used to. In the end they realize can do it!