Stop, Look and Listen
- dhiker247
- 2 days ago
- 2 min read
The Turtles went outside to learn, explore and investigate the wonders of plants today at Harrington (the weather cooperated). Here are some questions you can ask your child about today's wonders. Stop, Look and Listen! Were your senses working really hard today?
The Turtles took a closer look at plants! What did you find when you looked closely at the ground beneath you? Can you remember the names of the plants we saw growing out of the grass? Could you see the plants while you were standing or did you find more plants while crawling on the ground? Whichever way you choose to explore, sometimes we are so busy walking and running through nature that we don’t always notice what is right under our feet! So many animals are responsible for dropping and digging seeds into the ground. Do you remember some of the animals in “Who Will Plant a Tree”? What natural items did they pick up and drop? What was the moose carrying on its antlers? Will you plant a tree or seed this spring?
Did you see the bald eagle up in the tall spruce tree? What is the “Rule of Thumb” when it comes to wildlife watching? When you put your thumb up and arm outstretched to the eagle did it cover the whole animal? Thank goodness we were at a safe distance from the Eagle which makes it safe for watching. Try using your thumb at home when you see some animals or birds. Were you ever too close to an animal and had to move farther away from it?
Did you use your sense of hearing today? Sometimes plants can act as shelter and protection. The noises we make as we walk can tell an animal that danger is near. When we played the game (Wildlife Sneak), were you able to sneak up to the ‘animals’ without getting caught by one of the Nature Mentors? What did the Nature Mentors and some of the Turtles do to protect their ‘animal’? Which Nature Mentor did the best job of protecting their animal? Did you hear the crunching under your feet? Some of you were very sneaky predators. What were some other noises around us that made it difficult to hear footsteps?
Dragonfly was inspired by the book called "Earth Day Birthday” by Chad Wallace which Grey Squirrel read to the Turtles last week. So we created our own poem/song which had a number and an animal connection. The poem is found in the picture below and can be sung to the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”. Everyone had a part and we were humming parts of this poem/song throughout the rest of the day. What was your part and can you sing it for your family?
What connections do you have to our day?
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