Forest Tots

Our weekly outdoor learning experiences are designed for youth to explore, engage, learn and play! Find a program which may interest your child! Please check the Calendar of Events for dates and times.

 

• Date: Thursdays

• Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am

• Ages: 3yrs - 5yrs

• Fee: $5.00 - quintamazatlan.ticketleap.com

• Program description: Drop in with your tot and participate in an Outdoor Learning Environment (OLE!) and nature-based driven curriculum where seasonal phenomena will be explored though story, sensory play, nature art and walks through the forest.

Participants will:

• Develop an understanding of seasonal changes in the Rio Grande Valley by exploring plant and wildlife.
• Learn ecological processes through age appropriate activities.
• Practice stewardship and reciprocity through acts of service and kindness around our urban sanctuary.
• Gain confidence and autonomy through socialization between children of a similar age range and the ecological community.
• Generate a lasting and caring relationship with the more-than-human world, developing leadership and interest in civic engagement.

 

 

January 8 - Winter Sky

The clouds take different shape everyday. Bring your tot to slow down and notice the sky this season.

Tots will:

  • · Begin with Welcoming Song and a Tree Trunk Story.
  • · Participate in Cloud shape provocation. 
  • · Engage in group Cloud Spotting Observation.
  • · Practice language and literacy by explaining how a cloud becomes a cloud.

 

January 15 - January Flowers

How many flowering plants can we count this winter? Bring your tot to explore the colors and whimsy of winter flowers!

Tots will:

  • · Begin with Welcoming Song and a Tree Trunk Story.
  • · Participate in January Flowers Trail Walk.
  • · Engage in flower potion sensory play.
  • · Practice noticing details and describing traits through identifying flowers. 

 

January 22 - What's not to like about Lichen?

What are Lichens and how are they growing all throughout the world? Bring your tot to explore amazing Lichen and learn about the partnership which created them. 

Tots will:

  • · Begin with Welcoming Song and a Tree Trunk Story.
  • · Participate in shades of Green provocation.
  • · Engage in Lichen hunt!
  • · Practice noticing details and making observations and comparisons of Lichen in South Texas. 

 

January 29 - Nocturnal Animals

Who is active during the night and why? During this nocturnal animal investigation, tots will explore the lives of animals who stay awake during the night time. 

Tots will:

  • · Begin with Welcoming Song and a Tree Trunk Story.
  • · Participate in Nature emotion faces provocation.
  • · Engage in nocturnal animal finger painting using fruiting native plants.
  • · Practice identifying emotions and perspective-taking of animals active at night.

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