This fall in First Grade, we have made many observations about what is changing outside. We also did a fun experiment with pine cones! Here's what the First Graders have to say about Outdoor Learning for October and November!

First the leaves on one tree fell. Then the leaves on another tree fell.

Today, I noticed the pine cones were hanging down lower on the trees outside.

When we did the experiment with STEM, I remember we had to get 2 pine cones and we put water in a cup. We put one pine cone in the cup of water.

I liked the part that we did with pine cones. We started to go outside and we got all of the pine cones. We put them in the water to let the spikes close. The spikes opened when the pine cone dried.

We put pine cones in water and it took the spikes off.

The pine cones turned little in the water.

The sides of the pine cones went down.

The pine cones grow on the trees outside.

I noticed a lot of times when we went outside it was cold.

When we had the pine cone experiment we found pine cones near the sidewalks.

We compared the dry and wet pine cones by drawing a picture of them on paper.

When we were doing the pine cone experiment, I noticed that they were on the pine straw.

When we were finding the pine cones, some were on the trees and some had fallen down.

There were so many pine cones outside.

When we put the pine cones in the water, the spikes closed. I think when we dumped out the water, the spikes opened back up.

When we put the pine cones in the water they got darker.

We had to find the biggest pine cone we could find.

The pine cones did not close immediately, but over time they slowly closed. The don't want to get soaking wet in the inside. If they get soaking wet, they may not produce more seeds.

When the pine cones closed they got more prickly.

We have to put on our jackets because it is so cold outside.

I noticed a lot of pine cones that fell.

In the winter, in this month, it's been raining a lot. It's rained 3 times in a row already!

There is pine straw, small pine cones, and big pine cones outside.

The grass was wet, and it didn't dry quickly because it was rainy and. There is more shade on the playground and it is cold, because it's almost winter.

I noticed that a lot of leaves fell, because fall is here.

4th Graders love outdoor learning!

Last week, 4th graders took advantage of a couple unusually warm late November days by heading outside for independent reading time! Nothing better than fresh air and a book!