Whitney finds lady slippers popping up through the forest!
Easy Nature Tic Tac Toe
Matt and the mysterious "Black Knot"
If you have fruit trees.. this is a must-watch!
Homemade Nature Fact Cards with Gill!
A new moon and reading by Lacie to commemorate it!
Gillian finds a big decomposing stump!
An adventure in bees with Gillian!
If a tree can 'grow' through hard times... so can we!
Matt finds a squirrel condo!
Happy Earth Day! A Challenge and a Read-a-Loud!
Challenge today is to collect any garbage around your outdoor space! Wear gloves and bring bags, and help clean the Earth today!
A snowy morning, and a reading of "Compost Stew"!
A tour of TFA on this snowy morning, a reading of one of my favourite books to teach about what to compost (Earth Week this week!) and a challenge about our seedlings!
CHALLENGE: What do you notice about the lovely tray of seedling in this photo? Where is the sun coming from and which way are the plants leaning? Why do you think they are doing that? Just like our talks about what a fire needs for food, what do plants need to live?
So far in our seeding tray we have:
- Cantaloupe
- Watermelon
- Kale
- Cilantro
- Dill
- Basil
- Golden Beets
- Candy Stripe Beets
We will be adding more as the season gets warmer! Do you have a garden? Could you make a small one? What kind of plants are YOU growing?
Lacie has a Sound Walk challenge for you!
Lacie and her family venture into a nearby forest to listen to the sounds of nature and she has a challenge for you too!
Click HERE to download the below soundscape sheet for our younger learners.
Click HERE to download the below soundscape sheet for our older learners!
Below is an example of Lacie’s soundscape sheet she filled out while on her walk in the video! Send your photos of YOUR soundscapes, or a video to info@tinyforestacademy.ca and we’ll share with all our teachers who miss you all so much!
A balance challenge from Gillian!
Read-a-Loud: "Under your feet" by Joanne Ryder
After reading, head outside and see what you can find when you look closely, under your feet! Worms? Mole Trails? New growth?
COVID 19 Blog - Tallulah eating breakfast!
COVID 19 Blog - Garden Beds, and Colour in the Woods!
COVID 19 Blog - New Tracks!
Can any of our students identify what kind of track this is?
COVID 19 Blog - Trail Walk & Blueberry bushes!
Activity idea - Nature Scavenger Hunt
This one is for the older kiddos - but it is a great way to also teach them about types of leaves and proper identification! Easier ones can be found online, and are as simple as getting an egg carton and asking your young one to fit each compartment with something different from nature!
COVID 19 Blog - Spring bulbs!
Crocuses!