Winter weather chills didn’t stop Nature Preschool from having a blast this past week! We continued our hunt for ice, frost and other signs of winter! In the classrooms we painted with ice and explored the “frozen stream” we created in our sensory bins! The Nature Preschoolers love to climb and balance on logs. In the bare woods we spotted a fallen tree that we crossed creating a shortcut from one trail to another! We had a very special visitor from Mr. Danny! He used his magic to help the children understand what it feels like to be overwhelmed, and how to deal with our feelings in those stimulated moments.
Some of our favorite class experiences this past week:
-The Flying Squirrels loved building fairy houses from sticks, stones and other natural materials!
-The Bears used scissors to collect interesting discoveries in the meadow!
-The Coyotes practiced yoga poses while reading a winter story!
-The Foxes enjoyed painting ice and learning the difference between more and less.
-The Rabbits finished their chapter book, “The Story Snail” that they started in November. They read it outside!
-The Chipmunks were excited about all things cold! They painted with ice, explored snow dough and more!
Next week we will be exploring winter books and practicing our storytelling skills! Until then keep your eyes to the skies and look out for snow!
In Winter Chill,
Nature Preschool at Irvine Nature Center
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- Phonics – Writing on picture framed letters with dry erase markers!
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- Miss Meghan is getting ready to do an experiment with the Rabbit class.
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- What differences do you notice?
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- Painting with ice! (Frozen Watercolors)
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- Art Tables
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- Join us at the fresh market!
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- Puppet Shows up top. Stories with the teacher down below!
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- Balance Log Buddies
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- Y Branch
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- Walking on a fallen tree in the forest!
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- The Rabbits read a story outside with Miss Sophie
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- Log Crawling
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- Sticks Up!
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- Climbing, Smiling
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- Climbing up a fallen tree in the outdoor classroom!
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- Hiding in a hollow tree trunk!
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- Miss Karen joins the fox class for a story!
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- Journal Buddies
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- Sensory Play – Frozen ice, sticks, leaves and toy animals.
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- Emotion Stones
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- Nature Journal Provocation
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- Painting ice blocks with watercolors!
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- Miss Swati and the Fox class hanging out in the outdoor classroom!
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- Nature Stew
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- Balancing on logs before our hike.
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- The foxes learn about more and less!
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- Foxes spotted in the outdoor classroom!
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- A beautiful ice discovery!
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- Breaking ice with branches!
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- The Flying Squirrels listening to Mr. Danny
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- Mr. Danny visited us for a puppet show about feeling overwhelmed!
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- Creative Creation
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- Stick love at Nature Preschool!
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- Using sticks to balance
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- Frozen Ice Discovery
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- Cutting through the woods on this fallen log!
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- Balancing Flying Squirrel
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- Squirrel Girls
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- Hiding under the stage
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- Frozen Stream Sensory Bin
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- Sensory Stream Play
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- Painting Ice -This turned out looking like
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- The Coyote class doing some morning yoga!
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- Mr. Danny visits the Coyotes
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- Coyote pals during imagination stations.
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- Miss Meghan and the Coyotes making a snow storm with the parachute!
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- Tulip Poplar Discoveries – We call them fairy swords!
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- Bird’s nest in the woods!
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- Taking a shortcut!
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- Coyote, big and small, in the meadow!
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- Mr. Zaki and the Coyote class!
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- Fungus is serious business
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- The Coyotes checking out the birds of prey.
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- Meadow Discovery!
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- Chipmunks giggling in the loft!
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- Puppet Play
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- Taxidermy Provocation
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- Easel Painting in the Chipmunk class.
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- The Chipmunks experiment with hot and cold water!
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- Mr. Danny visits the Chipmunks.
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- Friends at an exploration table.
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- Balance Log Challenge
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- The Chipmunks play with the parachute!
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- Hiking in the meadow!
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- Smiles in the loft.
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- Scissors in the meadow!
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- Sensory Cutting
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- Snipping blades of grass in the meadow!
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- The Bears explore the meadow!
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- Winter Trees
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- Bare Branches
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- The Bear class explores the bird blind.
