Two weeks ago it was heavy winds and a blizzard walking up to Hubbard Park. Today, it was rain...rain for the entire four hours! We were adventurous and braved the weather despite the challenges (we were quite thankful for waterproof clothes!) We began our morning showing Mrs. Wrigley's class a new way to Hubbard Park from Cliff St. Looking out over Montpelier, students spotted new landmarks they discovered on their city maps back in the classroom. Once we made it to the entrance of Hubbard Park, students were challenged to cooperatively find clues about where we were headed. While on this scavenger hunt, students were also on the lookout for man-made objects that had been set out in the forest. Once back together in a large group, students worked with cooperation and empathy to put the missing clues together and found out we were on our way to "THE TOWER." The children also sorted the man-made objects they found and realized that all objects had to do with mapping! While waiting for their turn to explore the tower, students from both classes learned a new tag game from Amy. Following the tower tours, students used Hubbard Park maps to find their way back to the old shelter. Along the way, students discovered and tallied the amount of man-made and natural landmarks along the way. In all, I believe the groups found five different ways to get back to the shelter. We were quite thankful to Amy and Zach to build a fire with us to end our day. BRRRR!
