Tuesday Trail Tales

We started the day with some exploration in the room and by researching a special amphibian - the Red-Spotted Newt.  The "teenager" is called a red eft.  We were hoping to find some types of salamandar at one of their life stages in the creek today.  We also learned a bit more about spiders since we had seen so many yesterday.  

We started with a little show and share from Toby.  He hypothesizes that these snake remains are from a snake that was hunted by a local cat.  

We all checked in on our treasure boxes

There was time to do a little research

or practice our woodland animal drawing skills

A few of us added to our Camp Graffiti Mural

Then it was time for the woods!!!!

We found a toad right away!!!  This is an Eastern American Toad

 

Within a minute Victoria caught this salamandar larvae.  It looked like a red-spotted newt larvae to us.  

Can you spot the tadpole?  You need good eyes to be a creek scientist!

We found the snake skin but not the snake.  Maybe tomorrow!

We found several tadpoles today.

Water Striders were abundant and we found a few tiny snails.  Can you see one in the corner?

The toad spent the day with us in the classroom

 We made salamandar door hangers when we came back.

Spiderweb bowls in process

We hope to finish this puzzle by the end of the week

We had to release all of our larvae, snails and our toad back to their home in the late afternoon.