tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36617789377206083992024-03-13T17:33:10.114-05:00Ms. Pat's Nature ClubWelcome to my blog! I want to keep parents and others up-to-date<br> about our nature studies in Ms. Pat's Nature Club at PCLC. Critter<br>Watch will showcase the amazing amount of wildlife in the area. <br> And maybe I'll give you something to think about! I hope you <br>
enjoy it! Pat GilkersonPat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-84314370256632392402012-05-16T15:10:00.001-05:002012-05-16T15:10:11.083-05:00Nature Club, May 15 and 16This week was our very last Nature Club! We got outside and into the gorgeous weather to look for cool and interesting natural items. We discovered rocks, sticks, pine cones,maple seeds (helicopter seeds), weeds, buttercups, dandelions, clovers and clover flowers. Everyone had a lot of fun finding treasures to fit in their bag and take home.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-55444751958028798672012-05-02T13:31:00.002-05:002012-05-02T13:31:28.436-05:00Nature Club, May 1 and 2Happy May Day! We were very lucky with the weather for our Nature Club meetings this week. We met in-between the rainstorms that came at night. I read <i>Nature Spy</i> by Shelley Rotner and Ken Kreisler, which tells children how they can see such interesting patterns by looking closely at natural things. After I read the book, we all went outside to be nature spies and find cool patterns in nature. We found lots of leaves, branches, flowers and rocks. I showed the kids the new, soft needles growing on the pine tree. We also enjoyed rolling down the hill! A fun, fun day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85Fq2Id5MXYEhv6rZmMBlzuby7vqOLoBjZ7V2e_Eh1oGX_kRvfQa13OW3eZRlXc1yJW7KY28T4-w2qSVILpy1wApCFzwQApN3Xud62j-ieO_BhVk9JIp_giJlUgKasy9qYbLv2bsr-ZE/s1600/IMG_3560.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85Fq2Id5MXYEhv6rZmMBlzuby7vqOLoBjZ7V2e_Eh1oGX_kRvfQa13OW3eZRlXc1yJW7KY28T4-w2qSVILpy1wApCFzwQApN3Xud62j-ieO_BhVk9JIp_giJlUgKasy9qYbLv2bsr-ZE/s320/IMG_3560.JPG" /></a></div>Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-30974259823343600972012-04-22T11:17:00.006-05:002012-04-22T11:27:14.979-05:00Nature Club, April 17th and 18th<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7H3LrqHW4GQZEIJWwa6djRMUf_e4cF2TVW5kJ9EeSc15rVXjBE4_4QwmRJzTtohdYmBg441uPipg2IW37IaAK5lKopQwkw4G5YqNbWMNDdHmnaH3dDZg01rIhvLzCjIYm4wSTV_r0Z8k/s1600/IMG_3466.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7H3LrqHW4GQZEIJWwa6djRMUf_e4cF2TVW5kJ9EeSc15rVXjBE4_4QwmRJzTtohdYmBg441uPipg2IW37IaAK5lKopQwkw4G5YqNbWMNDdHmnaH3dDZg01rIhvLzCjIYm4wSTV_r0Z8k/s320/IMG_3466.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734262346831945794" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo35WANFjnacXUs1c0CJeVYAjuIQrql_r3TFHSVM-XIEpkOuhOOyQF9JjE3_z3-zN_1Gob7vM5louHZmVjNlcmcZ81GiO6XbSNG432Gq5S244d6oj3ogwUiKsHXxfA2kx6n1imXcQnJIQ/s1600/IMG_3462.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo35WANFjnacXUs1c0CJeVYAjuIQrql_r3TFHSVM-XIEpkOuhOOyQF9JjE3_z3-zN_1Gob7vM5louHZmVjNlcmcZ81GiO6XbSNG432Gq5S244d6oj3ogwUiKsHXxfA2kx6n1imXcQnJIQ/s320/IMG_3462.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734262073595320770" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWF0LSqYwsZm9bF6oL5gR1elz-hopAzZQZGIruVxcsK4-99t1L0xnSdlG2N37toocp5GDpZ6yyTBNcWDJESPLADCWiL981m9Ld_7fRDEnRQP5egULnAmzVo_E5_A_xnpJo3CbpnL_HA8/s1600/IMG_3463.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWF0LSqYwsZm9bF6oL5gR1elz-hopAzZQZGIruVxcsK4-99t1L0xnSdlG2N37toocp5GDpZ6yyTBNcWDJESPLADCWiL981m9Ld_7fRDEnRQP5egULnAmzVo_E5_A_xnpJo3CbpnL_HA8/s320/IMG_3463.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734261825344501778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKglIw7W23vyuuedp0r6r2n7zJr7ye208bQBW270LTb_MjA1Ni9JSLgBtYwPIonHHRxscbvL1efT1YsPEW30CMZ3HBaiDs1UNT24DR_NHq0vRNCEYq5cWDwu_G-H0GkKfNdzfNWNylEE/s1600/IMG_3460.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKglIw7W23vyuuedp0r6r2n7zJr7ye208bQBW270LTb_MjA1Ni9JSLgBtYwPIonHHRxscbvL1efT1YsPEW30CMZ3HBaiDs1UNT24DR_NHq0vRNCEYq5cWDwu_G-H0GkKfNdzfNWNylEE/s320/IMG_3460.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734261365889313266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJ6x6HP4t8JmiVk_6uB2cQZxb9IfcCdOOw_sTZeNgsbOzRa_9Q5EBJ0wDP2Fc99kK9iHVdL8HVnPRGbL58oKjGWWq6DPFCZdJL2XAwV_YmzpuFIRjNaktLKTCp3WhEJR-uw6oJSJUK2c/s1600/IMG_3456.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJ6x6HP4t8JmiVk_6uB2cQZxb9IfcCdOOw_sTZeNgsbOzRa_9Q5EBJ0wDP2Fc99kK9iHVdL8HVnPRGbL58oKjGWWq6DPFCZdJL2XAwV_YmzpuFIRjNaktLKTCp3WhEJR-uw6oJSJUK2c/s320/IMG_3456.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734261167963614546" /></a><br />This past week in Nature Club, I read one of my favorite books, <span style="font-style:italic;">In the Trees, Honeybees,</span> by Lori Mortensen. The book explains how honeybees live and work: finding pollen and nectar, bringing it home, taking care of the queen bee and larvae, protecting the hive and storing honey. We talked about being kind to bees and not swatting at them since they are only looking for flowers. We learned that much of our food is grown with the help of bees pollinating the flowers. We sampled some honey and most of us thought it was delicious!Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-45576653890350748432012-04-09T07:46:00.009-05:002012-04-09T08:03:42.311-05:00Nature Club, April 3rd and 4th<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlADFZo5WdHy09FuUOfaLorRwFH8qb13C4Xq2ezdtK4ifz-P5whWAwk7RsnIQAtY7oJWPmlcsVk7WQiKmCZ_l7yNPizQe-OahRUGdMMFgZpjheRi5Rr5FDS0oZnPDh6xNE9mIlxA3ve8U/s1600/IMG_3453.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlADFZo5WdHy09FuUOfaLorRwFH8qb13C4Xq2ezdtK4ifz-P5whWAwk7RsnIQAtY7oJWPmlcsVk7WQiKmCZ_l7yNPizQe-OahRUGdMMFgZpjheRi5Rr5FDS0oZnPDh6xNE9mIlxA3ve8U/s320/IMG_3453.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729385342256937346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjz_R9PPuoB7G5Q9FJ6PcdUq0XFMjJm6g8jCVlc8l1GqqfJ0NwlwnU19QrulNxScLEZbp20PayECTby90GFmP_jXicEzb18dFHs4A-wwamlSSCqRWqcxdYYQOHKeYVhnYbluA_tZG9X6c/s1600/IMG_3451.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjz_R9PPuoB7G5Q9FJ6PcdUq0XFMjJm6g8jCVlc8l1GqqfJ0NwlwnU19QrulNxScLEZbp20PayECTby90GFmP_jXicEzb18dFHs4A-wwamlSSCqRWqcxdYYQOHKeYVhnYbluA_tZG9X6c/s320/IMG_3451.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729384956921345250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIaQIKnZpjxSktQuM8-za3JUgGTxyJSQufR4YMpD2POnHUGmqZF-ukC7fpQrtM_0daW0MUqVMgjU-AXzhdfMZGbl9WWpZ78_HEuvBQHdTvmuebT2XekeE-olDJagSSBC_o_k6yJpWJzU/s1600/IMG_3436.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIaQIKnZpjxSktQuM8-za3JUgGTxyJSQufR4YMpD2POnHUGmqZF-ukC7fpQrtM_0daW0MUqVMgjU-AXzhdfMZGbl9WWpZ78_HEuvBQHdTvmuebT2XekeE-olDJagSSBC_o_k6yJpWJzU/s320/IMG_3436.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729384577209977650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRoS0-AdMg4NLGevH7HecuN04kOd4EA7cu8vCllUGK55rrAJ3iUQ32zKkg08roZMcGoOqAH4eqkKYDsGaO6RMttjuncu4VQ4E0hnJeNqVFTZPG3a4ls2tD3h8WcUQ-scI4xDXMYLwjSo/s1600/IMG_3454.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRoS0-AdMg4NLGevH7HecuN04kOd4EA7cu8vCllUGK55rrAJ3iUQ32zKkg08roZMcGoOqAH4eqkKYDsGaO6RMttjuncu4VQ4E0hnJeNqVFTZPG3a4ls2tD3h8WcUQ-scI4xDXMYLwjSo/s320/IMG_3454.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729384249922764818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgys85u1kekXyr6Zo17zp3bub2PTa42YOX4LzdUbO1UZ6ykF4a5N-8B4RQyx1DFWUV3DUys8TM58ejVL3jXCTWyCBPrSt-vTOcuT4emkv02-_eZlg4pz1KL1Rxmb9EQwuZotWMDx8bdyCw/s1600/IMG_3448.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgys85u1kekXyr6Zo17zp3bub2PTa42YOX4LzdUbO1UZ6ykF4a5N-8B4RQyx1DFWUV3DUys8TM58ejVL3jXCTWyCBPrSt-vTOcuT4emkv02-_eZlg4pz1KL1Rxmb9EQwuZotWMDx8bdyCw/s320/IMG_3448.