Archive for April 2008

Thursday was “worm” day! We examined earthworms and our red wigglers in our composting bin. The children loved watching two worms who had escaped from their paper plate “race” across the table!

I was surprised that the biggest worm fans were girls! They spent most of their time picking up, holding, and arranging the worms!

My hidden “secret?” I DON’T LIKE WORMS!!!! Yes, I’m embarrassed to admit, they really gross me out! I can handle Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches, hold a corn snake, catch crickets with my bare hands to feed a tarantula… but WORMS?

Yesterday we went to Montgomery Gardens. Thank you Barbara and Carol for making us feel so welcome!

We looked at different kinds of leaves on plants…there were many different shapes and colors. We had a chance to smell different herbs and flowers!

Carol gave us supplies and let us plant seeds in little pots! Barbara took us on a walk where we saw many different kinds of trees, some with flowers, some with buds, and some were evergreens! We saw little plants that were just starting to grow, and some that were already grown!

We loved walking over the wooden bridge!

I’ve been meeting with the Kindergarten teachers in the Montgomery Public Schools just about every other year, in order to make sure we’re on track with our program. Some of the first (and most surprising!) things they said were that kindergartners don’t know how to rip paper, or know nursery rhymes!

We’ve certainly remedied that problem!

Our nursery rhyme for April is Hickory Dickory Dock. We’ve had fun with our “grandfather clock” and the mouse! Yesterday, we put a fish in the mix! “Hickory Dickory Dee, the fish swam to my _________.”