One of the benefits of living in New England, is the real history that is at our fingertips! Last week, I took my students on a field lesson to Plimouth Plantation.
Now before I tell you about that, I need to thank those teachers at KIPP who put in the hard work BEFORE and BEHIND every field lesson!! I had some moments before we left our school in Boston when I questioned what was going to take place. Chalk it up to my "Type A" personality, but I needed to be in charge and know what each moment entailed!! So, to you (you know who you are) I thank you!!!
So, off we went field lesson journals in hand. Yes, my students were shocked that they actually had work to complete before, during and after the field LESSON! After an hour bus ride we ventured out into a replica 17 century colonial village. It was really neat! I spent many summer days at Colonial Williamsburg as a kid, but now I got to see things from a teacher's perspective. We had a great time! After many thoughtful questions and pleasant complements, we loaded the bus and rode home.
The pictures: View from top of village, my students in a Wampanog canoe, students standing on the fence to view...goats!!! I know, city kids! Sammy using a wheelbarrow, and a group photo of the 4th and 5th grade students who earned the trip.
I'm glad to have had the experience with this bunch of kids!!
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