Today was another wonderful farm day! It was a bit chilly when we arrived, but the sun quickly warmed us up.

This trip we had 3 younger friends and 2 older friends as helpers. Jane and Kai really took their role seriously and held hands, explained, and demonstrated throughout the morning.

Some of the highlights were:

Feeding the goats our WF scraps.

Holding, touching, feeding and learning about the chickens. The younger children were intimidated by the goats and the chickens initially, but became comfortable as the morning went by.

With Ms. Charlotte’s help, we also spent some time grooming the horses today. She showed everyone how to use the pick to clean the hooves of the horses. Everyone that wanted to try was able to help.

Later we went on a walk and we saw many different things: caterpillars of many shapes and sizes, beetles, ants, butterflies, birds, bees, & flies. (Notice the beetles and the caterpillar we found on this milkweed!)

After lunch at WF, the older children gathered around and had a farm discussion with Miss Laurie. They brainstormed all the things that you find at Ms. Charlotte’s farm. The children that went last week clearly remembered a lot about their farm experience. The children from today brought in fresh ideas to the discussion.

After the message board time, the children were excited to journal about the farm. They each enthusiastically chattered about their favorite parts of the farm. They drew, to their own ability, a representation of something related to the farm.

This type of real experience connection to language and literature creates meaningful learning that is unparalleled in any way!

Have a great day!