Dear Wonder Bugs,
I am sorry to say that I missed keeping track of the fun on Tuesday! I was home with a recuperating child but back in the saddle on Wednesday! Miss Sue showed us all of the wonderful track-makers we have at the nature center like raccoons, opossum, rabbits, and fox. Did you know they all make different tracks with different numbers of toes?
I heard you had a track-tastic time outside and discovered a whole bunch of different tracks like skunk! That is one animal that is more fun to see the track than the actual animal!
Check out these fun books:
Wild Tracks! by Jim Arnosky: This book is loaded with life-size prints that your wonder bug will love comparing. Have them make their own track and count the toes. (Use some washable paint and thick paper and let your wonder bug walk around! A tub of water and a towel at one end make for a fun clean-up station.)
How to Be a Nature Detective by Millicent E. Selsam: This book is in story-form and walks youngsters through the act of questioning and tracking.. Grab your magnifying lens and detective cap for this one!
Before going home we sang a tracking song. It is a fun one to sing while you explore outside! Sing it as an echo song; your wonder bug can sing the italicized lines.
Who walked here?
By Miss Tara Von Dollen (all rights reserved)
(Tune: “Are You Sleeping?”)
Someone walked here. Someone walked here.
Who could it be? Who could it be?
Was it you? It wasn’t me! Was it you? It wasn’t me!
Who could it be? Who could it be?
Were they running? Were they running? Were they walking? Were they walking?
Was it fast? Was it fast? Was it slow? Was it slow?
Could it be a person? Could it be a person? Could it be an animal? Could it be an animal?
What’s the track show? What’s the track show?
Keep tracking in your own neighborhood!
Take care,
Miss Tara
P.S. - Remember to join us this Saturday, February for our Read Owl About It Wonder Bugs Family Day from 9:30 -10:45 am. Here's the scoop! This just in: nocturnal owls are being studied during the day! Owl pellets are dropping in! Masks and talons are on their way. Come be a part of the owl news!
I am sorry to say that I missed keeping track of the fun on Tuesday! I was home with a recuperating child but back in the saddle on Wednesday! Miss Sue showed us all of the wonderful track-makers we have at the nature center like raccoons, opossum, rabbits, and fox. Did you know they all make different tracks with different numbers of toes?
I heard you had a track-tastic time outside and discovered a whole bunch of different tracks like skunk! That is one animal that is more fun to see the track than the actual animal!
Check out these fun books:
Wild Tracks! by Jim Arnosky: This book is loaded with life-size prints that your wonder bug will love comparing. Have them make their own track and count the toes. (Use some washable paint and thick paper and let your wonder bug walk around! A tub of water and a towel at one end make for a fun clean-up station.)
Before going home we sang a tracking song. It is a fun one to sing while you explore outside! Sing it as an echo song; your wonder bug can sing the italicized lines.
Who walked here?
By Miss Tara Von Dollen (all rights reserved)
(Tune: “Are You Sleeping?”)
Someone walked here. Someone walked here.
Who could it be? Who could it be?
Was it you? It wasn’t me! Was it you? It wasn’t me!
Who could it be? Who could it be?
Were they running? Were they running? Were they walking? Were they walking?
Was it fast? Was it fast? Was it slow? Was it slow?
Could it be a person? Could it be a person? Could it be an animal? Could it be an animal?
What’s the track show? What’s the track show?
Keep tracking in your own neighborhood!
Take care,
Miss Tara
P.S. - Remember to join us this Saturday, February for our Read Owl About It Wonder Bugs Family Day from 9:30 -10:45 am. Here's the scoop! This just in: nocturnal owls are being studied during the day! Owl pellets are dropping in! Masks and talons are on their way. Come be a part of the owl news!
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