Living Wetlands Week 4
March 27, 2017 - Earth Friends, PreschoolToday was the first day of spring! There was also still some snow on the ground from the snow storm that hit our area last week. Because of the snow… Read more »
Living Wetlands Week 3
March 20, 2017 - Earth Friends, PreschoolThe day after this class was the big snow day that we had been waiting for! It was really cold this Monday so we kind of altered our plans a… Read more »
Living Wetlands Week 2
March 8, 2017 - Earth Friends, PreschoolLast week we had a blast learning about the maple sugaring process and this week was our first official class on wetlands! Wetlands are critical habitat for a wide variety… Read more »
Living Wetlands Week 1
March 1, 2017 - Earth Friends, PreschoolWelcome to Monday’s Living Wetlands Homeschool! I am so excited to start spring semester. We began our semester by exploring a topic about Maple Sugaring. It’s that time of the… Read more »
Living Off of the Land Week 12
December 12, 2016 - Earth Friends, PreschoolToday was the day we planned on finding the elusive wild persimmon tree. Here is a link to learn more about the wild persimmon. It kind of reminds me of… Read more »
Living Off of the Land Week 10
November 28, 2016 - Earth Friends, PreschoolHappy Belated Thanksgiving Everyone! We hope everyone had a fulfilling holiday full of food, family and fun. Here at Irvine on the 14th we started our class with an opening… Read more »
Living Off of The Land Week 9
November 22, 2016 - Earth FriendsAlthough we normally start with a check in circle, it is more important to read the energy of the group to decide what to do. Thusly, we decided not to… Read more »
Forest Explorers Week 7
November 22, 2016 - Earth FriendsWeek 7! After our check in circle, we headed towards the Bauer Preserve to harvest some of the last Autumn Olive berries! Its amazing how there are certain plants like… Read more »
Living Off of The Land Week 7
November 22, 2016 - Earth FriendsWeek 7! After checking in, and stopping to check out some salamanders near the gazebo, we headed towards the vernal wetlands. Once we got to the access road, we reinspected… Read more »
Living Off of The Land Week 8
November 7, 2016 - Earth FriendsHappy Halloween! We had a fun and spooky day at Irvine as we learned about onion grass, worked on our shelter and collected milkweed for our fire in our… Read more »
