The Alternative Kindergarten class has enjoyed a busy spring learning through science. We completed a “Pond Life” theme, in which students had the opportunity to learn about pond habitats. The class created frogs, wrote informational sentences about frogs, and read informational texts about pond life.
Our current theme in Alternative Kindergarten, “Plants and Earth,” educates the class about the planet on which we live. The Benton County Naturalist introduced the AK students to exploring the world and their immediate surroundings. The class used magnifying glasses and binoculars to explore nature on the school playground – searching for insects, birds, and other living things in a very familiar location. Students are now learning to care for plants, planting grass seeds and lima beans to watch how they grow. With these learning engagements this spring, the students are blossoming as Alternative Kindergarten Scientists!