Q: What kind of tree has no money? A: A Burr Oak. (say it out loud if you don’t get it.) I learned this joke yesterday from a fourth grader when I was giving a guided tour of a tall grass prairie at Schumacher Farm County Park. I shared it with his class and they […]
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Old Fashioned Threshing at the Rock County Thresheree Talk about getting kids outside. For farm kids, being outside is a way of life. I was reminded of this over Labor Day weekend, when I attended the Rock River Thresheree in Edgerton, Wisconsin. The Thresheree is an agricultural festival where proud owners show off their finely-tuned
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It’s hot and no one in child care goes outside in this kind of heat. It’s just not safe. Q: So, what do you do with all those kids inside? A: Treat it like a rainy day. We made tin foil sculptures and played in the gym, watched a video about dinosaurs, went to swimming
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