The Kindergarteners enjoyed a morning of picking sweet potatoes! The students were really excited for our field trip.
Ready, Set, Dig!!
When we came back to school, the students were able to make connections to other content areas. For science we have been learning about plants and how they grow. For reading, we've been learning about characters, and the students were able to make connections to the Little Red Hen, who worked very hard planting her wheat and baking bread. While digging the potatoes, the students were saying, "We're working hard like the Little Red Hen!" It was a very important realization about work! We also practiced estimation during math time. How many potatoes are in the bag? The students were able to estimate and make "good guesses" and we continued estimation with other small containers of things in our classroom. For writing, students were able to draw and write about what they did at the sweet potato farm.
Overall, it was an amazing field trip, with very rich connections to academics, and of course...tons of fun to do!
Here is a video for you to enjoy!
Ready, Set, Dig!!
When we came back to school, the students were able to make connections to other content areas. For science we have been learning about plants and how they grow. For reading, we've been learning about characters, and the students were able to make connections to the Little Red Hen, who worked very hard planting her wheat and baking bread. While digging the potatoes, the students were saying, "We're working hard like the Little Red Hen!" It was a very important realization about work! We also practiced estimation during math time. How many potatoes are in the bag? The students were able to estimate and make "good guesses" and we continued estimation with other small containers of things in our classroom. For writing, students were able to draw and write about what they did at the sweet potato farm.
Overall, it was an amazing field trip, with very rich connections to academics, and of course...tons of fun to do!
Here is a video for you to enjoy!