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Becky Cotton

@mustardseedtrees.bsky.social

she/her mom, 1st year outdoor educator, gardener, book nerd

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Ready to meet the new firsties at school next week! πŸ©·πŸ’œ #backtoschool #jumpingspider #classpet #outdoored

17.08.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Summer shrooms πŸ„

07.07.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We said goodbye to the school year, whispered our gratitude to the leaves, and floated them down the creek. I am gonna miss these kiddos πŸ₯°

30.05.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Paw prints in the mud

Paw prints in the mud

All this rain = animal tracks in the mud

30.05.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Back out and about after her molt 🩷🩷 check out her tiny spider helmet #jumpingspider

04.05.2025 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Creek critters found in our 2nd grade #forestschool class today!

21.04.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finishing up our bird study unit. Students designed these nests, eggs, and crafted detailed birds out of recycled materials.

13.04.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
First grade students comparing their foraged edible plants to field guides

First grade students comparing their foraged edible plants to field guides

Celebrating spring and teaching the firsties how to forage for edible plants with our field guides. #forestschool #foraging #outdoored

12.04.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Friday from Princess Rainbow Fangs πŸ‘‘

07.03.2025 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet our class pet, named by my firsties Princess Rainbow Fangs. She is a regal jumping spider, and I’m kind of obsessed. Our read aloud this week Jumper taught us all about their very cool feet with microscopic claws that help them climb and hang upside down.

21.02.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#forestschool first grade discovery this week. We ID’ed it as a glow worm πŸ”Ž

13.02.2025 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rainy days are for jumping in muddy puddles βœ…

11.02.2025 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Same!

29.01.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy wormy Wednesday πŸͺ±

29.01.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Muddy hands and boots

Muddy hands and boots

Proof of a good Monday in our #outdoorclassroom #forestschool

27.01.2025 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Child in a red coat sits under a tree reading.

Child in a red coat sits under a tree reading.

Making perfect snowballs with our bug catchers.

Making perfect snowballs with our bug catchers.

Fungi discoveries

Fungi discoveries

The eagles nest on a sunny day

The eagles nest on a sunny day

Scenes from #forestschool I’m really learning to embrace this unpredictable winter weather, and meet each day with flexibility and curiosity.

25.01.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey! I just started as an assistant teacher in a forest school program at a public elementary school in Tennessee. Primarily working with grades 1 & 2 πŸ₯ΎπŸŒ³πŸ„β€πŸŸ«

25.01.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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