Who lives in the Pond?

Last month, Henry and I went to a GREAT program just for preschoolers at the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area. We both enjoyed it!

The teacher, Ms. Bridget, began by telling the kids a little about ponds and all the creatures and plants that live there.


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Henry listened attentively.


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Then she explained the procedure for looking at the pond samples, and got a little sampling for everyone.


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Great hands-on activity!

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Then we used this field guide to identify the different things in the pond.


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That little jelly bean looking thing is a sac of snail eggs.


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Then we went for a nature walk.

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I think there had been some items strategically placed on the trail.

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Each child had been given a shape and a color to identify on the trail. Henry found his pentagon in the snail's shell.

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Snake Skin

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Beaver Skull

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