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729383954834165426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TAKuCnGdO6g0w8QG9T0wbNcWk_hl46aNQ3iaBiOtodFo-PrIkwu62TxxFUbfBERjjttSxN-_imh2n-l3KiRP6G18I9OYUEnsGvt52fsT8kFgzbSbt3QieHUxqct80qNxUaMTldLqkGo/s1600/IMG_3444.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TAKuCnGdO6g0w8QG9T0wbNcWk_hl46aNQ3iaBiOtodFo-PrIkwu62TxxFUbfBERjjttSxN-_imh2n-l3KiRP6G18I9OYUEnsGvt52fsT8kFgzbSbt3QieHUxqct80qNxUaMTldLqkGo/s320/IMG_3444.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729383661007292946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBq4LlajUUn1YvaTLBTzN4QSP9phKIpy1Y4y7usaz6SdsbpmJ5X80WHjLuxpCxuGPXaBzNXvIOspd86_3LnR34BclucJlIb0vFiy33xMjuRVMg_56kLOsT2w8mEi5reb0bUJDyav5Hg8/s1600/IMG_3434.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBq4LlajUUn1YvaTLBTzN4QSP9phKIpy1Y4y7usaz6SdsbpmJ5X80WHjLuxpCxuGPXaBzNXvIOspd86_3LnR34BclucJlIb0vFiy33xMjuRVMg_56kLOsT2w8mEi5reb0bUJDyav5Hg8/s320/IMG_3434.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729383352239237362" /></a><br />This past week in Nature Club, I showed the children my favorite nature video, <span style="font-style:italic;">Bugs Don't Bug Us.</span> With soft music playing, it simply shows young children interacting with a number of invertebrates. These included worms, ladybugs, grasshoppers, snails,butterflies,daddy longlegs, and beetles. Kids watched, but did not touch bumblebees and honeybees (but they tasted honey!) My purpose in showing this was to get the preschoolers and kindergarteners ready for a warm season in Minnesota with plenty of creepy crawlies. I wanted them to see how interesting those animals were, and understand that they didn't need to scream and run away, or stomp on them. They could look at them and learn about them! The kids really enjoyed this little DVD,so I think they learned the lesson and look forward to checking out some bugs.Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-75900104638653252302012-03-20T14:00:00.009-05:002012-03-20T14:14:27.634-05:00Nature Club, March 20,21<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3KcSOppXc10ll71FzOJSlM8FtneKw_kgs11Jwj2HnhAGXJ1D8MbMA1Q97QIb2GSQvW78wUDTRUjLuYFI9jRFqmt9NWFIhMFB0aEAoocQnSFhOg5gDxhoes-Y6g6QYoZoUJ4niD1TK6w/s1600/IMG_3411.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3KcSOppXc10ll71FzOJSlM8FtneKw_kgs11Jwj2HnhAGXJ1D8MbMA1Q97QIb2GSQvW78wUDTRUjLuYFI9jRFqmt9NWFIhMFB0aEAoocQnSFhOg5gDxhoes-Y6g6QYoZoUJ4niD1TK6w/s320/IMG_3411.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722059639285776594" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivByjQSgNqz1APoiVmT85sVlras8apyh2Dg7ole-nKnQcC2PPren9Wdnam2cdccPDRjYbfZ7_xDCR8CK2Bl0HI-oCjUorxMWtgowImyxmyQfggJ0ti9DsiqtMq0dWSDMRLj8yjbhSo2AY/s1600/IMG_3389.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivByjQSgNqz1APoiVmT85sVlras8apyh2Dg7ole-nKnQcC2PPren9Wdnam2cdccPDRjYbfZ7_xDCR8CK2Bl0HI-oCjUorxMWtgowImyxmyQfggJ0ti9DsiqtMq0dWSDMRLj8yjbhSo2AY/s320/IMG_3389.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722059411188551026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKPdh5VcFJwyadYLn87AbVrgiY56cm5fuMih5b2Ider0EHgNzFVwh32Hh6NOq3itQLlIa5kI6AMk2lQpMiaBf7R8CnfndKexo1YGeok-q8V9bGctFrB8vIlD2QehrjwYwlEsTrGRBLe8/s1600/IMG_3384.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKPdh5VcFJwyadYLn87AbVrgiY56cm5fuMih5b2Ider0EHgNzFVwh32Hh6NOq3itQLlIa5kI6AMk2lQpMiaBf7R8CnfndKexo1YGeok-q8V9bGctFrB8vIlD2QehrjwYwlEsTrGRBLe8/s320/IMG_3384.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722058958436961906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYo23VmzFcBdGlqrB1HamUtg65JMdiUu6ZVAteSItLxOQjE8373SJaMyz2lx0MZK9rA148KbL7VQgBoqSikZtLlW8vvoEfL42_kBeno_zXB8TrF_Eh2h5EcIXhGnG3F_374Xnofqn8o4/s1600/IMG_3409.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYo23VmzFcBdGlqrB1HamUtg65JMdiUu6ZVAteSItLxOQjE8373SJaMyz2lx0MZK9rA148KbL7VQgBoqSikZtLlW8vvoEfL42_kBeno_zXB8TrF_Eh2h5EcIXhGnG3F_374Xnofqn8o4/s320/IMG_3409.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722058690272498466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWKVuG3H5zTlHRj-uVanAkbuingt02R1rON03JNKR6BDWcr6glWb0DxnTY4ibYbN8cDhe1NoirIFAkJvaRbAbOmgmnOsfAPTNH3f3TiDsRneQgYS2vdUsKpPb_1PPnQTxzAHstKfVQaU/s1600/IMG_3413.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWKVuG3H5zTlHRj-uVanAkbuingt02R1rON03JNKR6BDWcr6glWb0DxnTY4ibYbN8cDhe1NoirIFAkJvaRbAbOmgmnOsfAPTNH3f3TiDsRneQgYS2vdUsKpPb_1PPnQTxzAHstKfVQaU/s320/IMG_3413.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722058224388762770" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PKnfg3Xy2dp6ndI_f5APBlTQUS6w6FQSjIxtbvEl1ZnWfwPsEvz6OMjcM8P67btSD-473bnTnyQ8h97XZdCeE2wHQdxPYxU_BsYE9-dE5Lm6EOyCMOZwTiVwAJ3NPJ62SoaorR0S-mc/s1600/IMG_3390.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PKnfg3Xy2dp6ndI_f5APBlTQUS6w6FQSjIxtbvEl1ZnWfwPsEvz6OMjcM8P67btSD-473bnTnyQ8h97XZdCeE2wHQdxPYxU_BsYE9-dE5Lm6EOyCMOZwTiVwAJ3NPJ62SoaorR0S-mc/s320/IMG_3390.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722057833683802850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4JblMv1iJwaap-E33L4C52-4XUQQj8eVEP6se_h-Mf-42D6dPSm6Zsitt3zQqJ_YGjGycVDOStwWw4_82afjtZSSWCvRRVA0QuSSBJqytvMTEL4C9RMtEIeynybb4RGM2RrTi72jpgM/s1600/IMG_3383.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4JblMv1iJwaap-E33L4C52-4XUQQj8eVEP6se_h-Mf-42D6dPSm6Zsitt3zQqJ_YGjGycVDOStwWw4_82afjtZSSWCvRRVA0QuSSBJqytvMTEL4C9RMtEIeynybb4RGM2RrTi72jpgM/s320/IMG_3383.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722057521075450066" /></a><br />This week in Nature Club the lesson was Animal Colors. We talked about every color in the rainbow and what animals were those colors. I proved to them that animals come in every color. How many people have ever seen a blue frog? A pink starfish? We looked at all my Animal Rainbow pictures and then I had everyone draw an animal in their favorite color (or they could pick another color). We had lots of fun and knew a lot about animal colors. I reminded the kids to watch for nature AND to notice what colors they saw!Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-82128199599220286462012-03-08T15:16:00.001-06:002012-03-08T15:17:21.973-06:00Critter WatchIt's been a long time since I posted a Critter Watch, but I had to note that TODAY I saw my first robin of the year!Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-73863261332123295392012-03-08T15:00:00.008-06:002012-03-08T15:15:43.629-06:00Nature Club, Feb. 29 and March 5 (due to snow day)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxfUomGjsQu5tKs9AMepwPh_xtSqkr7Fzb86CpnWuaqPntxonwEvHpyr9sp9lKn2h1GADly0mMYtaioqdPgUGuSzZZm3RINEMGC9axO5bI33czRgI_6vqLUDYQIQ59AsSNqLm1ROpdHc/s1600/IMG_3323.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxfUomGjsQu5tKs9AMepwPh_xtSqkr7Fzb86CpnWuaqPntxonwEvHpyr9sp9lKn2h1GADly0mMYtaioqdPgUGuSzZZm3RINEMGC9axO5bI33czRgI_6vqLUDYQIQ59AsSNqLm1ROpdHc/s320/IMG_3323.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717637858807873410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6a61qG9QDY3drBShtXU0dS6hztunEgU3mvwh-9Znxa_yn6juTeKfV-IA7C8Fwgl2kO4vRozL1c7BEzRl5U8hvI0UxFZdlJ5NvLtBrjujllcaClXoQM9kC6bMVGv631zz40UIY7ENTco/s1600/IMG_3358.JPG"><img style="float:right; 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Then I asked everyone to think of their favorite nature topic- what part of nature they liked to learn about. We drew pictures of our favorites. Some will appear in this blog and some will appear in PCLC on and around the Nature Club bulletin board.Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-12020800456223193042012-02-19T10:15:00.008-06:002012-02-19T10:27:12.124-06:00Nature Club, Feb. 15 & 16<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOw4gxUHFNMmlmA7RP0oxNPq_WMlD-wEgyemnUYjRLLMiuGioHfB3AObdkTRXiIpmgNQfVkv0AseRYNinA2XKUlllnRLBFTi1HKrj5qTZsrgOh-qoAu_ndKc3nhTHqlKJRZYYJC_DIDkM/s1600/IMG_3269.