Monday, April 29, 2013

We’re Going on an Animal Hunt

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Today we went on an Animal Safari.  We walked through the same
woods as Fairy Lane but on a new trail.

Before we went I printed photo cards from Sparklebox and added
information about the animal on the back.  I taped a bag with a stamp
of that animal and an ink pad on the back.  Next time I would just carry
one good ink pad instead having one per bag.
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Early this morning I took my dog for a walk and hung the photos in
the woods.  I settled on eight photo cards.
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When the families gathered for the walk in the woods I handed out their
Nature Bags.
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The bag had toilet paper binoculars and a blank book for collecting
stamps of the animals.  This is an easy book to make and I found a
tutorial for you to follow at Teach Beside Me.
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Off we went singing “Going on an animal hunt, going to find
lots of them, we’re not scared,
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           tall trees, green leaves,
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                 and look at those flowers.”
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As we found the animals we talked about what they ate,
where they slept, if they lived by themselves or in a group.
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And tried to act or make the sound that animal would make.
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Then they pulled out their book and had it stamped.
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We continued through the forest till we found all the animals.
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It was a wonderful way to spend a morning exploring the woods.