Sniff a Tree Lately?

Summer Series #2

Summer Tree Observations

Summer Nature Study

Using your Senses:
Nature at Sundown

The Outdoor Hour Challenges

 

• We talked about the parts of the tree again with correct vocabulary – the “new” word was spray. They didn’t know what that was.
• We did the leaf challenge of folding in half and seeing if the sides match. Both boys were surprised that the sides did not match.
• There were so many ants that we should have done our ant study again this week. 🙂
• I spotted a new bird that I have not identified. I’ll go out and lay out there some more and let ya know.  Brown, White, Redish?, eating bugs. Smallish. Saw a yellow bird flitting around.

On to our chart –

Using my five senses, I observed these things:

TOUCH–Bumpy Smooth & Rough	Smooth and Spiny
SEE–Winged Bugs, Ants & Spiders	We laid underneath for a few minutes. Birds, Black and Yellow, Bugs. 🙂
SMELL – Nothing on bark	Sweet Rosy Leaves, Perfume
HEAR – Birds, Leaves, Wind	Boys Listening – (Quiet)
TASTE – No thanks. Not a squirrel family.

 

Jon Sketching	Nate Sketching
Spring Tree	Summer Tree

 

  
                   Spring Tree                                   Summer Tree

Oh – and It’s an Elm. 🙂