A Preschool Walk
Posted by Cindy on July 19, 2011
During a recent study of the letter G with my three-year-old during our preschool time, I was thinking about a fun way to explore the color green. A scavenger hunt nature walk turned out to be perfect for this time of year. With so much of the world around us turning brown because of autumn and the drought we’ve experienced, green is harder to come by around here than you might think. So we set out on a short walk to find as many greens in nature as we could.
You’ll notice as the walk went on, green in nature was replaced with just finding green things. I think the downfall started with the hay bales! 
Our first find was a green grasshopper! You probably can't see him very well in our picture, but what an exciting thing for my little guy to find right off the bat!
A few green leaves still hang on, especially on bushes.
Green clumps of grass stand out in the midst of brown leaves and acorns.
Two colors of green lichen were very pretty!
Not a great picture, but this was a treasure in the midst of mostly brown acorns.
Green moss felt very soft growing on the side of a tree.
These fallen leaves were sitting in the middle of a low lying nest.
Small remnants of green could still be found on a few wildflowers.
Eli didn't pay much attention to the green growth on this hay bale because...
...this is what he wanted to do!
Mold on this pile of bricks was a very pretty color of green.
I'm supposing this is the same mold as on the bricks.
And finally, Eli insisted on taking this picture himself. If he'd had his way, there would've been many more green photos of farm implements!
Walks like this one will be highlighted in our upcoming preschool nature study curriculum. I’m not sure when you should expect it, but we’ll be sure to keep you posted as the time draws closer.
Oh, and watch for a post soon about the Nature Study and the Holidays walk we took this week looking for red and green. My big kids went along this time and had just as much fun as the preschooler did! Scavenger hunts are so exciting, aren’t they?
Green moss felt very soft growing on the side of a tree.
These fallen leaves were sitting in the middle of a low lying nest.
Small remnants of green could still be found on a few wildflowers.
Eli didn't pay much attention to the green growth on this hay bale because...
...this is what he wanted to do!
Mold on this pile of bricks was a very pretty color of green.
I'm supposing this is the same mold as on the bricks.
And finally, Eli insisted on taking this picture himself. If he'd had his way, there would've been many more green photos of farm implements!
Walks like this one will be highlighted in our upcoming preschool nature study curriculum. I’m not sure when you should expect it, but we’ll be sure to keep you posted as the time draws closer.
Oh, and watch for a post soon about the <a href=”http://shiningdawnbooks.com/available-units/holidays-mini-unit/”><span style=”text-decoration: underline;”><strong>Nature Study and the Holidays</strong></span></a> walk we took this week looking for red and green. My big kids went along this time and had just as much fun as the preschooler did! Scavenger hunts are so exciting, aren’t they?
