Today the children were able to explore the outdoors for a much longer period of time. With the decreased temperature and the comfortable addition of a breeze, the kids were ready for their day of exploration. Outside, we used the seine net in the prairie pothole and caught a large variety of specimens including a giant ostracod (the largest Mr. Bittle has ever seen), tree frogs, crayfish, and much more.
With the breeze, it was a great opportunity to teach the kids how to make their own kites. After construction, the children had a blast flying their own homemade kites in the breezy air. During that time we also discovered a killdeer's nest with four spotted eggs. We learned about the flail-wing display or broken-wing display that this bird use to lure predators away from their nest.
The children also dabbled into "eco-art", in which they used anything and everything outside to create their own artistic masterpiece. Some examples of what they made today include forts, teepees, woven mats, cat-tailed ducks, and more.
The kids were awesome today. When asked about their favorite parts of the day some answers were, "Make, fly, and fight kites", "Making the eco-art", "Seeing the turtle lay eggs!", "Catching crawfish with the seine net", and "Seeing the killdeer on the nest of eggs."
Thank you,
Brian Vuu, assistant
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