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOw4gxUHFNMmlmA7RP0oxNPq_WMlD-wEgyemnUYjRLLMiuGioHfB3AObdkTRXiIpmgNQfVkv0AseRYNinA2XKUlllnRLBFTi1HKrj5qTZsrgOh-qoAu_ndKc3nhTHqlKJRZYYJC_DIDkM/s320/IMG_3269.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710883705574416690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTgriWxuZKzM0YgO-zItjfti4BU8ZJRMxlUWc95FJTVURte3A-RPk0AjJmY0hr8LueY_X4IYFIVXUbVe-abt3ZIM6Jbj6lWPVH2bF1ZDjaHGD3eoIcvTT-wIOoKeAfyiRjVD5xvWv9nE/s1600/IMG_3275.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTgriWxuZKzM0YgO-zItjfti4BU8ZJRMxlUWc95FJTVURte3A-RPk0AjJmY0hr8LueY_X4IYFIVXUbVe-abt3ZIM6Jbj6lWPVH2bF1ZDjaHGD3eoIcvTT-wIOoKeAfyiRjVD5xvWv9nE/s320/IMG_3275.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710883434768055266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjulypxRn0pnmrLPvmUCOptZJNmseDFMhk-UrPzeO5gf_T42aoqFJni8ybTu9bap0YEMrXHEAk2UopWQPE6tsutkZ0SzknY7-vSJFZGY3kFQEyawuOzEx5UJWPwON_BVJgecO3OgSnjaIw/s1600/IMG_3266.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjulypxRn0pnmrLPvmUCOptZJNmseDFMhk-UrPzeO5gf_T42aoqFJni8ybTu9bap0YEMrXHEAk2UopWQPE6tsutkZ0SzknY7-vSJFZGY3kFQEyawuOzEx5UJWPwON_BVJgecO3OgSnjaIw/s320/IMG_3266.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710883070687088162" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEz8unk8uYogeGaOLU2Iwu4fqb0ye7cAx7mzq9zf1ER2TVK5F5758FISN3FZIcOMOLPQoatLfHBsd-zLodmF8tVgff9YlJqLZ9fV_ODctEg8LzObNjhU0KGXtIk2WQiZjpt48f2TmOkRc/s1600/IMG_3264.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEz8unk8uYogeGaOLU2Iwu4fqb0ye7cAx7mzq9zf1ER2TVK5F5758FISN3FZIcOMOLPQoatLfHBsd-zLodmF8tVgff9YlJqLZ9fV_ODctEg8LzObNjhU0KGXtIk2WQiZjpt48f2TmOkRc/s320/IMG_3264.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710882814187594690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM6o11689cnF2gvRj7hG6uyi8rtMtR6gMgpC7wOBHdcZ9HWsH0gzbVnr20XJ3T-IalgUKTZD4I2ro-pcEZMI3q_qxZYA1MTtkk16M9FfETniHZzBaR_APckq2fJ9tLyNIGOnrbm8QtmHY/s1600/IMG_3263.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM6o11689cnF2gvRj7hG6uyi8rtMtR6gMgpC7wOBHdcZ9HWsH0gzbVnr20XJ3T-IalgUKTZD4I2ro-pcEZMI3q_qxZYA1MTtkk16M9FfETniHZzBaR_APckq2fJ9tLyNIGOnrbm8QtmHY/s320/IMG_3263.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710882621970528386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmhw9vaBRAvRaBjnWeYVyWeoNY3QWYnrCvXXBh9Vpcebk5X_B0IP-FghVzK0uBB3Xs_rCu0lILl0CADsD0Ocj6CHtUC1JozOlcRt8K4SmPcWWE_-0JIAkZ5PnGdU1jOgg2KzGR8hP7u0/s1600/IMG_3262.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmhw9vaBRAvRaBjnWeYVyWeoNY3QWYnrCvXXBh9Vpcebk5X_B0IP-FghVzK0uBB3Xs_rCu0lILl0CADsD0Ocj6CHtUC1JozOlcRt8K4SmPcWWE_-0JIAkZ5PnGdU1jOgg2KzGR8hP7u0/s320/IMG_3262.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710882417886808642" /></a><br />This week our Nature Club theme was Nature Rocks. We talked about where rocks come from and how we use rock and stone in our daily lives. I showed the kids some items from my house made of stone (lava stone grinder, pumice stone, paperweights) and some other interesting rocks, like geodes. I brought my rock collection to school and gave them magnifying glasses so they could examine some of the pretty and interesting rocks more closely. We picked out our favorites and some kids expressed an interest in having their own rock collections! We also built things from smooth river rocks and made patterns with pebbles.Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-54259093086382332242012-02-05T10:04:00.007-06:002012-02-05T10:15:25.124-06:00Nature Club - January 31, February 1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0-GpW4UEC5jdQU7xp8XBQR2RmrEAzE7TL9RtrkmqBJjDq_zvAKZU8aFIgCRLca9EZe7AAUmt02OqN6yXqNtzyzyoN-LQVX0s-2jzsuTbKmk4m1dHC3VLXzvoMT99Lu3tUa3TLvq-qRU/s1600/IMG_3237.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0-GpW4UEC5jdQU7xp8XBQR2RmrEAzE7TL9RtrkmqBJjDq_zvAKZU8aFIgCRLca9EZe7AAUmt02OqN6yXqNtzyzyoN-LQVX0s-2jzsuTbKmk4m1dHC3VLXzvoMT99Lu3tUa3TLvq-qRU/s320/IMG_3237.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705685647135796786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtn033xSgpl4fJOM3FugQ2AFE2FhelgCruV1YlFQAPpiE7JqDqAEx3V5ZDQybGTcVx-BX3POG0AmKcxjwRDx-0KuxfxEXPHA3jpZebLQ_oMSi2A158S8X-GsseOlcuPBTAfKjmYZn_Kjk/s1600/IMG_3226.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtn033xSgpl4fJOM3FugQ2AFE2FhelgCruV1YlFQAPpiE7JqDqAEx3V5ZDQybGTcVx-BX3POG0AmKcxjwRDx-0KuxfxEXPHA3jpZebLQ_oMSi2A158S8X-GsseOlcuPBTAfKjmYZn_Kjk/s320/IMG_3226.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705685346187761074" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjulRc16e9SiLrgJBZ9IKrjInEkhKri73EEJm-LJKf5nK34DAUawcGaq3cT6edganQgccAjNLdlAThwTa-_TR_eZpJbURPoYOY4SCJdDkHvkqxEHlMT_ZyGCFzLJgwGQVpH7DcxOo85HOs/s1600/IMG_3218.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjulRc16e9SiLrgJBZ9IKrjInEkhKri73EEJm-LJKf5nK34DAUawcGaq3cT6edganQgccAjNLdlAThwTa-_TR_eZpJbURPoYOY4SCJdDkHvkqxEHlMT_ZyGCFzLJgwGQVpH7DcxOo85HOs/s320/IMG_3218.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705685066087975010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJv2wNNMIcYsysWQzACpqEzxqyJGU6z0w5upagYDe4-fnOVrUGrZGHLDevCbEZDvaA3ehY7XWirMDnfNqUEaGcI5TUunGp3sTpmp8gFBc2XatFqAo2IJ64dKZiYP4kkC_JnNZsqv2tMo/s1600/IMG_3232.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJv2wNNMIcYsysWQzACpqEzxqyJGU6z0w5upagYDe4-fnOVrUGrZGHLDevCbEZDvaA3ehY7XWirMDnfNqUEaGcI5TUunGp3sTpmp8gFBc2XatFqAo2IJ64dKZiYP4kkC_JnNZsqv2tMo/s320/IMG_3232.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705684829781407378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrj3ZlQxyOoWy_B5Tj-xChhaedZMvufRPKeGARhp_JKpHIuP7m5_WEgnHElpGEa7jsncUMQa6ImdVsz8LD2FD3PYFBVABkc0brUr2PP8RPE3O9BDdEcd2QNYtiIEOu7Swm9uQf3DfPLMQ/s1600/IMG_3223.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrj3ZlQxyOoWy_B5Tj-xChhaedZMvufRPKeGARhp_JKpHIuP7m5_WEgnHElpGEa7jsncUMQa6ImdVsz8LD2FD3PYFBVABkc0brUr2PP8RPE3O9BDdEcd2QNYtiIEOu7Swm9uQf3DfPLMQ/s320/IMG_3223.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705684545206306258" /></a><br />Since I just got back from scuba diving in Mexico, I was inspired to bring my collection of sea creatures for the kids to look at. Some of them had already learned about animals of the ocean and had thoughtful questions. It was very new to others. Everyone was extremely interested in the shells, sponges,corals, starfish and sand dollars they looked at. I think they really appreciated how interesting and beautiful ocean creatures are.Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-17986150759774795562012-01-19T11:06:00.007-06:002012-01-19T11:18:17.006-06:00Nature Club<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bQDBWlTuJQwrO94l2WjuuLcCs_Dj1yqd5AbhatbZdg8ONNuGwG-aysFuGyI9RANIjiDvgoirhk3ijPtWxeA5bMO8zzKOjKxPjAhEEGSrcYeVoJi9F4HOw41Nmo4aFq7fxC53sfcmJNc/s1600/IMG_3176.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bQDBWlTuJQwrO94l2WjuuLcCs_Dj1yqd5AbhatbZdg8ONNuGwG-aysFuGyI9RANIjiDvgoirhk3ijPtWxeA5bMO8zzKOjKxPjAhEEGSrcYeVoJi9F4HOw41Nmo4aFq7fxC53sfcmJNc/s320/IMG_3176.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699393502834778050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjCJ9NHngN08W6fOeaLgX12d12ATf3thx9Lm6YozhiyhqtGFwuWAfoic5mAOLLuetwnT0_8qG1Mo6pO2q6xF8DGlrF_cVfOzSD1xYb5CQzZOYIdzzWzUQEIgJvh876GVzE3uxwYO_xDc/s1600/IMG_3192.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjCJ9NHngN08W6fOeaLgX12d12ATf3thx9Lm6YozhiyhqtGFwuWAfoic5mAOLLuetwnT0_8qG1Mo6pO2q6xF8DGlrF_cVfOzSD1xYb5CQzZOYIdzzWzUQEIgJvh876GVzE3uxwYO_xDc/s320/IMG_3192.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699393001778387250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusVs1UJUNpRAIo4Q-VNKo4rOpzPVg4mnSkYeXZnINX2NFd4Bj3Rey7WSmVWHMcXNzZL98bCd0vSMSMkgzPHZJkheq9xH6rz2P3JnAr3F3yifMY3QOLMdEoQrzJs7KP0uIWtDzxOZLMjY/s1600/IMG_3200.