We had another one of those beautiful, magical days outside today.
We started off with a story by Mrs. Keiver about ways to recycle. We love having her share her knowledge and excitement about the environment with us, and we are really looking forward to all of the Earth Day events coming up over the next few weeks. We were also really excited to hear that we won the Green Games competition again for the second year in a row!
We then went on a search for things that we see in nature. With spring in full swing, we are finding new things every day to wonder about.
We found so many gopher holes all over the front yard, and these captured the hearts and minds of most students today.
We also rediscovered an amazing pile of leaves...
We spent time measuring the holes in different ways (against boots and with various size sticks)
Can you remember the last time you were this curious?
The leaf pile is calling...
Making great choices about what to learn about, who to learn with and how to figure new things out.
In this magical moment of absolute bliss, our jumper shouted gleefully, "take a chance, Mrs. Burgess!" I realized then that I had been standing back for a lot of their interactions with nature today, wanting to capture their wondering without intruding. Well, enough of that! The camera was put away (for a little while), and we all covered ourselves in leaves. The shrieks of joy and laughter are still ringing in my ears.
Camera back in hand to capture the result of incredible teamwork.
So many things are right about this.
After heading back inside, our students produced amazing writing based on their experiences outside today. They wrote about the gopher holes, the grass, the trees, the buds, the sky and their friends.
