This morning we engaged in some phonemic awareness games. (Want to know more about phonemic awareness? Click here!)  I chopped words and the friends guessed what I was saying.  The friends were laughing so hard! This is a simple thing to do while you are in the car, waiting in the line at the store, or just talking to your child.  :) 

After snack, we got ready to go outside.  

"Look at all that ice!" 

"I see animal tracks!"

"I think it's a bunny!"

"It's heading to the woods!" 

We explored along the way to the bridge. 

"Look!  The water is moving!"

"See the bubble?  I think there's something in there!" 

This summer, Pastor Matt and I worked to make a trail in the woods next to our creek.  The friends wondered how long the creek is.  We took the trail to see how far we could see the creek.  

Before we left we discussed how to stay safe on the trail.  We stay together and always follow am adult.  We never go into the woods without adult permission. 

We saw many animal tracks on our hike! 

We also found some trash.  :( 

"Someone is not taking care of our planet!"

"This is sad!"

"I know! When we clean up the creek we could come clean this too!"

We observed the creek from a safe distance.  

"That's our same creek?  It goes this far?!" 

"LOOK!  Animal fur!  There are animals here!"

"Is there a bear?" 

"No probably reindeer."

"Maybe a fox!"

"I think it might be from a raccoon.  Remember when we saw the raccoon tracks back there?" 

"How many animals visit the bridge?" 

  Our class is wondering what animals visit "our creek bridge" when we aren't there.  Does anyone have a motion sensor camera, like the one used when hunting, that we could borrow to see what animals come when we aren't there?  If you do, please let me know!  Thank you!