Welcome to our outdoor campus and yurt!

Last week we went to the outdoor campus and split into our FF groups. We now have the Cheetahs (group B) and the Curious Fawns (group A). The Cheetahs took a hike down into the wetland/prairie area. The Curious Fawns hiked around the pond. Both groups used their eyes and ears to find as many animals as we could. We recorded what we saw and discussed the four groups of animals we were seeing....Mammals, Birds, Insects, Herps (reptiles and amphibians). These discussions and data collection led into our journaling we did at the end of the day in the yurt. We split our journal page into four quadrants and labeled each with the four classifications. The students drew at least one animal they saw from each group. We soon realized that mammals were the most difficult to see because it is hard to be quiet and patient when your a kid. While we were journaling, Lon and Kate were taking small groups of kids up to the "hunter's house" which is a giant tower that Lon built to observe animals. This may have been the highlight of FF for most kids!