in the spring . . .

We returned to school with beautiful spring weather - and many spring stories and signs of spring to share! The children have been noticing flowers growing, green grass, bees buzzing, birds and nests, sunshine, worms, active animals, ticks on their dogs, and buds on trees!

We started the week by sharing one thing that we notice"in the spring".

We had Nature class on Monday afternoon and learned about how and why local birds communicate. Chris connected our learning about bird songs to our earlier conversations about spring; inviting the children to share their noticings and engage in conversation about birds within the context of our current season.

Brooke, Amy, and Chris shared the songs and calls of various birds, igniting excitement and joy in the young scientists as they eagerly searched for bird pictures hanging amongst the trees.

On Tuesday, during our morning transition, the children continued to think like scientists, drawing detailed and labeled nests. A nest is a home. . .

Our read alouds have connected to our learning, from storybooks about birds (fiction) to teaching books about birds and nests (nonfiction). We continued conversations about different kinds of literature and determined what kind of book each one was (Is this a teaching book or a storybook? How do you know?)