May 22 Forest Day

We enjoyed our final day in the forest. I asked the children what they liked or remembered doing in the forest this year. Here are their responses:

 "I liked digging" 

 "When I rolled in the snow"

 "I like building a fort."

 "Build a fort"

 "Build a fort"

 "I like snow and I like climbing and running as fast as I can."

 "I like balancing and walking on a log."

 "I like climbing up a tree."

 "Playing with Landon and Elise cause you know Landon is my friend."

 "Playing house with Elise"

 "Climb trees and play Frozen"

 "To sit and to stand on the rock"

 "Playing with Mackenzie and finding slugs"

 "Climbing up a tree"

 "Playing family with Khloe"

 "Playing with friends"

 "Finding bones and skeletons"

 "Standing on the rock and jumping off" 

 "Tools dig"

 "Chasing Liam and Memphis and making a freight train"

 "Building and lifting up the picnic table"

 "I like playing dinosaurs with Memphis."

 "Playing with Liam and Colton and we played Turbo"

 "Making campfires and digging"

 "Found a magical bean and it grows to a beanstalk"

 "Digging and finding and stick"

 "I like digging with shovels to look for dinosaur bones."

"When it was winter we sledded down the hill"

Thank you so much to everyone that has helped get Project Wild Child up and running. We all appreciate your support in allowing the children to learn and discover in the forest. It has been an amazing experience for the children and the teachers. I can't wait to see what next year will bring!

Thank You!

One standard addressed today was:

Speaking and Communicating

B. EL. 2a Uses vocalizations and spoken language to communicate. Language Form (Syntax: rule system for combining words, phrases, and sentences, includes parts of speech, word order, and sentence structure)

B. EL. 2b Uses vocalizations and spoken language to communicate. Language Content (Semantics: rule system for establishing meaning of words, individually and in combination)

B. EL. 2c Uses vocalizations and spoken language to communicate. Language Function (Pragmatics: rules governing the use of language in context)

May 15 Forest Day

The weather was warm and the birds were singing all day while we headed out to the forest again.

In the PM Miss Nogee's kindergartners stopped by to show us a snail and some tadpoles they found by the pond.

Here are some highlights and the children's description of what they were up to:

 "Mrs. Bender it's a trimmer. "

 "I'm in my house"

"I think it is candy" 

--(it was not and no one tasted it, but we think it is some kind of mushroom)

"I'm playing Mine Craft. The creepers can get you and

 I have TNT to switch on top of it and it blows up."

 "Mrs. Bender, I am taller than you."

 "Listen to what this sounds like."

(scrapes bark against bark)

 Mrs. Hruby holding a grub she found.

 "I can touch it."

Mrs. Hruby asked"Would you like to hold it"

Replied, "No"

 "Tickley" 

 "He's tickley and that hurts."

 "Power up the ink machine--the ink flooded on you!"

"Playing family with Montana"

 "The ink got me stuck"

 "I'm climbing up to the top roof. Then boom, I fell down."

(repeated the climb three times)

 "Hey look at my ladder"

 (They were discussing how to make a magic trick)

 "He's crawling"

( Montana is the dad, Svea is the mom, and Emily, Amylea, and Landon are the babies.)

 "Wow three babies...1, 2, 3"

 (The babies escaped and crawled away).

 (Relocating/dismantling the house)

 "I'm staying here all day. It's like the Giving Tree. 

Like when the little boy was old and he needed a rest."

 "I'm cleaning so it can be safe cause it is on now."

 "Campfire--We have to make it safe."

 " A bridge"

 "We're building it very safe."

 (More work on the campfire)

 (Discussion about what to do next--keep building, stop, or change it.)

 "Kitty"

"We got a campfire. We have to look out for monsters and bobcats."

 "Looks like we can walk down."

 (Taking turns walking on the bridge.)

 (More turn taking)

 (Discussing changes)

 (Tired)

 "What do worms eat?"

 (Working on their house)

 "I'm trying to fix this tree."

 "Gotta get all the sawdust out."

 "I'm going to dump it someplace so I can dig more."

(Digging)

 "Dancing with my momma"

 (More dance moves)

 "I'm cutting the pizza."

"My torch to burn stuff"

It is hard to believe, but next Monday is our last forest day of the school year. Also next Tuesday evening, May 23rd, is the Open House in the forest. Information sheets were sent home about a week ago. If you didn't receive one or have questions please contact me.

One standard addressed today was:
Social Competence
C.EL. 2 Engages in social interaction and plays with others.