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusVs1UJUNpRAIo4Q-VNKo4rOpzPVg4mnSkYeXZnINX2NFd4Bj3Rey7WSmVWHMcXNzZL98bCd0vSMSMkgzPHZJkheq9xH6rz2P3JnAr3F3yifMY3QOLMdEoQrzJs7KP0uIWtDzxOZLMjY/s320/IMG_3200.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699392634897089250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYedeEZb76-bLbuG-Ie-e6X3BlAwreswgE66W202stFknuRERbxzXbXh2gr6G60cRePblpIiSZV7sh-X9y7SaVM1mwE-OPY-86yXRNYOu1u6l5QeBlROylIGgUxDTPgTjnwy6sQoR8cc/s1600/IMG_3201.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYedeEZb76-bLbuG-Ie-e6X3BlAwreswgE66W202stFknuRERbxzXbXh2gr6G60cRePblpIiSZV7sh-X9y7SaVM1mwE-OPY-86yXRNYOu1u6l5QeBlROylIGgUxDTPgTjnwy6sQoR8cc/s320/IMG_3201.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699392273980020882" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrbkwnCtba0IKQIWP2GoG7Jh4hvNvbxhUFpZpEFEvPq72shx9kQp4e6zEOI6jXYW_bmpmuDOjUFXg6fzQ6VItiZDXRndKdSalVremqF4KiJ9yVACh6Lz1ZE1Tp8m1SWZ4seURAJIk-fY/s1600/IMG_3178.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrbkwnCtba0IKQIWP2GoG7Jh4hvNvbxhUFpZpEFEvPq72shx9kQp4e6zEOI6jXYW_bmpmuDOjUFXg6fzQ6VItiZDXRndKdSalVremqF4KiJ9yVACh6Lz1ZE1Tp8m1SWZ4seURAJIk-fY/s320/IMG_3178.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699391924093435666" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPyh5fku4QiflPHa_F6pREejMHCQcfieXJ4NNsv3Mr_9qmFLeWhyphenhypheni4foPlQkNrH_zqkZYfET_fp2PfRcutumeAYjZ3fTi-uDz0oIwP-qmV8g0QTj2rdPgHgBnj0_G3xwQNz7jowkCjEw/s1600/IMG_3190.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPyh5fku4QiflPHa_F6pREejMHCQcfieXJ4NNsv3Mr_9qmFLeWhyphenhypheni4foPlQkNrH_zqkZYfET_fp2PfRcutumeAYjZ3fTi-uDz0oIwP-qmV8g0QTj2rdPgHgBnj0_G3xwQNz7jowkCjEw/s320/IMG_3190.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699390997119861234" /></a><br />The Nature Club met on January 17 and 18 to talk about signs of animals in the snow. We talked about how you can tell that animals have been there even though you never see the animals. I read <em>In the Snow: Who's Been Here?</em> by Lindsay Barrett George. We stamped animal tracks on paper, as well as animal and plant pictures. We all enjoyed it and wished we had just a little more snow!Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-61339593136197114552012-01-11T22:05:00.007-06:002012-01-11T22:18:19.226-06:00Nature Club<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNin3LIWwv-NxEVS8MRH866gFLhIDsH8hkGvLBc4YaLzSA9arct_1dhYqVghHzT9fan5JbJU60DQCr_w9ZCv7UL3gbAWy0Q3f0k0QSNpPL4ngV1jB6xfFJcsM4ZY8wBO8aE6djd70yrs4/s1600/IMG_3146.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNin3LIWwv-NxEVS8MRH866gFLhIDsH8hkGvLBc4YaLzSA9arct_1dhYqVghHzT9fan5JbJU60DQCr_w9ZCv7UL3gbAWy0Q3f0k0QSNpPL4ngV1jB6xfFJcsM4ZY8wBO8aE6djd70yrs4/s320/IMG_3146.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696594857551571170" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJVGNgUhFcSvMs6L16im4Rb1HAu46dR4TZ5Vmi3orxiYfYShhSST_fyo4bkdgHLan4x8kXj-oXktZaf6lmR3vy3G1rG6kNYYrSFsOlaBrTnocSxLpOxJzZr_E62inkY2lHXTJwgh38jA/s1600/IMG_3147.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJVGNgUhFcSvMs6L16im4Rb1HAu46dR4TZ5Vmi3orxiYfYShhSST_fyo4bkdgHLan4x8kXj-oXktZaf6lmR3vy3G1rG6kNYYrSFsOlaBrTnocSxLpOxJzZr_E62inkY2lHXTJwgh38jA/s320/IMG_3147.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696594615163711346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7V5HfMtqyXPgzLLmziw1y0BhXCgyB3EEnscVyv0fX7FJ6pcSaYtxeylDFjH2GAu_CEdp1OUgjSRxOW1STnSCd5WG3_DGAIcp3SW17l6zVcCn59c966o33-Un76t6_LMOgDVRmR5Sp0s/s1600/IMG_3154.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7V5HfMtqyXPgzLLmziw1y0BhXCgyB3EEnscVyv0fX7FJ6pcSaYtxeylDFjH2GAu_CEdp1OUgjSRxOW1STnSCd5WG3_DGAIcp3SW17l6zVcCn59c966o33-Un76t6_LMOgDVRmR5Sp0s/s320/IMG_3154.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696594379913276386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNEYydD3_84oc8uC0pLOYrmKWPFuhSYRJYvbjSiMjDmcGDUzOcRmLfnQLuon9fmXrEJcIHpQqSz5H0eWU8AUivD62i1XmJr8zi1Hib3RqsrWvFyKbyToydxC_5YUEVsrSE5XA1R42dcY/s1600/IMG_3152.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNEYydD3_84oc8uC0pLOYrmKWPFuhSYRJYvbjSiMjDmcGDUzOcRmLfnQLuon9fmXrEJcIHpQqSz5H0eWU8AUivD62i1XmJr8zi1Hib3RqsrWvFyKbyToydxC_5YUEVsrSE5XA1R42dcY/s320/IMG_3152.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696594097827727570" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqQNLFNrKZnC94XTb2b3OonsFZ6vDQxqa5dAgQGggQokCOHR6BPK4cfQf1ovHQB8wKavUHkC-Yup57s-Y1F7e0yQl9UEeFLCIigz2eTzhS0JBxlfyjfA62fcdibRKl4VykcRzXLqTwNI/s1600/IMG_3150.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqQNLFNrKZnC94XTb2b3OonsFZ6vDQxqa5dAgQGggQokCOHR6BPK4cfQf1ovHQB8wKavUHkC-Yup57s-Y1F7e0yQl9UEeFLCIigz2eTzhS0JBxlfyjfA62fcdibRKl4VykcRzXLqTwNI/s320/IMG_3150.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696593771235840562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDc6cGTQByw0SlIs2_i-1-JLX2Q7uLbZSrcNXySVesG6iXs__qM8q1q2vYL9pDuRjljakDyWHbk8r6ui2NMsMBpFq15PUE6Ac4bjkwbxS2MblrhcPpudp9yOhCiJqODyprTd4Mgj8z4Ro/s1600/IMG_3149.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDc6cGTQByw0SlIs2_i-1-JLX2Q7uLbZSrcNXySVesG6iXs__qM8q1q2vYL9pDuRjljakDyWHbk8r6ui2NMsMBpFq15PUE6Ac4bjkwbxS2MblrhcPpudp9yOhCiJqODyprTd4Mgj8z4Ro/s320/IMG_3149.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696593519714102018" /></a><br />Nature Club met on January 3 and 4 for the first classes of 2012. I'm sorry to be posting these pictures so much later, but there have been issues with my computer. Hopefully, everything will be resolved by the next Nature Club classes.<br />On Jan. 3 and 4, we talked about wild animals and tame animals. I explained that tame animals, like pets and farm animals, have people who feed, water and care for them. Wild animals have to take care of themselves and find their own food and water.<br />We had some very interesting discussions about our pets and about wild animals we've seen. We played a game where we guessed the animal and what kind it was. We also played a game where we acted out different wild and tame animals.<br />We had lots of fun and I gave the kids some homework: whenever they saw an animal, they should decide if it was wild or tame!Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-25114412499907741342011-12-15T13:31:00.008-06:002011-12-15T13:49:04.031-06:00Nature Club<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJe_SmEvWOI6GwXnLZrhotr38GPsLgWVCMgHT8JKlDn5TxyQKFimfokiwKCp4ZVZVfOfy1znzU0okP_3p33g4WIpNwhADfnLdevwrNNvOjnsuuFhCAFUzfhqs-rHh58UMgxZYibJBbrHA/s1600/IMG_3138.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJe_SmEvWOI6GwXnLZrhotr38GPsLgWVCMgHT8JKlDn5TxyQKFimfokiwKCp4ZVZVfOfy1znzU0okP_3p33g4WIpNwhADfnLdevwrNNvOjnsuuFhCAFUzfhqs-rHh58UMgxZYibJBbrHA/s320/IMG_3138.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686444332095727442" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxRCYj4Tt3dnR8xz75lEJxfRnRsMKe9tsu9Y1cN1mXFECWNzv8bFvK11Oj4xEZ2HczTgUYoNsPxBkRVdi_e2RfqbQ5QiYaw90QZF7spWep4jU0oipYtsbVuKKkG1Qv86Ghg3hWe3XZu8/s1600/IMG_3137.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxRCYj4Tt3dnR8xz75lEJxfRnRsMKe9tsu9Y1cN1mXFECWNzv8bFvK11Oj4xEZ2HczTgUYoNsPxBkRVdi_e2RfqbQ5QiYaw90QZF7spWep4jU0oipYtsbVuKKkG1Qv86Ghg3hWe3XZu8/s320/IMG_3137.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686444062282593474" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAay5w91hADXQf5NDDdYx9EqbabAXjswRy1oL97bsMN7WS7ejdHVKlHSNvDJXQ-qdAO52_2q8SlyBpSmj0S4-nKVn3R2_MyhdxpsMF4eyawN3kGyeYo27v7v2vqG979eYbYfgUHNkOFMA/s1600/IMG_3123.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAay5w91hADXQf5NDDdYx9EqbabAXjswRy1oL97bsMN7WS7ejdHVKlHSNvDJXQ-qdAO52_2q8SlyBpSmj0S4-nKVn3R2_MyhdxpsMF4eyawN3kGyeYo27v7v2vqG979eYbYfgUHNkOFMA/s320/IMG_3123.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686443607432972306" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgM0QjrjWxOF-o1Rkd5efnc-l4npDt8GNKml1JFI6AfK1DKn7yKzmO8FIcBs2tEG0rdkQ3KGTRGH2zKlXegIp7PoTrXVbP2AY6boiYMH7VAKjEwOUBeaQmkq0MHs9hQFyZNzhu5pbdpE/s1600/IMG_3128.