Welcome to week 13 of our one year pond study. For the rest of the posts in this series please see here.
We had great plans this week of doing some water study. T11 gathered jars for water collection, thermometer for taking the ponds temperature, pH paper…you name it we had it. Only when we got there the weather was so glorious and the pond so peaceful, we just played:
All our old friends were at the pond this week:
And then the Heron swooped in and then flew off again:
So very little actual study was done. Instead we did a whole heap of playing!
When the pond’s as glorious as it is at the peak of spring, I think just basking in its glory is absolutely the right approach!
No one was in the mood for study, we just wanted to PLAY!
Sometimes you just have to give in and simply appreciate and enjoy nature! You’ve taken some lovely photos of your children and some great one of the wildlife. I’m sure the water study can wait another day, thanks for coming over and sharing with Country Kids.
Your quite right, of course! The pond will still be there another day.
Sometimes it is fun to just play and enjoy the day. 🙂
It was fun, and very relaxing. There’s no point in pushing when it just isn’t happening naturally!
Sometimes the best way to learn is to just have fun 🙂 We have a local heron which we love too!
I always thought they were so ugly until we started our pond study, but now they must be my most favourite bird. I think he is just stunning!
Looks like great fun!
It really was!
Now let me see – playing in a wonderful park – religious studies (enjoying God’s creation), physical education (all of that playing and exercise), science (plants and wildlife), social skills (interacting with each other in a positive way), health education (all that vitamin D), and the list goes on. Oh, you “did” school and plenty of it – paperwork and experiments are not the only way to “do” school. We enjoy the outdoors at every occasion possible ourselves and do not feel guilty about it at all. 🙂
Myra, from sunny Winnipeg with the blueist sky you ever saw
So true… and the blue sky and sunshine just call out luring us outside. It was beautiful!
I think it’s wonderful that you were flexible enough to change plans and take advantage of a beautiful day. I love your heron photos, too!
I was quite chuffed I’d got one in flight!
A good day of playing is always a great idea to me 🙂
I’ve had so much play affirmation in the comments that I don’t feel in the slightest bit guilty now!