What's Been Going on in Early Years this Week!!!

Snails!!

The children were exploring the snails as they raced.  They were using a magnifying glass to watch and make discoveries about the snails.  They found out the snails can move faster than they thought and they like cabbage.  The children came up with names for the snails which included Speedy, Super, Baby Star, Sasquatch, Lizzy and Teeny.  Speedy won the race!! 


Planting!!

Our sand table has trasformed into a planting station.  Here Logan and Nathan are planting flowers in the dirt.  Logan says we can call the dirt soil too.  Nathan explains that we need water and sun and dirt to make the flowers grow. 




Worms!!

The children were prdicting where the worms would end up after being placed in the middle.  There were 3 choices of food for the worms; dirt, compost and paper.  The worms did go to the dirt and one of the worms crawled to the banana peels.  It was funny to watch the worm crawl under the banana peel.  Hailey, Leandra, Jamie, Kyle, Cameron, Brianna, and Hanna enjoyed picking the worms up and feeling them crawl in their hands.  We can tell which end is the head because it is pointier. Hailey was very involved in all of the worm discoveries this week and she stated that worms need to stay in wet, dark places to survive.  They like to eat dirt!!  Great observations!!!!