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgM0QjrjWxOF-o1Rkd5efnc-l4npDt8GNKml1JFI6AfK1DKn7yKzmO8FIcBs2tEG0rdkQ3KGTRGH2zKlXegIp7PoTrXVbP2AY6boiYMH7VAKjEwOUBeaQmkq0MHs9hQFyZNzhu5pbdpE/s320/IMG_3128.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686443275507137714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPeeLZoaD7WRkCwzxrtCzTTEp1GC8sAc2QXSInIbBaC2ZlEEoOsh7u5JzgAHMrNUbGVhco1KRYttnYwKZt7uWe8Y06iWJOAsHbyyiy9HRFnEiZAu-TwyX77Wpyn0kj4AUORNuWLyJ4ac/s1600/IMG_3127.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPeeLZoaD7WRkCwzxrtCzTTEp1GC8sAc2QXSInIbBaC2ZlEEoOsh7u5JzgAHMrNUbGVhco1KRYttnYwKZt7uWe8Y06iWJOAsHbyyiy9HRFnEiZAu-TwyX77Wpyn0kj4AUORNuWLyJ4ac/s320/IMG_3127.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686442901939024914" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dIp3vKvVw5ygE-2G-l4JjBQyrQivlGJ72qfWeZ4cPz38YaGLkJ1aYMjgWQ33ps8C5psK9xe0bqJQc_cqhtgOh0VsLRi9V1rGYboflt8G89-ciCITmKEx0TxlLcXVCCoBMKJDnchXSqY/s1600/IMG_3143.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dIp3vKvVw5ygE-2G-l4JjBQyrQivlGJ72qfWeZ4cPz38YaGLkJ1aYMjgWQ33ps8C5psK9xe0bqJQc_cqhtgOh0VsLRi9V1rGYboflt8G89-ciCITmKEx0TxlLcXVCCoBMKJDnchXSqY/s320/IMG_3143.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686442447752489074" /></a><br />Ms. Pat's Nature Club met on December 13 and 14 to make Christmas presents for the birds. Although we are having a mild winter (so far) with little snow, the weather will very likely get colder and snowier and we want to help our little feathery friends.<br />We used little milk cartons for the feeders, and added twigs for a resting place, as well as yarn to hang it all from the tree. We took home wild bird seeds and planned to place the bird feeders in a tree or bush at home.<br />It was lots of fun and the kids were all excited to help out Nature!Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-89804883377565422312011-11-18T11:40:00.002-06:002011-11-18T11:43:57.676-06:00Nature ClubThe Nature Club had a lot of fun this week looking for changes. We went out and checked our pumpkin experiment to see if it had changed at all (it had rotted more). Then we looked around at the grass and trees to see how they had changed since school started. We collected sticks for a project in December and then took advantage of the continuing nice weather by pretending to be trees swaying in the wind, and birds flying south. Some of us just ended up rolling down the hill because it was fun! See our pictures in the following post!Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-54774472304921810372011-11-18T10:47:00.005-06:002011-11-18T11:01:55.859-06:00Nature Club<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfmsLDXERW2zUAE1sBm6Xc5NxuNFOtths1-OgkdzYK61SMkVOpwgfGiquHLDQceOvE2UQg9ecErwG0cFp_9lzgiTyq1SFCPF60uE6Pf1DRrnKfUPnatKaKB9KgF40RYL7oR6gYv-tU3o/s1600/IMG_2988.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfmsLDXERW2zUAE1sBm6Xc5NxuNFOtths1-OgkdzYK61SMkVOpwgfGiquHLDQceOvE2UQg9ecErwG0cFp_9lzgiTyq1SFCPF60uE6Pf1DRrnKfUPnatKaKB9KgF40RYL7oR6gYv-tU3o/s320/IMG_2988.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676380155628723362" /></a>
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<br />Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-33700148894606099852011-11-07T09:26:00.007-06:002011-11-07T09:38:16.847-06:00Nature Club<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZ1rN23SXlQBr_uf2NWT6duAooYDhyzm9sAqYy_3Q6GW5-CJZBAjq1I-TVDNIlanAaEMYdbJvjDpueLARDqtw2JQKMS-uGue7Dpb0eWbp10nfXxbFr6j8JJQOorELeQAd188nhtyPvRs/s1600/IMG_2979.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZ1rN23SXlQBr_uf2NWT6duAooYDhyzm9sAqYy_3Q6GW5-CJZBAjq1I-TVDNIlanAaEMYdbJvjDpueLARDqtw2JQKMS-uGue7Dpb0eWbp10nfXxbFr6j8JJQOorELeQAd188nhtyPvRs/s320/IMG_2979.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672278385825579346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBuPlMQ-uK6sS7ABsljd_W3dzhJbJpojXbdJLzFNuxuFuH974BmeNlm-lWeLpbr7WuzlDGTppCCAkKo1QqLPdNPSw_Vo21ytnC-FwThXw1ZtBEGglaZalQzrcgMejxlvjViG4y8JG-rYs/s1600/IMG_2984.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBuPlMQ-uK6sS7ABsljd_W3dzhJbJpojXbdJLzFNuxuFuH974BmeNlm-lWeLpbr7WuzlDGTppCCAkKo1QqLPdNPSw_Vo21ytnC-FwThXw1ZtBEGglaZalQzrcgMejxlvjViG4y8JG-rYs/s320/IMG_2984.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672277773684223026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQWIKX1hbXfziJmt_EvHS1fctzw01OyHTwsFYPL8-365ESyIAxoCS79U0AtGkNILk3Zp09TyaOwSBPsqE-lYtVv_rZXdkZN_ATMosUYYOT5f4H6CrVidh6aqlewk6MOHcOfVSKWlLdyo/s1600/IMG_2981.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQWIKX1hbXfziJmt_EvHS1fctzw01OyHTwsFYPL8-365ESyIAxoCS79U0AtGkNILk3Zp09TyaOwSBPsqE-lYtVv_rZXdkZN_ATMosUYYOT5f4H6CrVidh6aqlewk6MOHcOfVSKWlLdyo/s320/IMG_2981.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672277412910157538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0vqSQNm_iwTTLSX7aboyeg30bFWedIUnQiXuPIgn-i26FTZMnI9ZHtPwrTmHqUEw4OLN-RT1fTOLZb7nawzceHipOp_tT4IIbT1Sy4ArrCEuwhs2HNy4FB3gJnPmpuA-P5hU9xoSFBs/s1600/IMG_2981.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0vqSQNm_iwTTLSX7aboyeg30bFWedIUnQiXuPIgn-i26FTZMnI9ZHtPwrTmHqUEw4OLN-RT1fTOLZb7nawzceHipOp_tT4IIbT1Sy4ArrCEuwhs2HNy4FB3gJnPmpuA-P5hU9xoSFBs/s320/IMG_2981.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672277163819714258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndaRfwX8KE-EwKiUkXXs4tdsxEdgD9eqnALdzCSRT-9EiKKiQXyp50JqW_82Gt4TKzyrCFLPo6RDwDKp1MvJYBs3mX-9L03lI4IQxB4gQeagZ6Wvx0agWXYEzqlgVsAlQRsuGH52RK68/s1600/IMG_2976.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndaRfwX8KE-EwKiUkXXs4tdsxEdgD9eqnALdzCSRT-9EiKKiQXyp50JqW_82Gt4TKzyrCFLPo6RDwDKp1MvJYBs3mX-9L03lI4IQxB4gQeagZ6Wvx0agWXYEzqlgVsAlQRsuGH52RK68/s320/IMG_2976.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672276898951812066" /></a><br />The Nature Club met on November 1st and 2nd. Our topic this week was how nature recycles everything natural, and what happens to pumpkins if you leave them out all winter. We began our experiment by taking a jack-o-lantern and a very small pumpkin out to the edge of some woods near our playground. We marked the spot and left a sign that a science experiment was in progress. We also left a plastic bucket beside the pumpkins. Next spring, when the snow is gone, we will check and see what has happened to the pumpkins and the bucket.Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-2481547589624873372011-10-21T07:35:00.006-05:002011-10-21T07:51:51.989-05:00Nature Club<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBqmDGCbk8thyphenhyphenYAgDhgeVUvKkzvkxc26azQ1fEFmHoyZQ_BH0HelTUJr_eTv-9y6Duzatv0cWjlIVDhl2SXFBtJGh4h1Yt0f48mBQdTOMRB4qOmT1SxkbMj37MxUkbwfQ7t6jCY3YZG4/s1600/IMG_2882.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBqmDGCbk8thyphenhyphenYAgDhgeVUvKkzvkxc26azQ1fEFmHoyZQ_BH0HelTUJr_eTv-9y6Duzatv0cWjlIVDhl2SXFBtJGh4h1Yt0f48mBQdTOMRB4qOmT1SxkbMj37MxUkbwfQ7t6jCY3YZG4/s320/IMG_2882.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665927298630073954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW47rBWGR6_HhRf7MBE3vhb3kfUqyDm-5qU39zJkMuUry9sID58_Oe82G9jg5GWQAItzj8XVLmS8W_zWoHxXQNAvgT8nhGGPC9C75NqviGAl1Wa-v1NDRAJ_t5m_u0uXwpnJX5mO_E1Yk/s1600/IMG_2892.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW47rBWGR6_HhRf7MBE3vhb3kfUqyDm-5qU39zJkMuUry9sID58_Oe82G9jg5GWQAItzj8XVLmS8W_zWoHxXQNAvgT8nhGGPC9C75NqviGAl1Wa-v1NDRAJ_t5m_u0uXwpnJX5mO_E1Yk/s320/IMG_2892.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665926630486115618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUN-vDXuWV6HEtBiBymEsxgqaqtj3KCH0odMqo5zWRssCA8_POoNfCaTgtS2AOjfiRw-uVCrHQT8-5FINJIWXpaSFfy8n6BPBrXfAooJ0UNnQnSUU9yuwfUAYLBqGNbwnDP5BxpK9eGE/s1600/IMG_2884.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUN-vDXuWV6HEtBiBymEsxgqaqtj3KCH0odMqo5zWRssCA8_POoNfCaTgtS2AOjfiRw-uVCrHQT8-5FINJIWXpaSFfy8n6BPBrXfAooJ0UNnQnSUU9yuwfUAYLBqGNbwnDP5BxpK9eGE/s320/IMG_2884.