Rainy Days and Woodland Ways

How do you get ready for winter? Do you pack up the garden or buy warm clothes? Animals do this in many ways too, can you remember how different animals prepare winter? (gather supplies, hibernate and migrate) This is such an important time of year for animals to start their journeys south, prepare their food or make dens for the winter.

What a wonderful, rainy walk all the way out to the Backwoods! How did you spend your wander here? Did you explore the new area, create a javelin game or explore the water? Some of you saw some old equipment that the trees have started to grow into. This property is very old and it can be interesting to see all of the finds that have been left behind on the property before Coyotes time.

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Our story "Animals in Winter" told us about how many different animals prepare for winter. Bat like to hibernate, wood chuck burrow into the ground. We asked you to think about your nature name. How do you think your animal or plant would deal with the coming cold season?

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What did you learn about owls during our activities? Did you learn about how large owls can be, how they use their talons to hunt or the types of prey that they like to eat? Try to think of 3 different animals that a screech owl would hunt.

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Thank you Antman for bringing out some of your famous nature finds. Did you get to feel a pelt, see a bird or investigate another interesting thing that Antman has in his collection? Think about the pelt that you saw. Do you think that this animal would be comfortable in the cold season? How do you think this animal would prepare for the winter?

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