Two Weeks in Photos

A love note after my time away

Bird's Eye View

The class on Cliff

Maxine and Alexander use their map reading skills to figure out where we're heading

Alexander is clearly in control

Our own personal navigator

They may look like they're bored and miserable, but we were actually listening for bird calls/songs- SILENTLY- for 60 seconds (note Alexander)

We were lucky to have Mr. Bransfield join us.  He was a big hit!

Listening for more sounds

We then partner up and head into the forest for a scavenger hunt for clues about where we were going.  Taydence found the letter R.

Once each team got a letter, they worked together to figure out what the clue was.

Taaa Daaa!  They were then given a map to follow and find their way to the tower, using landmarks, key/legend, a compass rose, and a bit of intuition.  Never hurts.

Alahna spotted this Pheobe in the tower.  We weren't sure, initially, what kind of bird it was, but using our powers of research and the handy dandy Peterson Guide, Alahna and Taydence were able to figure it out.  He/she looks grumpy.

Seth and I have a quiet break on the grass.

4 Winds: One of the best sessions ever!

We learned about the stages of dandelion growth, dandelion vocabulary, the parts of a dandelion, and much more.

Here, the class is sequencing with pictures, the growth stages of a dandelion.  The beauty of this lesson is that they all seemed to get it and have fun.

We then headed to Harrison Field to search for, pick, take apart, observe, and study the different stages and parts of a dandelion.  They were able to put to use the new dandelion vocabulary we learned: bud, bracts, and pappus.  We also collected them for an art project.

Did you know that the word dandelion is French and means lion's teeth?  Maxine was able to help us with the etymology.