The inclement weather on Thursday was a perfect backdrop for inquiry about the storm. There were strong winds this morning and we decided to add in a few supplies to our wagon to make wind socks. The children discovered how strong the wind was: We sat at the bleachers and began to colour our windsocks, the children learned/discovered how strong the wind was as they held down their paper bags with one hand and coloured with the other. We tied the strings and the children had a go with the wind socks. Some of them blew away. The children observed how fast the bags blew away, they ran fast to catch them, only to have them blow away again! A few were forever lost, as the wind was faster than we could run. We put on our detective hats to find clues of the storm, we discovered a tree that was broken in half, we went in closer for an in depth investigation. What were the children noticing? -Changes in our environment, before and after the storm -cause and effect -The different states of water ( ice and liquid). -Ice is slippy and fun!- A great core workout trying to stay upright while walking along the ice. - The wind is fast, and we have to run faster to catch our wind socks. -The wind is strong, it broke a tree and we saw many branches broken off in our walk. - A LOT of deer poop- with much of the snow melted, the children observed lots of piles of deer poop. Is it from one deer? A family? How many deer live in our forest? -garbage has blown everywhere! Good stewards of the earth, we all pick up the garbage and recycle or dispose of it!
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Susanne Robitaille
4/8/2019 12:47:37 pm
That was an exciting day. Lots of fun and learning. There is never a dull moment at forest school.
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