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665926228370729778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5iFytVKJFhXFchrPZl-yh2lKYJL3AvnFj4S_c3_8ugqRyW_CNGm25NL5rZWUi9MVfz7TwFVFQNmSh-aoN4HImbAwcho7mx-0dQQ53VxdROqL7DhAAeYdlfBz_IYObWttm-2-jbJPfGHs/s1600/IMG_2916.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5iFytVKJFhXFchrPZl-yh2lKYJL3AvnFj4S_c3_8ugqRyW_CNGm25NL5rZWUi9MVfz7TwFVFQNmSh-aoN4HImbAwcho7mx-0dQQ53VxdROqL7DhAAeYdlfBz_IYObWttm-2-jbJPfGHs/s320/IMG_2916.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665925657664264258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukFz1mmkE-KkvGIm0GoMZ47i28HhyphenhyphenfjEdTEKNxuPsT5pgyvFw5bgYSZT8oCrXBr_I78AbD1Rjb7V9M1G2brMQV-oZc9QHnisBnTdVQhFs3XO7Av7jkyVfHw4a3IfDOPbTFNUc3Gh60CY/s1600/IMG_2914.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukFz1mmkE-KkvGIm0GoMZ47i28HhyphenhyphenfjEdTEKNxuPsT5pgyvFw5bgYSZT8oCrXBr_I78AbD1Rjb7V9M1G2brMQV-oZc9QHnisBnTdVQhFs3XO7Av7jkyVfHw4a3IfDOPbTFNUc3Gh60CY/s320/IMG_2914.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665923966040930418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHevsaH6MVyJb5RsR-cQ5MfdebQ3IEPgxkOxzHcRe72fmSY6vudwuJ2-b1YtyMW_8pVI_ooLt_dg_qLvrF8ur7Xjd6P2wLRWMZHxSIy91-NGCCGFSEamTzVoaHp-MRh7lfCVEUcSJhXDU/s1600/IMG_2877.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHevsaH6MVyJb5RsR-cQ5MfdebQ3IEPgxkOxzHcRe72fmSY6vudwuJ2-b1YtyMW_8pVI_ooLt_dg_qLvrF8ur7Xjd6P2wLRWMZHxSIy91-NGCCGFSEamTzVoaHp-MRh7lfCVEUcSJhXDU/s320/IMG_2877.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665923645689316962" /></a><br />This week in Nature Club, we wanted to find Living Things. They could be plants or animals (including people-we are part of nature, too!). The challenge was that only two out of five classes could go outside, due to intermittent rain showers. We met that challenge by discussing what was alive and drawing pictures of some form of life. The two classes that went out had no trouble finding plants:trees, bushes, flowers, weeds and grass. Animals were harder because it was cold enough that all the insects and worms were in hiding. We looked for squirrels, but they hid, too! We FINALLY saw some birds. An interesting exploration and lots of fun!Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-82608451039558159592011-10-06T07:28:00.006-05:002011-10-06T07:43:20.786-05:00Nature Club<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCtX6HqMfQpMl23CRA6sV5nYugnPM5WtnN6YaWsCo8yOotNl-onXP9ed7krLPmxeS9XP5eKVADBC4ArF9WFb1cwcRDRy3ZDRpMYrPoQPAhL_OBbtzy-rvQ7Zz__6Z_74gQ1_3xVwsn-s/s1600/IMG_2858.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCtX6HqMfQpMl23CRA6sV5nYugnPM5WtnN6YaWsCo8yOotNl-onXP9ed7krLPmxeS9XP5eKVADBC4ArF9WFb1cwcRDRy3ZDRpMYrPoQPAhL_OBbtzy-rvQ7Zz__6Z_74gQ1_3xVwsn-s/s320/IMG_2858.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660358003257395202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_DUnclSayWSVxJ6v8Tui1c9ju0erplH_bsTpbFti6vTPW0Ofa-w1TEIaUtW2LoXnJWLcrTkhm8EOHu_mX-G-SmJYWQFLAA6N1B-GweiirvFUVaT1NDoUKTm-3AKIDttw0Jyjc3P2S-Y/s1600/IMG_2852.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_DUnclSayWSVxJ6v8Tui1c9ju0erplH_bsTpbFti6vTPW0Ofa-w1TEIaUtW2LoXnJWLcrTkhm8EOHu_mX-G-SmJYWQFLAA6N1B-GweiirvFUVaT1NDoUKTm-3AKIDttw0Jyjc3P2S-Y/s320/IMG_2852.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660357409317671442" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRcItni_OTSsXzy2ithoc_oU3rUNHzcTLXBwzXVVw8X8AR3TOzfsX4r9Ih0eZ9_ehyz-Xx1neFv0jTjynsm4XnbqWn7CfeIGSbrbtx3J72t7kwMMMIJs76wN9jaM99dUB3FFMLl7BWkA/s1600/IMG_2849.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRcItni_OTSsXzy2ithoc_oU3rUNHzcTLXBwzXVVw8X8AR3TOzfsX4r9Ih0eZ9_ehyz-Xx1neFv0jTjynsm4XnbqWn7CfeIGSbrbtx3J72t7kwMMMIJs76wN9jaM99dUB3FFMLl7BWkA/s320/IMG_2849.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660356881563256658" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7R2MPrJhn_bJ4sy9JUMSDb1-4MfpzaRRHzZt3NgEMaCzClnWL5Hb9kqUfdym8xiGSLWGLnK5ihfsksnX06A1O8GBhJ1t7k6DA85yQolk3-z5WpI4JD-h6gy4hGT5CW0DHzxhWDxXutg/s1600/IMG_2848.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7R2MPrJhn_bJ4sy9JUMSDb1-4MfpzaRRHzZt3NgEMaCzClnWL5Hb9kqUfdym8xiGSLWGLnK5ihfsksnX06A1O8GBhJ1t7k6DA85yQolk3-z5WpI4JD-h6gy4hGT5CW0DHzxhWDxXutg/s320/IMG_2848.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660356391999129618" /></a><br />We had a wonderful time in Nature Club this week! The weather in Minnesota has been too dry, but it makes for spectacular nature watching! Everyone got a paper bag to collect some nature in (nothing gooey or stinky -or alive!). We found lots of sticks, pine cones, rocks, and leaves. A few lucky kids even found feathers. We love collecting nature!Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-59542064555724983952011-09-22T10:00:00.005-05:002011-09-22T10:10:50.056-05:00Nature ClubWe had our first Nature Club meeting this week in all the preschool rooms, RRR and Kindergarten. We talked about what "nature" is and learned how to use the words <em>natural</em> and <em>man-made</em>. We played a game in which each child got to pick an item from a group of miscellaneous things, decide what it was, and put it in either the natural wood basket or the plastic bucket. After that, I read <em>Nature Spy </em>by Shelley Rotner and Ken Kreisler. Everyone had fun and got very excited about watching for nature!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORta2c6OP1qtRVKUPCbB1MVXkbpGvpHZ21qDUyTQJvTeAPSaTkxT8pJ7Zaqwa8mM8l4QBu5lmBh06EIV40TU74Q9xz_CZR01UjdXwKExCoGEiIUEh4JI2fgaigf7JJ1EMcxlBwgakyAQ/s1600/Cozumel+3-11+013.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORta2c6OP1qtRVKUPCbB1MVXkbpGvpHZ21qDUyTQJvTeAPSaTkxT8pJ7Zaqwa8mM8l4QBu5lmBh06EIV40TU74Q9xz_CZR01UjdXwKExCoGEiIUEh4JI2fgaigf7JJ1EMcxlBwgakyAQ/s320/Cozumel+3-11+013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655201241817232290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6D1SwBfVDiNvAckdE8kC45cIuT7A08bQXJa17ye4g0S7KLr5-bn7vKqvBKC4O-c2W5pifPSEEfS_WXVKcPsw2sC6Gbu6uiuGxtF-IXofWCh9eZF1AbhWXkrxiCiFEkdV3-6YMOnK7XQ/s1600/Cozumel+3-11+015.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6D1SwBfVDiNvAckdE8kC45cIuT7A08bQXJa17ye4g0S7KLr5-bn7vKqvBKC4O-c2W5pifPSEEfS_WXVKcPsw2sC6Gbu6uiuGxtF-IXofWCh9eZF1AbhWXkrxiCiFEkdV3-6YMOnK7XQ/s320/Cozumel+3-11+015.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655200934830591378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFk4Phz3FmryI7-Qd05iqjuxEsi6kkLcdE7by5itEk3t-T8rYLqGqPXNgefoj7PkZz4OZXaMObI6Jp_uNqVM5kFOmv1OfZKiukfOYNoxgt4imXjqUbCDFdTDKm6Bf28uTUnjkJfCrezJM/s1600/Cozumel+3-11+017.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFk4Phz3FmryI7-Qd05iqjuxEsi6kkLcdE7by5itEk3t-T8rYLqGqPXNgefoj7PkZz4OZXaMObI6Jp_uNqVM5kFOmv1OfZKiukfOYNoxgt4imXjqUbCDFdTDKm6Bf28uTUnjkJfCrezJM/s320/Cozumel+3-11+017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655200703203097858" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHO7Wx2hLTFGEHM_Th16HYdJN36CWPIHc5wNxht5iBBC7vZg_BWosKh1JEewOBpJlj6zFKy_M7Dy14RAl9XSOdo-nv4g2UhWOPfFJKRvSmRObrpCLOBIyQFwpLFq8MVuIS2BN1bQhFsY/s1600/Cozumel+3-11+010.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHO7Wx2hLTFGEHM_Th16HYdJN36CWPIHc5wNxht5iBBC7vZg_BWosKh1JEewOBpJlj6zFKy_M7Dy14RAl9XSOdo-nv4g2UhWOPfFJKRvSmRObrpCLOBIyQFwpLFq8MVuIS2BN1bQhFsY/s320/Cozumel+3-11+010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655200475059334898" /></a>Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-88013912581833312292011-07-06T16:51:00.008-05:002011-07-06T17:05:06.858-05:00Nature Watch- Cozumel, Mexico<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnyqQZeaJOurnR4PiRyLochVcNrxVBUWKY1J5eEj-SWM9ah4YuvzGflVxwQquVU_DpYjFkmY2QVmOUg08i9F6HpeNudsimrli4D-6ff02fRBTpRlrvTA8RMAr0m0cnnheqJedKlVIxFU/s1600/IMG_2698.