Writing with Trees!

Explore:
K is trying to see if she can write with a piece of bark. She discovered that it did not color the paper, but it left a deep mark.

C is sharing a story about his drawing. 

L is using a piece of bark to paint a picture.

Play:
Each child is covering the letters on their game board with oranges (bingo chips). Then, I took turns calling out a group of letters. Each player removed an orange when a letter called out matched a letter on their board. The first player to remove all of the oranges won the game.

C did a very good job covering each letter on her game board with oranges.

C counted his batch of oranges each time he would remove one from his board.

Discuss:
What shapes do you see in the trees? D said this tree had a shape of a triangle.

Explore:
The children are using nature items to create letters and shapes. D made a letter "U" with her leaves.

E is soaking up some sun.

Explore:
This children are getting ready for a nature walk, so they can gather bark, leaves, and twigs.

L discovered leaves with holes in them. The kids then discussed how the holes may have been created. They concluded that a caterpillar must have ate through the leaves.

C discovered a tiny lady bug on a leaf.

Every child took turns drawing a picture of themselves in a tree.

Bouncy, bouncy, bouncy!

Discuss: D wrote a short story about her picture.

K did very well drawing a picture and writing about it.

Nice work kiddos! Until next time....
Mother Goose Time