
We certainly can say that we have had lots of opportunities to explore in the snow this winter season! Once our small group arrived, making it safely on the wintery roads, everyone got themselves organized and spent some time building Lego structures with friends.

Welcome to Jacob who is known to us also as Otter! Jacob is learning to be a teacher and is a University of Western student who is joining us for the next few Tuesdays to see what Coyote Nature School is all about! We are excited to have you with us, Jacob! Thanks to Jacob and Monique for joining us in a game of bird memory and Jenga building!
Can you believe all the footprints we saw on our travels? In the morning on the way to Mystery Forest, we circled rabbit, bird and squirrel prints. They were everywhere! What large white bird did we see on the water?

Then we got to Mystery Forest we gathered at the log circle to talk about our wander time. Catfish suddenly noticed prints and said they belonged to a deer. After following the tracks we arrived at a deer resting place! What did you notice to give you a clue that deer had been sleeping there? How many deer do you estimate came to meet in this spot? Could you count all the deer trails that led to their gathering place? Dragonfly was so excited she took everyone on a deer walk around the area! Do you remember what kind of prints and track patterns deer leave in the snow? What food did we notice lying around? What a discovery! Luckily the Turtles respected our find and left everything intact. Hopefully the Herons can also enjoy this spot on Friday!
Grey Squirrel helped us continue to brush up on our print identification skills with the book "Who’s Been Here-A Tale in Tracks". Did you guess who made all the tracks? Do you think the snowman left tracks in "Snowman All Year Long"? It would be fun to imagine! Thanks to Grey Squirrel for the choosing a 'funny book' for us this week! Did you enjoy reading your own story with a friend today?
Grey Squirrel made a challenging snowman scavenger hunt for us that we enjoyed with our friends. It was great to see all the Turtles helping each other.
We also enjoyed making an ice decoration for a special friend to help her feel better. Once again we pitched in as a team so everyone had a chance to add a piece of nature to the heart-shaped pan. Did you know that the Oxford Library loans out cake pans? Check out their "Cool Stuff to Borrow: How long will it take the water added to the pan of nature items to freeze solid? What animal track is shaped like a heart?

Welcome to Beaver from the Chickadee and Heron groups who came to join us for the afternoon! She did a great job of guarding the trees as the Turtles hurdled down Sunrise Hill on their toboggans.
Before heading back to the Hall we created a new track for our predator and prey game and had foxes, bears and beavers chasing mice, fish and squirrels! Did you like being a predator or the prey?
Back at the Hall we created our own animal tracks on pieces of clay using our resource sheets and books to give us inspiration. Can’t wait for them to go home with everyone next week. What will you do with your creation? What a nice memory of all the animal tracks and prints we saw this week at Coyote Nature School!
Piliated Woodpecker wanted to see what will happen to a snowball when it is inside. We saw a little water appear in the container but I wonder what will happen? Pilieated Woodpecker took it home to observe the changes. We are looking forward to hearing about it next week! See you next week! Dragonfly, Cardinal, Gray Tree Frog and Otter.
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