Reader Rock Walk

To honour National Indigenous People's Day on Friday, we did a Community Walk to Reader Rock Garden to learn from the land. Along the way, we paused to notice many of the topics we've learned about throughout our Plants unit for Science. For example, we saw seeds being dispersed by wind, harvesters, and hitch-hikers, we saw pollinators at work and identified the male and female parts of flowers we saw, and we noticed the cottonwood trees along the banks of the Elbow River, where we know the seeds need to be submerged in water in order to germinate. 

Upon arriving at the garden, we enjoyed the splendour of flowers that greeted us. We got to choose our medium for capturing their beauty: pencil crayon or watercolour pencil crayon with water brushes. We also discussed the history of the park and the impact William Reader had on Calgary.

Can you spot the pollinator?

I hope you are able to take a moment as a family to visit the garden. It's free and is nestled right between Ramsay and downtown at the Erlton CTrain station. :)

Here are some photos of our works in progress...