March, but Winter is back!

The last few weeks have allowed us to put on coats and wellies and enjoy fresh air and walks to visit the lambs and note the signs of Spring and new life all around us.Every walk is an adventure and there is always something exciting to see. On our way to the field we examined the bark and buds on  some common trees and I explained to the children that everything is waking up after the long winter sleep. We looked at the buds of Ash, Sycamore and Beech and had a little game where I would point to the tree and they would give me the name. In fact our walks often turn into montessori “3 Period lesson”and these little ones absorb and observe everything.We look for ferns and early Spring wild flowers and on each walk there s something new to note.They are like little scientists, so curious and respectful to all life!One cold wintery day last week we made soup from root veg and this tied in with a lesson on green plants using the suns energy to make food and we get this energy when we eat our veg! The soup was brought home and enjoyed by all.Project work on animals from each continent is a great favourite and we moved to Asia from N. America