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Week 8 Chickadees: Fairies and Fun!
Summer-like weather, a mysterious note from the forest fairies, and a party -- this sure was fun...
Week 7 Nuthatches: Ancestry, Fire and Scouting
We received a lot of rain at 4-H Acres over the past week or so. The Nuthatches installed a rain...
Weeks 5-7 Recap, Chickadees: Spring has Sprung!
Rainy days, mud puddles, baby plants and animals -- the Chickadees welcomed spring with big...
Week 5: Nuthatches, robins and more
The Nuthatches enjoy playing the "all in" game, where an instructor sneaks away and hides before...
Week 5 Nuthatches, Tuesday/Thursday: Sun and Rain
It really felt like spring this week! We enjoyed learning about robins, the perfect spring animal....
Week 3 Nuthatches: Monday/Wednesday – Ruffed Grouse and exploring!
Chilly weather and a little rain didn’t stop the Nuthatches from having a fun Monday back after break!
Week 4 Chickadees: Wiggly Worms!
This week the Chickadees learned about an invertebrate they love to find hiding under logs and in...
Week 4 Nuthatches: Monday/Wednesday
The Nuthatches had an excited week filled with new songs, worms, stories and tapping into their...
Week 4 Nuthatches: Celebrating the Earth
The Nuthatches had to use fire to stay warm this week! Maybe Spring is feeling a little shy...Even...
Week 3 Nuthatches, Tuesday/Thursday: Great Grouse and Growing Things
Did you know that the ruffed grouse puts out special bristles on its feet in the winter to help it...
Week 2 Chickadees: Signs of Spring and Bird Wings
This week the Chickadees experienced all kinds of weather -- warm sunshine, blue skies and even...
Week 2 Nuthatches, Monday and Wednesday
This week, we embodied how nuthatches live, had lots of fun and tapped into our senses!We had a...
Week 2 Nuthatches, Tuesday and Thursday: Settling In and Branching Out
Welcome to the second week of Spring, Nuthatch families!This week the Nuthatches started to get...
Week 1 Chickadees: Hello Spring!
This week we welcomed spring, warmer weather and new and returning Chickadees! (Click the arrows...
Week 1 Nuthatches: Warm Welcomes
Welcome, Spring! Welcome, Nuthatches and Nuthatch families! This week the Nuthatches embraced the...
Week 10 Chickadees, Tuesday: Migrating Geese!
Our last Tuesday of the winter session included an epic wander, a very silly story and lots of...
Week 10: Monday, Wednesday – the Changing of the Seasons
This week, the last sheets of ice froze on the banks of the creek and one last winter chill filled...
Week 10 Nuthatches, Tuesday: Gooses Getting Goofy
Our last Tuesday of winter preschool! This was a week of celebration and fun (even more than...
Week 9: Monday, Wednesday – Beaver Chew and Blue Skies
The birds chirped and flitted through the trees as the sun came out to warm the woods this week....
Week 9 Chickadees, Tuesday & Thursday: Busy Beavers!
The Chickadees were as busy as beavers this week! Read more to learn what they were up...
Week 9 Nuthatches, Tuesday and Thursday: Building like Beavers
This week the Nuthatches got to play in the snow and the mud! What an exciting week to be outside...
Week 8 Chickadees, Tuesday & Thursday: Black Bears and Long Trails
A week of surprises and "see you laters!" Read more to learn what the Chickadees were up to this...
Week 8 Nuthatches, Tuesday & Thursday: Black Bears Waking Up to Sweet Treats
Did you feel spring approaching this week? The Nuthatches sure did!This week we learned about...
Week 8: Monday, Wednesday – A Spring in our step
Winter is coming to close and spring is just around the corner! The fluctuating temperatures and...
Week 7 Chickadees, Tuesday & Thursday: Let’s Get Together Us Porcupines!
Porcupines, the burnt potato chip tree and sap -- what a fun and silly week we had with the...
