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Forest School Begins
We had a great first week at Fairywood! On Tuesday we all walked down to the big creek. The kids wanted to bring cups to mix up...


Trip to Seven Ridges Eco Farm and Itsy Bitsy Song Lyrics
On Thursday we hiked all the way up the ridge behind Fairywood to Seven Ridges Eco Farm. John let us feed his pigs and chickens and...


Meaningful Math
We had a wooden teeter totter donated to Fairywood last week. As they began to try it out, the kids wanted to figure out how many of...


Our First Field Trip
Our trip to the T. C. Steele State Historic Site was so much fun. We explored the forest, climbed trees, and hiked to a 150 year old log...


Hands-On Physics
We've been getting into some hands-on physics as the kids explore gravity, force, and momentum. We saw a lot of great teamwork and...


Volcanoes and Don't Wake the Bear
The kids have been talking a lot about "hot lava" lately, as part of their imaginary play, so on Tuesday we thought it might be fun to do...


Melting
We've been fascinated with the process of melting this week. With such warm temperatures, there was a lot of ice melting in the creeks....


Mixing Potions
Mixing potions with baking soda, vinegar, dish soap, and watercolors. Everybody got into this! Practicing those all important fine motor...


Playing Story
We've been encouraging the kids to "play story" as we explore the woods. They choose whatever character they want to be and we teachers...


Forest School Begins
What an amazing group of kids we have! After only two meetings they are already getting comfortable with their surroundings and each...
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