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My brother tells a really good story about hearing a repeated tapping/banging on the door late one night. He opened the door, only to be unexpectedly smacked in the face! After flailing about trying to work out what was going on he realised he’d encountered a giant flying Puriri Moth… These beautiful large green native moths have a fascinating life cycle. They spend 7 years as a caterpillar (mokoroa) living
This week in nature……… STOP-Hammer time! (I don’t think I’ve ever had such a valid reason to quote MC Hammer ha ha) My wee toddler and I made a fascinating discovery on our local beach a few weeks back—a dead baby hammerhead shark! It had washed in on the incoming tide and was already being eyed up by hungry seagulls. I don’t know much about sharks, so this obviously required
Haere mai Kiwi bloggers – where are you? Come and have a browse through these creative and diverse Kiwi teacher blogs…… if you’d like to be included, please leave me a note with your blog details (or facebook page) in the comment section below! Learning to be Awesome One Teacher’s Journey Mindcraft Learning Blog Gretchen’s Art Blog
What’s your favourite spread to have on toast? Mine would have to be marmalade, but my hubby is a huge honey fan……. and after reading some of these incredible facts, I could be tempted to convert! You can down load your free copy of this poster (in colour and black and white) here. I recently embarked on some fun honey bee art lessons that the kids loved… below you can
Time to celebrate your garden weeds! After spending far to much time trying to dig out those annoying dandelions with their super strong tap root, it’s time to give in and let them flourish….. Just before we get on to discussing fun activities to try with your kids, did you know that the leaves are amazing nutritious and contain more beta-carotene than carrots? The reason that dandelions are so well