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnyqQZeaJOurnR4PiRyLochVcNrxVBUWKY1J5eEj-SWM9ah4YuvzGflVxwQquVU_DpYjFkmY2QVmOUg08i9F6HpeNudsimrli4D-6ff02fRBTpRlrvTA8RMAr0m0cnnheqJedKlVIxFU/s320/IMG_2698.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626362134559089490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCYo1tUTtWX-hJlw-nSV-RRT8xZl9W4cjBvo8_k8PiCdZBSg5WyDfd7U7Gg09s7k_XuUXhQxgeR9whCcfkWr4Z_NTEHUmKG07Ybw-NUzBs20u2Vex-Y3Kf8qYW1UMoGv3oi4Et_EN6zE/s1600/IMG_2696.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCYo1tUTtWX-hJlw-nSV-RRT8xZl9W4cjBvo8_k8PiCdZBSg5WyDfd7U7Gg09s7k_XuUXhQxgeR9whCcfkWr4Z_NTEHUmKG07Ybw-NUzBs20u2Vex-Y3Kf8qYW1UMoGv3oi4Et_EN6zE/s320/IMG_2696.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626361921777975794" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhUJnq-rKCKvH5qfow3fV-kuyK1AZ8xE6XCsem0gsFWpvwVRyEvoI8Mxhzo-xbdVKRLuYqtJNKMbCXSxY6LLQB4qH1hyVexImQTKS2JFgjQI8wlfAQiklz61HAztA7q_g4PhmQBs5Slw/s1600/IMG_2699.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhUJnq-rKCKvH5qfow3fV-kuyK1AZ8xE6XCsem0gsFWpvwVRyEvoI8Mxhzo-xbdVKRLuYqtJNKMbCXSxY6LLQB4qH1hyVexImQTKS2JFgjQI8wlfAQiklz61HAztA7q_g4PhmQBs5Slw/s320/IMG_2699.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626361587876891522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOEnjtNnH4uT5X9GKaArFC6Af2ZkqvEsaQ0lITOiNMys26DYjhvGXpMs37UlHj-ncACld2M4gFWRWw2ZZVUMSXHrx7sCLxEk29ItGSdGORvDvRtbwZGdVgCiHEXhH3UUcRSm_MMv0DnU/s1600/IMG_2710.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOEnjtNnH4uT5X9GKaArFC6Af2ZkqvEsaQ0lITOiNMys26DYjhvGXpMs37UlHj-ncACld2M4gFWRWw2ZZVUMSXHrx7sCLxEk29ItGSdGORvDvRtbwZGdVgCiHEXhH3UUcRSm_MMv0DnU/s320/IMG_2710.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626361129724155650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYfJWaXZF23kjGdpA1-RykeyHiOB0XyRkgBF2jLZ07tATNLeOi6gEnbKPj8iO0lYlVt-cK7LSOl1HYCfUGDY1ViQJ7Vm-pgtqVjo_8GSZJdsQ4iu5xYcpAoGAiSQdCWcV8M2rrZCs05k/s1600/IMG_2704.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYfJWaXZF23kjGdpA1-RykeyHiOB0XyRkgBF2jLZ07tATNLeOi6gEnbKPj8iO0lYlVt-cK7LSOl1HYCfUGDY1ViQJ7Vm-pgtqVjo_8GSZJdsQ4iu5xYcpAoGAiSQdCWcV8M2rrZCs05k/s320/IMG_2704.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626360610554020082" /></a><br />(1)This is bouganvillia in our front yard in my very favorite color.<br />(2)Palm trees poking their heads out of a palmetto jungle on the east side of the island (the wild side). I think they look like the truffula trees in The Lorax by Dr. Seuss.<br />(3)You can see a double rainbow over the Yucutan Penninsula if you look very hard.<br />(4)The hole in the sand is a sea turtle nest- the tracks leading to and from the ocean are made by the turtle. The nests are protected by the government.<br />(5)Can you find the iguana on the branch? We named him Waldo because he's hard to find. He comes out when the sun is high to warm up his body!Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-73511046298655371392011-05-27T13:04:00.006-05:002011-05-27T13:13:14.804-05:00Nature Club- The Last One for the Year<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXAm2fWjFPX233eTP_agfigdzgNCPU648LwK-A-IDjeRkE3WRqgJdfQlN_laPoQSo4ZsMvIUSf8E5UFEZn39fkIdyV49HcS7eUvznlSXg4yEEbnPTeIWqGEhgeJQaIPjw2MFbSkFpx74/s1600/IMG_2657.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXAm2fWjFPX233eTP_agfigdzgNCPU648LwK-A-IDjeRkE3WRqgJdfQlN_laPoQSo4ZsMvIUSf8E5UFEZn39fkIdyV49HcS7eUvznlSXg4yEEbnPTeIWqGEhgeJQaIPjw2MFbSkFpx74/s320/IMG_2657.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611460610699781746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEX3lABCutxxG1CP8lnaIzRuRR3FHI_B1E5XgnPMsHs-ErZ4R-d4Sp-g3Enb9CjAIEnK74tgDb4wyHPJ-bsexT7sYpodzNgsEmJdI2wdt8RnslyLKne6ZLKdCxdQgujmXtBGNWxf6hqM/s1600/IMG_2659.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEX3lABCutxxG1CP8lnaIzRuRR3FHI_B1E5XgnPMsHs-ErZ4R-d4Sp-g3Enb9CjAIEnK74tgDb4wyHPJ-bsexT7sYpodzNgsEmJdI2wdt8RnslyLKne6ZLKdCxdQgujmXtBGNWxf6hqM/s320/IMG_2659.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611460449002712994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLNmDZT0FTmNnuOz25cQg9mKH9QtoOwKnGU-ICAY206S-LfGw10bt1NftQ5G5t3bxgeR7oTqFk12TMjA3Nhb3eQxRtPw4UNmGbWaIvCs1c0bP6LvdS4-Q49zdkcPGF9SzbkjNsuh1yfj0/s1600/IMG_2652.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLNmDZT0FTmNnuOz25cQg9mKH9QtoOwKnGU-ICAY206S-LfGw10bt1NftQ5G5t3bxgeR7oTqFk12TMjA3Nhb3eQxRtPw4UNmGbWaIvCs1c0bP6LvdS4-Q49zdkcPGF9SzbkjNsuh1yfj0/s320/IMG_2652.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611460096083050146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMu-EmFZi8PcyxWmT5pLvOXwtKH7TL04mo6wpvGcowkm3hXgMxPMAI40bK6LNCshVAEn8_vONC6IHe1UKg-p2_ul4N9v7XTf6p_R58-sFSzjFIIgSgisLIlAo3rX3Tl-tbdcSpy9s3KdE/s1600/IMG_2649.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMu-EmFZi8PcyxWmT5pLvOXwtKH7TL04mo6wpvGcowkm3hXgMxPMAI40bK6LNCshVAEn8_vONC6IHe1UKg-p2_ul4N9v7XTf6p_R58-sFSzjFIIgSgisLIlAo3rX3Tl-tbdcSpy9s3KdE/s320/IMG_2649.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611459880447228066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JU4jcvchg5wZ8f8FTDECz54diYo-_UlCH1Ct-iB2eaVxJdWzgGdFerHrFTLqlCzGp9RLdmDSocgwTWhiPr2-kMXqvjlGKf5oanTzxtgvZ9DKr1dh8e9HL4Rz-0JNKJVmzdmqT05m2w0/s1600/IMG_2647.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JU4jcvchg5wZ8f8FTDECz54diYo-_UlCH1Ct-iB2eaVxJdWzgGdFerHrFTLqlCzGp9RLdmDSocgwTWhiPr2-kMXqvjlGKf5oanTzxtgvZ9DKr1dh8e9HL4Rz-0JNKJVmzdmqT05m2w0/s320/IMG_2647.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611459717371825218" /></a><br />This week we had our very last Nature Clubs for the school year. I showed the preschoolers how to make bark rubbings and challenged them to find other natural things to get rubbings from. I also showed them how they could try rubbing dandelions, grass, rocks, etc., on their papers to see if some color would rub off. They were very creative in the things they tried AND even got some grass to rub off on their clothes (grass stains- I didn't tell them to do that!)<br />A fun class time and then we had suckers as an end-of-the-year treat. Have a great summer and...watch for nature!Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-39775375859168537772011-05-23T20:43:00.005-05:002011-05-23T20:52:21.788-05:00Nature Nuts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLcHZH55itVXhf_p3DJb-ah7lsj6FAC4ui2gm6fR8t8AME0sfc74PqjlIn83w0IXCe6YxPY5GsKoQrktbt5uDXD2nSwPNB15M-EuP8JMI4Z_xmgYI3rC2GLF2MXX9tJatI9rQr6FErPM/s1600/IMG_2643.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLcHZH55itVXhf_p3DJb-ah7lsj6FAC4ui2gm6fR8t8AME0sfc74PqjlIn83w0IXCe6YxPY5GsKoQrktbt5uDXD2nSwPNB15M-EuP8JMI4Z_xmgYI3rC2GLF2MXX9tJatI9rQr6FErPM/s320/IMG_2643.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610093831086223234" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRKVizhvaYbPe-sosOebuC1dX_RDkFCsqxf7fVh34yHuVAHiapML3tw0S_ua9JVAsDB74bZl-SMBB7MHiAFB9TSTdDZiB5kUMiyitjzgUGxh569Ysvjvvvw1ERvOvtU4TXIuoWR_Y6lw/s1600/IMG_2642.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRKVizhvaYbPe-sosOebuC1dX_RDkFCsqxf7fVh34yHuVAHiapML3tw0S_ua9JVAsDB74bZl-SMBB7MHiAFB9TSTdDZiB5kUMiyitjzgUGxh569Ysvjvvvw1ERvOvtU4TXIuoWR_Y6lw/s320/IMG_2642.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610093641529780386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprsdvt_IfFXfRpWKRPmoUBJeF-Jh5EoUjvsZsqjGjYEaS2MBnP4_z638oyaSnKiup2g0D5fxlntfwV3fvJIm05DpEJrZpZlkLXUUqadx-eVxzaSjbz6CcLZXChCq90CyNrwV83k56200/s1600/IMG_2641.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprsdvt_IfFXfRpWKRPmoUBJeF-Jh5EoUjvsZsqjGjYEaS2MBnP4_z638oyaSnKiup2g0D5fxlntfwV3fvJIm05DpEJrZpZlkLXUUqadx-eVxzaSjbz6CcLZXChCq90CyNrwV83k56200/s320/IMG_2641.