mushroom hunt

We are studying plants and trees in Vol 1. We went for a "mushroom
hunt" this morning and collected about 20 mushrooms. My 4 yr old put
the mushrooms in order from smallest to largest. Then we flicked some
spores onto a glass slide and compared spores to pollen under the
microscope (very cool!) While we had the microscope out we looked at a
dandelion seed we picked up on our walk, and watched the rest float
like helicopters when we blew on them. Then we dissected mushrooms and
ate them (store bought of course) for lunch!

So after our walk, my 4 year old says "Mom I know how to say mushroom
in spanish". Surprised, I asked, "Really? How?" And he said
"Mushrrrrrrroom" (rolling his r). The 8 year old said, "Then how do
you say 'tree' in spanish?". The 4 year old said, "That's
easy....trrrree-o".