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Abbott’s Mill educator visits Sussex Academy kindergarteners
Sussex Academy kindergarteners getting a close look at a great horned owl are in back (l-r) Presely Lowe, Jake O’Connell and Emmitt Kosiorowski. In front are Jeremy Vasquez-Rivera, Elle Pepper, Karson Maull and Daniel Lewis. SUBMITTED PHOTOS
December 18, 2024
Students in Laurie Smailer’s kindergarten class learn about the habits of animals in winter during a lesson by Abbott’s Mill Nature Center teacher/naturalist Heidi Ferguson.
Examining a skunk’s pelt are (l-r) Emmitt Kosiorowski, Colleen Eisenmann and Saoirse Kelly.
Students observe a box turtle.
Sussex Academy kindergarteners learned about the habits of animals in winter thanks to a special visit from Abbott’s Mill Nature Center teacher/naturalist Heidi Ferguson.
After reading the children’s book “Time to Sleep” by Denise Fleming, Ferguson spoke with students in Laurie Smailer and Lara Lane’s classes about the different seasons and how animals prepare for winter.
Ferguson displayed and discussed a number of animals from the taxidermied collection at Abbott’s Mill, including a great horned owl, squirrel, red fox, gull, skunk and woodchuck. She also brought a live box turtle for students to observe.
