Outdoor classroom

This spring when I was the parent volunteer we decided to load the kids up in the back of my pickup truck and take them to the creek.  We had recent rains and the creek was full. The sunflowers were just starting to bloom and the cows watched our foray into the creek from across the pasture. The kids discovered several different types of rocks, some flint, some we think from underground aquifers. Some of the children threw rocks and others collected flowers, while others drew in their notebook of the surroundings and their finds. We left the creek and explored a nearby abandoned barn and vehicles. The kids found all sorts of flowers, weeds and caterpillars. We had so much fun we went out to the creek the rest of the week.