Yesterday the Kindergarten class went outside for a spring walk. We wanted to see what we could see from all areas around the school. We climbed to the top of a "mountain" and I asked them what they saw. They could see a tractor, the top of the school ( "its red you know" one child told me) and lots of water. They thought they would like to check out the water but I said that we would maybe check that out on another day.
After going back to the school I let the kids go for a little run. Just like colts on a warm spring day!
The walk ended at the gravel pit north of the school where I let the kids pick out a rock. Some on them immediately thought they would like to dig for dinosaur bones. They had a great time looking and came to tell us all the rocks they found. The kindergarteners were allowed to take back as many as they would like.
On the way back the kids realized that their pants had "freckles". I assured them that the freckles were in fact burrs and wouldn't hurt them. When we got back we picked them off and put them under a magnifier. They were a big hit.
