March 21, 2022.
Hopping into Spring!
The Kinder Bunnies have been very busy investigating rocks, soil, and the moon over the past few weeks. The stars, dirt, rocks, and space are always a big hit with little ones. There are great phone apps to help bring the stars right to their hands. One of my favorites is StarTracker. (Tracker https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PYOPYO.StarTracker&hl=en_US&gl=US).
We started by collecting rocks and then counting them. A rock collection is easy to start and build on wherever you go. The Bunnies sorted their rocks by size, color, and shape. Next, we used our measuring tools to learn how to compare the different weights. Our work would only be complete with reading all about rocks. A book that we enjoyed was Let's Go Rock Collecting by Roma Gans. Another fantastic book that the Bunnies connected with was Rhonda's Rock Hunt by Molly Beth Griffen(https://youtu.be/6l1NXnkdE8E ).
Learning about rocks made us wonder more about the sun. We experimented with sun prints and engineered shade structures to see if we could protect our "photo-sensitive" bead pet from getting sunburned. (https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/store/uv-color-changing-beads.html).
