‘W’ Week
This week, our featured letter was “W”. We introduced two concepts that will become a part of our daily morning circle time – weather and the days of the week. We also got to explore some properties of...
View Articlethe ‘X, Y, Z’ week at Pollywog Pond
This week, we featured the last 3 letters of the alphabet – X, Y, Z. We found the letter X at the end of a word in storybooks about a fox. We practiced drawing the letter X in sidewalk chalk. We...
View Articlelet’s talk about Apples, Animals and Africa …
This week, we started exploring the alphabet again with the letter ‘A’. The children’s favorite library book this week was ‘When Sophie Gets Angry … Really, Really Angry!’ We had requests to read it...
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Blooms for Hummingbirds and Monarchs
Our Beebalm (Monarda didyma) and Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) are in full bloom right now in our front yard. This particular patch is next to the light post as you walk up the driveway, but...
View ArticleFull-time Opening for Fall 2013 Available
The Pollywog Pond – an eco-friendly, in-home daycare located in West Mount Airy next to Carpenter’s Woods – currently has one full-time opening (12 months – 4 years) for Fall 2013. Interested parents...
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Black Swallowtail Chrysalis
Last Thursday we found a black swallowtail chrysalis in the front yard while pulling up some Pennsylvania smartweed. We potted the pulled plant with the chrysalis still attached and planned on getting...
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What’s This Strange Caterpillar?
Last week, while searching the pergola vines for interesting creatures, we came across a large green caterpillar with white “eggs” all over its back on the crossvine. Tomato Hornworm Parasitized by...
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Our Wildlife Pond is Ready
In September, our wildlife pond was dug, filled, and planted. There are no pumps, filters, or fish in our pond, making it an ideal habitat for actual pollywogs, as well as other amphibians, insects,...
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Feeding Birds in the Winter
At the Pollywog Pond, in addition to planting native plants and providing habitat for birds, we keep our bird feeders going year-round as a supplement. January 2014 was one of the coldest months in...
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Pollywog Pond is a Certified PA Pollinator Friendly Garden
The Pollywog Pond was recently certified as Pennsylvania Pollinator Friendly Garden #312 by the Penn State Center for Pollinator Research. The certificate recognizes that our property provides food...
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