The Nature Connection- Identifying our Tree
This week, we took the time to learn more about one of our “adopted trees”.
We used the leaves as “clues” to figure out what kind of tree it is. This website was amazing in helping me figure it out, so I made a worksheet for Bug to help him know what to look for in the leaves using the same questions from the website. Then, we brought the worksheet and laptop outside so Bug could figure it out on his own!
Tree #2 is a Common Lime, or Tilia.
In other nature study news, meet our new class “pets”. Its been almost a week, and none of them have died yet. I’d call that a success!
They have personality- check out their faces!
What type of bugs are those? Are those German bugs???
I’ve never seen them before we lived here, apparently lime trees are their home! They are “fire bugs” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firebug