January has been a very busy month in the Early Childhood Explorations Lab! PreK-4 students investigated narcissus and amaryllis bulbs with hand lenses and predicted the number of blooms that our amaryllis will have. They will continue to make weekly observations as our “winter garden” of bulbs grows. In addition, students learned that all animals make tracks. Using tracking plates and molds, they enjoyed making impressions of deer, raccoon, squirrel and even bobcat tracks in kinetic sand and playdoh. Students also created winter habitats for forest animals using loose parts like natural blocks, cotton balls, colored felt squares and stones.