Looking for clues

The Strathcona wilderness Centre came into our classroom to teach the students about looking for clues outside that indicate that winter is coming and how animals get ready for winter. Students learned about a muskrat, a beaver, a squirrel, and a mouse. We learned about the foods that these animals eat, how they get their food, and how they build their homes.

We even got to hide under a beaver skin and many of these little kindergartens were the size of an adult beaver which allowed them to disguise themselves perfectly! 

Yes that is Kali underneath! 

We then got to go outside where students got to pretend they were animals in the forest searching for food! They needed to put their food in a certain spot (either a tree, or a hole in the ground or their bird feeders). Thank you to the parent helpers who played these roles! 

All in all it was a great day of learning and I hope your children came home and told you a little bit about how animals prepare for winter and some clues we look for outside that show us winter is coming.