It was a beautiful week to be outside and exploring nature! The ECC campers put on their “looking glasses” and discovered so many things in the great outdoors. We went on a nature themed scavenger hunt and searched for caterpillars, birds, spider webs, small leaves and more.
They made nature bracelets out of packing tape, collected sticks, dandelions, blades of grass, and more. Some classes made nature suncatchers filled with petals, leaves, seeds, stems, and other things the teachers collected. They were proud of their new creations.
Other classes made butterflies using watercolors, markers and coffee filters. The teachers added a picture of each student as a beautiful butterfly, while other classes painted pots and planted flowers. We also did leaf rubbings to see the delicate veins that go throughout the leaves.
The students read books about nature like Secrets of the Forest and Does Earth Feel? We learned about different animals who live in the forest, including what they eat and/or what makes them unique.
In music class, we sang the songs “Going on a Bear Hunt”, “Ants in my Pants”, “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”, and “I’m Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee.” “The S’More Song” is always a favorite the students love too!
There is so much to learn when you take time to explore the world around you!
