Autumn brings about cool weather, sweaters, and the Woolly Bear Caterpillar. I remember playing with these beautiful creatures when I was a child. They eagerly cross the roads in search of the perfect winter shelter. They tickle fingers as they glide across little hands, and carry a peculiar folklore. Now, I get the pleasure of watching my children, capture, explore and share about the Wooly Bear Caterpillar. Samuel and Eli would like to share their Nature Journal and all they have researched.
In the words of Samuel "8", who gets to type his report:
"Woolly Bear caterpillars are interesting. If there is more black than brown that means that the winter will be big. If there is more brown that means the winter will be mild. And there is a big variety of things they eat including birch and maple saplings, forbes, clover, and weeds. They live in roadsides and forests. Fall woolly bears hibernate. In the spring they turn into Isabella moths."
Drawings and written narration, by Eli "6":
Drawings and written narration, by Eli "6":
Autumn is a lovely time to search for creatures hiding under crisp colorful leaves. It is also a great time to stock up on nature books from the library, because cold weather, shorter days, hot cocoa and wood burning stoves are just around the corner.
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