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610093476092664962" /></a><br />We had our last Nature Nuts class on May 20. The weather just has not been cooperating with anyone this spring and last Friday was no exception. It rained and since most of the kids did not have raincoats or jackets with them, we had to stay in. We read our two pond books that we didn't have time for last time. We fingerpainted ponds and then made fish prints to go in the pond. We had a great time and everyone agreed they love Nature Nuts class. Thanks to all the parents who believe in nature education!!<br />Note: I was originally a little disappointed that the fish prints didn't look "fishier", but as I see them in the blog, well, that's exactly how fish underwater look to those of us looking down on them!Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-76778333591275224652011-05-19T08:27:00.005-05:002011-05-19T08:34:55.431-05:00Nature Nuts on May 13<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceBCOe156Qhs-bP72KqJqNChppvLJ5ykNvfb_FjxwOlRx6Rig6W9j7a3sGTaWxMzMlBhJFDzfmcSgTUcPSOfFhe4Iz__2ZqF-bYl7YZTvKyLjoiwXzocC_PROuH96vIDcxCRhDHaueTo/s1600/IMG_2636.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceBCOe156Qhs-bP72KqJqNChppvLJ5ykNvfb_FjxwOlRx6Rig6W9j7a3sGTaWxMzMlBhJFDzfmcSgTUcPSOfFhe4Iz__2ZqF-bYl7YZTvKyLjoiwXzocC_PROuH96vIDcxCRhDHaueTo/s320/IMG_2636.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608420194146006210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPcPWc-c0MSxbRxYJx0gQlmt_8Euyk31AbL08rp1TGA9nfVipmh6HJJxKKCMnzQGHYuLAULzGS25wQUhhKit85_ffrpkS1KIIGgoQMq-t024_i5URBpedx8nc4xBntGNAU8BOF0lKook/s1600/IMG_2634.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPcPWc-c0MSxbRxYJx0gQlmt_8Euyk31AbL08rp1TGA9nfVipmh6HJJxKKCMnzQGHYuLAULzGS25wQUhhKit85_ffrpkS1KIIGgoQMq-t024_i5URBpedx8nc4xBntGNAU8BOF0lKook/s320/IMG_2634.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608420018067933970" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vLNuSu2B3qEZddymGDIaeIewlV-fmYxP-RepMGoR21Jqg6AGJJrm9qqROxjpcHQQOqBgepCONOwZJcClAKCiZXC9qtWUVGddxMSUh3gno7a_ROX6rhw2VszaCtfKwQmaCtOGBZEo8lI/s1600/IMG_2626.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vLNuSu2B3qEZddymGDIaeIewlV-fmYxP-RepMGoR21Jqg6AGJJrm9qqROxjpcHQQOqBgepCONOwZJcClAKCiZXC9qtWUVGddxMSUh3gno7a_ROX6rhw2VszaCtfKwQmaCtOGBZEo8lI/s320/IMG_2626.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608419812569705682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WWCSIwsMR17TbJSTIs4YaXnd3LFw21i0-IAHeUhyxGhxGhxcUf9IqTMf28tPr8zoLwT0oMFDta7KItDgoHZraMPnzMzZbGDYTqRc6vPh3JaYUizrcA0mpFjsxuB0jTbJAGrhtu9_Nx4/s1600/IMG_2625.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WWCSIwsMR17TbJSTIs4YaXnd3LFw21i0-IAHeUhyxGhxGhxcUf9IqTMf28tPr8zoLwT0oMFDta7KItDgoHZraMPnzMzZbGDYTqRc6vPh3JaYUizrcA0mpFjsxuB0jTbJAGrhtu9_Nx4/s320/IMG_2625.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608419623486865234" /></a><br />Nature Nuts met on May 13. We stayed inside today mostly because of the weather, but also because I borrowed a microscope from Mrs. Harvey, the science teacher. We looked at slides of pond water, hoping to see something alive and wiggly. One or two of the kids saw a live creature, but most of us did not. I feel that it has been a very cool spring and maybe all the tiny creatures haven't really gotten going. We also created turtles to take home and used pond creature stampers to make pictures.Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-37498946072988304842011-05-19T08:20:00.003-05:002011-05-19T08:27:00.947-05:00Nature Club for May 10,11,12<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjebYXCeif77IrrHYsUTw3wKkQXn2T3sJDo6Z3PhQzIG3JZMKSdv6HNfNUvFDBhAHBryDGo2yKtRBgaCdbfsWGdnWWIsEBMdxWSOBAIGLY8sUetIkCcM1Ripk9vYoeUdIAQzLS_owUnGYI/s1600/IMG_2618.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjebYXCeif77IrrHYsUTw3wKkQXn2T3sJDo6Z3PhQzIG3JZMKSdv6HNfNUvFDBhAHBryDGo2yKtRBgaCdbfsWGdnWWIsEBMdxWSOBAIGLY8sUetIkCcM1Ripk9vYoeUdIAQzLS_owUnGYI/s320/IMG_2618.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608418165017649458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVwRJPWL0T0EOdQ2n791DeRayqd9rB5iEYURurW5tJHU3wp7KKlEqcvGvIlOw4F7tVyG2NPBnuKDctstwaV0UU80yN1HKztYDot5YDVINlv1LubV3KaoYBLfiLalcU8Gt57xsjazkKy8/s1600/IMG_2617.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVwRJPWL0T0EOdQ2n791DeRayqd9rB5iEYURurW5tJHU3wp7KKlEqcvGvIlOw4F7tVyG2NPBnuKDctstwaV0UU80yN1HKztYDot5YDVINlv1LubV3KaoYBLfiLalcU8Gt57xsjazkKy8/s320/IMG_2617.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608417890411742034" /></a><br />The Nature Clubs on Tuesday, May 10, were able to go outside and look for living things. We looked for plants and animals. We talked about how to treat any animals we found (gently) and when it was okay to pick flowers and other plants. We found a lot of anthills that we observed carefully without disturbing the ants.<br />On Wednesday and Thursday, May 11 and 12, it rained so we stayed inside and talked about how we should treat the animals we find. I read Under One Rock by Anthony J. Fredericks and reminded everyone to "Watch for Nature!"Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-38984047448705422442011-05-08T10:13:00.004-05:002011-05-08T10:20:08.153-05:00Nature Nuts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4IFVVtK4IEcBJWUagApN07EQX45IhiKCkJ8-9qdWBDjJhhBcuESHFxa4s5GjTi9OmM-GnRtrFVkEed4Wlh2M1kuOVErz6pxJpRrjOkTV_Z5bXi-QO1wNuzFZeck8JdSi-CKsMSzbkl3o/s1600/IMG_2602.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4IFVVtK4IEcBJWUagApN07EQX45IhiKCkJ8-9qdWBDjJhhBcuESHFxa4s5GjTi9OmM-GnRtrFVkEed4Wlh2M1kuOVErz6pxJpRrjOkTV_Z5bXi-QO1wNuzFZeck8JdSi-CKsMSzbkl3o/s320/IMG_2602.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604365202152178290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBsep5IdLw4w0wWjbE6Ykb8Jv_jaI9u4XMPC1GqdE9pOAdC5rTF0F7-51py2boWZynRsaxNrr2V964Q7OREsFR-ya4zQ1Ma5Dkx9H0JqmQkM0vSPoHvkGiX8vi242dqC_9dn-Ab8ITfk/s1600/IMG_2604.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBsep5IdLw4w0wWjbE6Ykb8Jv_jaI9u4XMPC1GqdE9pOAdC5rTF0F7-51py2boWZynRsaxNrr2V964Q7OREsFR-ya4zQ1Ma5Dkx9H0JqmQkM0vSPoHvkGiX8vi242dqC_9dn-Ab8ITfk/s320/IMG_2604.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604364992329412402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9OLEPn8oDe1FpGNLy3iXmx-YzlZfu8KpZW6_wqOoyuQN8Q_sLbzkgLA9twJSQj1lH3TQKLeoyy1C6NATPsUwy3dGo5GbwOu-J28cHyCcAqTcnJIFo0vJ87z9rTZMpFmFxpxeNoscJ_g/s1600/IMG_2600.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9OLEPn8oDe1FpGNLy3iXmx-YzlZfu8KpZW6_wqOoyuQN8Q_sLbzkgLA9twJSQj1lH3TQKLeoyy1C6NATPsUwy3dGo5GbwOu-J28cHyCcAqTcnJIFo0vJ87z9rTZMpFmFxpxeNoscJ_g/s320/IMG_2600.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604364846858785538" /></a><br />Nature Nuts met on Friday, May 6, to start their study of Pond Life. We had lunch, then walked to Wakefield Lake to check out the wildlife. I reminded the kids to use their eyes and ears, not their voices, because we didn't want to scare away any animals. We saw an amazing variety of creatures: great blue herons, red-winged blackbirds, a pair of mallard ducks, dragonflies and a downy woodpecker! The boys and girls had very sharp eyes and saw the dragonflies and woodpecker before I did! It was lots of fun and we can't wait to go again next Friday.Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661778937720608399.post-85656672926977929232011-05-01T20:57:00.004-05:002011-05-08T10:21:24.049-05:00Nature NutsNature Nuts, learning about Trees, met for their last session on Friday, April 29. We had lunch, then made up tree songs, looked at books and posters of trees and painted clay pots. The pots will hold our blue spruces when they come in the mail. We drew trees and cut out pictures of animals that live in Minnesota trees and glued them onto the pictures. We celebrated Arbor Day with chocolate (from trees) cookies and apple (from trees) juice. It was a lot of fun learning about trees. In our next session, 3 weeks in May, we will learn about Pond Life!Pat Gilkersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206884940426480814noreply@blogger.com0