Last Day

Today was a great last day!  I totally enjoyed my last group.  I had all boys and Dan!  I went to school with Dan which was nice to see him out in the real world, and the kids were so excited about everything.  They wanted to explore everything, and the best thing that I could do for them was give them magnifying glasses.  They loved them and used them to look at snails and cool red velvet mites.   They loved going dipping and finding the water beetle larva was a big hit.  Although my low light was the scare of the wild iris.  I know that they are ok but the idea that these little guys trusted me and I led them astray is a hard pill for me to swallow.  Although that experience has showed me how much I need to be more careful about things and to trust my gut.  Other than that it was a great last day and our scat rap went so well!
Another thing I would like to talk about is my spot that I had observed.  I decided to watch the prairie because I was curious how fast it would turn green.  I was amazed how when I first started watching it was completely black.  By today it is almost all green with a few traces of the burnt ground.  This amazed me because I had no idea that the ground could be replenished so quickly.  I also started to notice animal traces.  Some days I would sit there and see foot prints of a deer and some days I wouldn't.  One time the spot I had chose had some damaged grass, meaning either a large animal had stepped on it or a smaller animal had ran through it.  It was eye opening to see something like this and it helped me appreciated nature even more.
Over all this was a great May term and I enjoyed all of my experiences.  Can't wait to take what I have learned and apply it into a classroom.