Kindergarten's Maple Sugaring Trip

Our kindergarten classes were delighted to have many family members join us on a beautiful day to learn about maple sugaring. Our lesson at the Churchville Nature Center began with a Lenape legend that answered a student's question, "How did they know how to do this?" Then, we learned about the parts of a tree and how they function by making a live kindergarten tree!

Next, we went outside to get a firsthand look at the process to make maple syrup.  We  had a chance to see how the trees are tapped and taste freshly collected sap, we practiced drilling in a maple branch and saw where the water would be cooked off.  Then, to our taste buds' fancy, we tried artificial syrup and pure maple syrup.  We really liked them both, but our taste buds were able to pick out the pure maple syrup.

We are fortunate to live in the only region in the world that has just the right elements to allow maple sugaring to happen!  If you weren't able to join us in person, follow our visit in the slide show.  You can see the snowy weather we had last week in the background and the wonderful, sunny day we experienced on our trip!  It was SWEET!!

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