Down On Papa's Farm

Last Friday, Jason and I were able to join Kalyssa on her first field trip of the year. The first graders from Stockwell Place had the opportunity to experience life on a real farm. We took a trip to Papa Simpson’s farm in Arcadia. The farm provided the kids with a real hands-on learning experience. It was really neat to be able to watch the kids. They were all so excited and eager to learn about the animals.

We spent the day walking around the farm and learning about several different animals. Kalyssa got to hold a baby chick and a piglet. She was a little scared to hold the baby goat (or rather kid, she would correct me if she read this). The goat was a little frightened and a bit more vocal than the other two animals. Although she decided not to milk the mama cow, she did get the chance to bottle feed one of the baby cows.

Kalyssa got the chance to plant her very own corn kernel. The farmer explained to the kids how corn is planted and how it is picked. She also got to take daddy on a journey in search of the perfect little pumpkin.

This was Jason’s first official field trip. It was nice to be able to share the day together. I know that it meant a lot for him to be able to be there for Kalyssa. We had a lot of fun with Kalyssa and her class. I know that I’m a little biased, but I happen to think that Mrs. Everage has the BEST set of first graders around :-)

This isn’t the last of Papa Simpson, Jason and I will be heading back down to the farm in a couple of weeks to join Travin and his class on their farm field trip. More pictures to come very soon!