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The kindergarten birders were thrilled to be at the lake today! |
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With
all of the good birds that have been out at the lake these past couple
of days, I knew I had to get the kids out there to try to see them before they continued on with their migration.
Today was a beautiful day, so we walked to the lake in town and I reviewed some science lessons. We discussed the seasons and looked for signs of fall. We showed them that the rotting log was turning into soil. I showed them the
reflection of the sky in the water and we talked about that. We looked
at the birdhouses that the past kindergartners had built and discussed
how the high school students helped them. We looked at different shaped leaves on different
plants and pulled up weeds to check out the roots. After noticing large cracks in the ground, they had a good discussion about that. They were pretty sure that it was not an earth quake!
Of
course we also looked at birds! We all got a good look at a Downy
Woodpecker. One boy exclaimed, "Dream bird!" I think he meant, "Life
bird!" Life bird means that it is the first time you've ever seen that bird besides in a book. We also saw: a Turkey Vulture, Northern Flickers, Yellow-rumped
Warblers, European Starlings, American Robins, a Sharp-shinned Hawk,
and we we heard Cedar Waxwings and Blue Jays calling. We got our best look at a really big
bird! There was a Great Blue Heron that let us get quite close. It was
quite impressive when it flew due to its big wingspan and even more impressive when it stabbed a frog and ate it while we were watching. The kids looked at me in amazement! They were
really excited to see that! As we left, we saw a Cooper's Hawk in a
tree above us. {Remember...you can click on the photo for it to enlarge. Then you can look through the photos as a slideshow.}
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Oh you lucky children! You have the funnest teacher, one who is willing to take you on great outings and teach you so many wonderful things! I wish I'd had teachers like her! You're learning so many things that you'll use all through your life. Enjoy and remember and tell your parents and friends all you've learned. You can be teachers too!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Barb! I try to make learning enjoyable for the kids to keep their interest and help them learn that being a life-long learner can be a lot of fun! They seem to be asking a lot of questions lately and I like that they are being more inquisitive about their surroundings.
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