Forest Day

Now that the weather is above 32 degrees, we will be going to the forest every THURSDAY!!  It is a glorious day.  Rain boots and extra clothes are recommended.  Your children have the best time in the mud. Each child approaches the muddy pathway in a unique manner.  Some of the children go barrelling through splashing as much mud as possible. While others walk slowly listening to the noise their feet make while walking through the mud. Some get stuck and need a helpful hand from a nearby friend. Others get stuck and end up sitting in the mud.  Then they come out proud of themselves, and their muddy selves. 

Regardless of how we personally feel about the muddy forest, it is not about us.  It is however, about the children, and their experiences with the natural world. We truly hope that the love they have for nature continues to their adulthood. 

For the parents whose children got extremely muddy,  we soaked their clothes... there is a bag of wet stuff for you to take home and wash..... you may want to look at the contents of the bag before dumping it in your wash machine.  

"I am the little acorn that becomes the oak."-John Winger

Hudson Visitors

A school study came to The AFC today!  A teacher from Hudson brought 5 fifth graders to see how we learn.

 The students are working on disruption topics for a podcast and this group is tackling the question, “Does school prepare us for the real-world?”

They came in to our room and were surprised by how engaging our Acorns were!  Way to go 

ACORNS!!!!

 O- finding her letters

 J- examining the movement of water.

 L- working with the pulley

 I- matching numbers

 C and T- working on volume and balance

 T- working with the funnels

 W- finding his letters

 J- drawing Mr. Ambrose

 T- drew his family, and explained to me, which drawing is his baby, which is his mom, his dad and him! Way to go T!

 W and J- drawing Mr. Ambrose.

 T-Drawing Mr. Ambrose

 W- talking with a new freind!

 Exploring shapes 

I- Drawing Mr. Ambrose

"I am the little acorn that becomes the oak."- John Winger

The Great Outdoors

I know I have said this before... there is nothing like the sun in your face and being outside!!  

While outside, we got back to our favorite schemas. We threw balls, we kicked balls, we tried to make frisbee (trajectory), we climbed the slide and clapped for each other.  We scooped and poured sand, made sand cookies and took a deep breath of fresh air.

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Once inside, we practiced washing our hands, our new routine is for everyone to get soap, make a bunch of suds and bubbles, and then finally..... take turns rinsing our hands. Yes, I said we scrub, scrub and scrub.

"I am the little acorn that becomes the oak."-John Winger

Shortest Train Ever!

Since it was actually warmish outside, we went on a walk to out train viewing area.  On our way there, we so two engines on the train tracks going really fast.  "Where are the cars?" the children asked.  Of course we cant answer a question without another question, so, I asked, why do you think there were no cars? They then started coming up with ideas of why the train had no cars. Some thought they were at the station, some thought they were busy and yet another thought maybe they were napping.....

Some of the children were obviously unhappy the moment the photos were taken..... We usually have snack when we go on a walk.... our snack "bag" is running low, so they were upset that they didn't get seconds and thirds while on a walk....

Once we lined up, some of us were unhappy with the group photo.  Their faces crack me up!  Their personalities really came out in this photo!!

"I am the little acorn that becomes the oak."-John Winger