Everything Spring!
May 1, 2015 - Preschool, Preschool WeeklyThe last two weeks The Nature Preschool at Irvine has celebrated spring! For Earth day we visited Pearlstone Farm! We planted our seedlings we stared here at Irvine, saw baby… Read more »
Searching For Spring
March 20, 2015 - Preschool, Preschool WeeklyWhat a wild week it has been at the Nature Preschool at Irvine. The students set out looking for signs of spring! Some days this week were easier than others!… Read more »
More Spring Adventures
May 18, 2014 - Preschool WeeklyThe sunshine and rain continue to bring our corner of the world alive. This week the children continued to explore spring magic by: going to the rain garden near the… Read more »
Rainbow Gardens
April 5, 2014 - Preschool WeeklyFuzzy chicks, mud puddles, and tiny seeds were the name of the game this week. Colorful signs of spring were explored through rainbow collaged books, plant-based dye-making (think raspberries making… Read more »
Stream Searchin’
May 18, 2013 - Preschool WeeklyThis Week’s Adventures: We searched aquatic places all over Irvine’s grounds and also took a family field trip to the Hammerman Beach area of the Gunpowder River where it meets… Read more »
May Flowers
May 13, 2013 - Preschool WeeklyThis Week’s Adventures: We discovered the amazing lives of insects and their relationship to flowers in Spring. Favorite Activities: We pretended to pollinate flowers like bees and slurped applesauce with… Read more »
All a-Flutter
May 4, 2013 - Preschool WeeklyThis Week’s Adventures: We became birds! Favorite Activities: We loved making our wings and testing them out in the meadow. We made binoculars to observe our feathered friends and turned… Read more »
In Our Garden
April 26, 2013 - Preschool WeeklyThis Week’s Adventures: We defined the difference between gardens and natura spaces througha series of outdoor activities, games, songs and art projects. Favorite Activities: We planted our food garden! Students… Read more »
Earth Treasures
April 21, 2013 - Preschool WeeklyThis Week’s Adventures: We celebrated Earth treasures by cherishing its natural resources. Favorite Activities: Paper-making was a hit using recycled scraps of paper. We engineered our own games using recycled objects and… Read more »
Rainbow Earth
April 13, 2013 - Preschool WeeklyThis Week’s Adventures: It was a glorious week to search for nature’s colors! Favorite Activities: We painted rainbow stones for our garden plot and went on a color search in… Read more »
