January 2024 Nature Notes
Sprouts The sprouts rang in the new year with lots of ice exploration at the farmstead. Each morning they excitedly search for ice each in the pots and pans and in the creek. They have been practicing using different types of tools to chip apart the ice or smash it into small pieces. Using their […]
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Sprouts: November has brought colder temperatures and frosty mornings at the farmstead. The sprouts have been getting lots of practice developing independence with their layers, listening to their body if they get too hot or cold. With the temperatures dropping, the sprouts have been spending more time in the chicken field running around to get […]
Continue readingExplorer Nature Notes September 2023
September was a fun month as the Explorers returned to school! We had the experience of being part of nature as the Summer ended and watching the Fall season begin. We enjoyed learning about the native plants and animals located in the heart of Western North Carolina. We took expeditions into the forest to learn […]
Continue readingSprout Nature Notes September 2023
The new school year has been off to a great start for the Sprouts. They have quickly grown accustomed to our daily flow, developed independence with their belongings, and made lots of new friends. We have noticed all the ways that plants spread their seeds at this time of year. From the jewel weed seeds […]
Continue readingApril’s Littlest Learners Nature Notes
After the week we’ve had with all the rain and watching the kids play, I feel like I’ve got to write about mud! The kids have been very into playing in the mud and dirt the last couple of weeks, good thing, too, considering the rain we’ve gotten. I know my kids enjoy playing in […]
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We officially have one month of school left! This month we may have said goodbye to our tulips, but we were excited to see a tulip go from a bud to an open flower in only two hours during one of our school days. We’ve been loving how green everything has gotten and how many […]
Continue readingMarch’s Sprouts Nature Notes
The first day of Spring has come and gone, and so have some of our first flowers! In March, we’ve noticed that many of our days have started cold and warmed up and even gotten pretty hot. We have been listening to our bodies and taking off layers as needed. We’ve also had mornings that […]
Continue readingFebruary’s Littlest Learners Nature Notes
February was quite a warm month on the farm! The littlest learners noticed that it felt like spring but knew it was a bit early. Lots of flowers have started growing and even blooming around the farm. We have identified tulips, daffodils, crocuses, Persian speedwell, purple dead nettle, grape hyacinth, daylilies, and even a few […]
Continue readingFebruary’s Sprouts Nature Notes
This February has brought us an early blooming of flowers, and that has been one of our biggest observations during Nature Notes. All of our Sprouts have noticed some sort of flowers blooming. Some Sprouts have been learning the names of several of the flowers blooming. We have had Crocus, Daffodils, Violets, and Birdseye Speedwell, […]
Continue readingJanuary’s Explorers Nature Notes
Explorers ushered in the new year with enthusiasm! We were all so excited for a new month and year to write every day in our journals, to be back in our forest classroom, and most of all, to be back together with Farmstead friends after an extended break! We noticed that we had to prime […]
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