The past couple of weeks have been jam packed! We have been learning about fish and frogs, and have been enjoying our sunny and rainy days outside.
Fish
We learned generally about how fish breathe, eat, where they live, their lifecycles, and more specifically about how they defend themselves, what they look like, etc.
Frogs
Much like when we learned about fish, we learned about where frogs live, what they eat, what they can look like, what the stages of their lifecycle are, etc. We learned that webbed feet help the frog swim, that frogs and toads are not the same, and that many of the most beautiful frogs in the world are poisonous.
We have been spending a much of our sunny days out on NoseHill Park! I get surprised comments by passersby who are impressed with the kids’ abilities to climb and explore NoseHIll. Although it is something that we work up to as the weather warms up in the Spring, there’s nothing they can’t do if they want to do it. We love spending time outdoors being active and learning about our natural environment and how it interacts with our urban community. There has been a lot of flower and bug searching going on, and exploring the maze of paths once we get to the top. The next request I have been given about our outdoor activity has been to cross NoseHill Park to the other side!
Some other actives we did this week include:
-number sequencing
-matching and writing letters
-colouring some beautiful fish
-making piranhas on clothespins
-worm hunting and puddle splashing
-making an obstacle course in the backyard
-making paper frogs
-playing Go Fish
-climbing trees many times
-painting on acetate
-playing a ball game of their very own
-practicing walking safely along the side of the parking lot when a sidewalk is unavailable
Exciting news! I had two three year olds finally figure out how to get their bodies up to the first branch of a particular tree that they have been trying forever to climb, like the older kids do. Even though they only managed to successfully get up once, there was much celebration! When climbing trees, they have to be able to do it without me lifting them, so when they persevere the gratification is immense. I love to see when they, and the other kids watching them, are so proud of themselves.
Fish
We learned generally about how fish breathe, eat, where they live, their lifecycles, and more specifically about how they defend themselves, what they look like, etc.
Frogs
Much like when we learned about fish, we learned about where frogs live, what they eat, what they can look like, what the stages of their lifecycle are, etc. We learned that webbed feet help the frog swim, that frogs and toads are not the same, and that many of the most beautiful frogs in the world are poisonous.
We have been spending a much of our sunny days out on NoseHill Park! I get surprised comments by passersby who are impressed with the kids’ abilities to climb and explore NoseHIll. Although it is something that we work up to as the weather warms up in the Spring, there’s nothing they can’t do if they want to do it. We love spending time outdoors being active and learning about our natural environment and how it interacts with our urban community. There has been a lot of flower and bug searching going on, and exploring the maze of paths once we get to the top. The next request I have been given about our outdoor activity has been to cross NoseHill Park to the other side!
Some other actives we did this week include:
-number sequencing
-matching and writing letters
-colouring some beautiful fish
-making piranhas on clothespins
-worm hunting and puddle splashing
-making an obstacle course in the backyard
-making paper frogs
-playing Go Fish
-climbing trees many times
-painting on acetate
-playing a ball game of their very own
-practicing walking safely along the side of the parking lot when a sidewalk is unavailable
Exciting news! I had two three year olds finally figure out how to get their bodies up to the first branch of a particular tree that they have been trying forever to climb, like the older kids do. Even though they only managed to successfully get up once, there was much celebration! When climbing trees, they have to be able to do it without me lifting them, so when they persevere the gratification is immense. I love to see when they, and the other kids watching them, are so proud of themselves.
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