ECO: Herons, Fish, Mosquitoes and Map Making!

This week at ECO, we had a great time playing Herons, Fish, Mosquitoes, an exciting tag game about predators and prey.  Ask your child about the other animals that made surprise appearances during the game.  Next, we listened to Angie tell an Abenaki tale about Gluskabe and the Wind Eagle.

For our main lesson, we focused on making maps of the ECO woods using natural objects, such as sticks and leaves.  Partners created a map of an area of the woods and marked a location with a piece of red yarn.  Another group had to read their map and find the location of the hiding spot to find a red piece of paper. 

We all greatly enjoyed Forest Choice time!  Students built forts, made music, ground up natural objects, wore a leaf crown, and found mushrooms and lots of slugs.

Thank you to family members who were able to join us for this ECO lesson!