What's a better way to enjoy the beautiful, 70 degree weather than being outside all afternoon? It's being outside all afternoon identifying trees and tapping sugar maples! Thanks to the maple syrup knowledge of Aidan's mom, Mary Beth; and the tree knowledge of Aidan's dad, Jodi, we were able to identify many of the trees that are on the Caroline school grounds and even tap a sugar maple!
We discovered several species of trees on our school grounds. We saw Aspen, Black Cherry, Slippery Elm, Birch, Evergreen, and a few varieties of Maples - including, you guessed it... Sugar Maples! We watched Aidan's dad tap the tree using a hand drill to make a hole and access the sap. He then put the tap in and hammered it so it was secure. Within seconds a watery sap started to flow from the tree. What do you think it tasted like?
We felt the bark.
Then we tasted the sap flowing from the tree. Tomorrow we will be checking the bucket that will be collecting sap overnight.
Aidan's mom made us some wonderful maple sugar cookies and let us taste maple syrup that she made herself!
A great big THANK YOU to Jodi and Mary Beth for doing such a well-planned, thoughtful activity with us for Aidan's sharing week. We look forward to seeing what our bucket collects tomorrow!
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