Happy Spring, Athens Forest Kindergarten families!

As our days continue to lengthen, we continue to explore the nooks and crannies of our beloved Sandy Creek forest!

Head

We experimented mixing red and yellow water colors to create beautiful artwork. It was so exciting to see students be intentional about how much of each color was mixed and where they painted on their special watercolor paper.

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Two different costumes were very popular among students this week: blue jay wings and monarch butterfly wings. Students took turns wearing the wings and were so sweet to make sure everyone who wanted a turn was given time with the wings.

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Shelter building continued as we worked together to rebuild the “forest castle” as a class. Instead of making a wooden roof, we decided to put the tarp over the top and reinforce the walls with our extra long sticks.

Holism

Finding mandrakes, also known as mayapples, growing in the forest below the fallen oak opened a wonderful learning opportunity about looking and not touching, respecting the plant life that grows in the forest. We also found quite a few large snails on our hikes around the forest this week. Students were very excited when a new one was found, carefully cradling the creature in a bed of leaves and moving it to a “safer place” off of trails or away from where other friends were playing.

Thank you to our AFK Co-op Helpers this week: Bernice, Eric, Sarah W., and Anastasiya! This program would not be the same without everyone’s contributions.

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