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| Our Resident Pair of Fox Squirrels in Our Backyard |
This week you are going to spend some time focusing on mammals.
Link for you to check out: Hibernation
This pdf can be printed out and shared with your children.
Ideas for you to try:
1. Keep a record of animal tracks you have observed in the snow or mud. Record your findings in your nature journal along with a drawing, the date, the weather, the time of day, and the type of animal if you have identified it at this time.
2. Compare a dog’s and a cat’s footprints in the snow or mud.
3. Research an animal that hibernates and record what you learn in your nature notebook. You can also sketch your animal and what its tracks look like.
I am looking forward to tracking down some Squirrel prints. We had such a great time last spring searching for Beaver, Otter and Racoon along the banks. As the lake lets go of the winter rain, it becomes easier to spot them.
We were not able to find scat or animal prints, but we did study those earlier in the year when it snowed. Thanks, Barb!
We happened to be going on a camping trip in the Savannah, GA area, so we searched for animal tracks while we were there. We also found some crabs and other life!
We had a lot of fun today doing this challenge! We still have snow, so we were able to spot lots of tracks – including rabbits, squirrels, and a variety of birds. Even compared the rabbit tracks to dog and cat paw prints.
We stumbled upon animal tracks and had a glorious morning just being outside!
We had a great time hunting for some animals tracks!
Hi Barb-
Still playing catch up, but I did include our maple syrup fun in the post in with the mammal.