Tiny Trekkers create their own tree!

This week was the culmination of 4 weeks of learning about trees: their trunks, their growth rings and their roots.  So, we made a tree out of a long, cardboard box.  We covered it in construction paper and attached "roots" to the bottom along the floor and "leaves" to the top.  It was fun using tape and gluesticks and paper together.  We danced around the tree singing our Tree song (see below) and then had circle time.  We sang a Diamond favorite "Each of us is a flower".  On our hike, we saw a tree that had just fallen on the path and got to see the roots up close!  We also played hide and seek from the moms.  We saw trees growing around stumps with roots WAY up in the air.  We ended our day eating "ants on a log" snacks and reading Going on a Bear Hunt, which brings us to the next 4 weeks session.  What lives in the forest?