Field Trip to the Farm!

I had a really great week! On Monday, I was able to go meet my new cooperating teacher and my new class. It was really exciting to see what my next placement is going to be like. The kids seemed very anxious for me to start! There are some similarities to my placement now, but there are also a lot of differences. I can already tell that it is going to be a great experience. I am looking forward to starting in a week, but I am also sad to leave my current placement.

This week my class went on a field trip to a farm. It was such a blast, and the kids learned a lot! The first thing that we did when we got there was meet the farmer. He gave us some history about the farm, and what kinds of things he does there. Then we went on a hay ride. During the hay ride, the farmer would stop and ask for a volunteer. Each student was able to get off the hay ride, and go pick a crop with the farmer. Then he would explain to the students what they grow on the farm. This gave us an opportunity to connect what we were learning in science: fruits and vegetables. The farmer showed us many different fruits and vegetables out in the fields.

Here are some of the students with the crops that they picked..

During the hay ride, the farmer had everyone get off and go out into the field. He showed us the beehives that they have, and explained the purpose for having them on the farm.  

After the hay ride, the students were able to feed the chickens. In science, we had also learned about different animals that lived on farms.

Once we fed the chickens, the farmer let us pick our own pumpkins to take home. We brought the pumpkins back to school and decorated them during art.

We had so much fun at the farm!

Field trips are so great for the students because it gives them a chance to experience what they have been learning about in the classroom. For the two weeks that I was teaching, our theme was farms. In science and social studies, my lessons would be about something relating to farms or farm animals. For reading, each student had their own leveled book that was about farms. During story time and art, we would read books and do art projects that related to farms. After learning so much about farms, it was great for the students to experience it in real life. Field trips are so meaningful to the students, and it is a great way for them to learn!

Next week we are learning about fire safety, and then going on another field trip to a fire station! It is going to be so much fun!