ECO

Last Thursday we were lucky to be able to be outside all morning on such a beautiful fall day! We joined Heather Bates' class to review ECO routines, continue our insect study, and learn about "sit spots". The children explored the field, participated in an insect relay race, and created insect models using materials found in the woods. We also harvested two sunflowers that we had planted as kindergartners to bring back to school for drying and collecting the seeds. The highlight of our morning was creating "sit spots" in the woods. The children chose a place in the woods that appealed to them and started to work to make it their own. Some collected sticks and began building a "fort". Others founds stumps for chairs, a branch with leaves for a broom, and pine cones for "food". The purpose is for the children to feel comfortable in the woods, develop a love of nature, and build a desire to take care of the earth. We closed our morning with a "Thanksgiving Circle" and each share something we were thankful for from our day in the woods. Each child thoughtfully told something they were thankful for and most mentioned their sit spots. The children are very eager to return to the woods and revisit their sit spots!