Guest Idea for Pond Study
Dana from School For Us reviewed our Peaceful Ponds NaturExplorer unit for us a few months ago. She knew we always LOVE to hear additional ideas and allowed us to post her VERY COOL activity idea below! You can visit her original post about this activity (and other fun her nature club had the same day) at her post titled Pond Fishing, Poison Ivy and Asp.
Catching Fish
Observing fish up close can often be a challenging task, especially for those who don’t care to bait hooks and fish for them. Dana came up with an awesome idea to observe fish that’s not only safe for children, but extremely fun!
- Find a boardwalk on a pond.
- LAY ON YOUR BELLY to get a close up look in the water AND stay safe. :-)
- Sprinkle little bits of crackers in the water to get some little fish & other little creatures near the surface. This is a good time to scoop them up OR just observe how they act.
- You can use a bucket or ice cube tray with some pond water in it to place your catches temporarily for observation.
Pretty simple, huh? Thanks so much Dana for sharing your idea!
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