The March winds sure were blowing this week at the Nature Preschool! The weather was cold and blustery, rainy and warm, chilly and sunny, all in the same week! We had a fun week looking for signs that spring really is on the way. We learned that this is the time of year for bluebirds and other birds to begin making their nests, finding a mate and laying eggs. We took a peek inside the nesting boxes in the meadow for evidence and we found one nest so far! We’ll keep you posted on the rest. We also had fun pretending to be birds. We made our own nests inside with playdough, raffia, yarn, feathers and ribbon, as well as outside, using sticks, mud, grass and more. We painted with watercolors using feathers, and drew in our nature journals as we observed many different types of nests. We are constantly amazed by the skills our students are demonstrating! Such artists! We took advantage of the super windy weather by using the parachute outside. It was fun to see the waves that the wind made all on her own as well as creating our own waves. Our poem of the month, Winds of March, was a perfect fit. We learned sign language for “wind”, “blow” and “spring”, ask your child to demonstrate! The children also made predictions about when they think we’ll be able to eat our snack outside again, any ideas? Gosh, are we ready for spring?!
