Before heading out, we read stories about keeping our park clean. We also discussed what sort of garbage was safe for picking up (bottle caps, paper cups, plastic items, etc.) and what we never pick up (sharp items such as syringes, broken glass, pins, etc). We also reviewed what goes in the garbage and blue bins.
It was a cold and windy day but the children got to work picking up whatever garbage they could find. They found lots of garbage all over the park.
We found some natural treasures too so we took them in to put on our inquiry table!
I wonder what kind of wonderings we will get from these great findings??
Many thanks to the children for helping to clean up our park!!
We found a great book on "why plants grow and other questions"... We put out our artifacts on the table and we asked the kids what they know about plants, "I think"... They got busy writing about what they know like, "plants grow", "they need water and sun", "they sprout roots", "trees grow leaves".
I even found this tidbit which I though was neat, "We always have to learn about science!" (Mary) so I put it up on our "I Think" wall.
Cleaning up our park has actually breathed new life into our plant inquiry. We are going to plant our own plants with seeds soon...
