Field Trip #1:
One of the older classes has been studying cows and farming and this past Friday we arranged to take them to a field. Since they already know so much about farming with oxen, we thought it would be a great idea to expand their knowledge of farming with the possibility of using a tractor. None of them know anything about that, and if they choose to become farmers when they grow up, it will be a huge benefit to them and their families if they are able to save money and buy a tractor to assist in the plowing, planting, and harvesting process. The field trip started off with a short tractor ride and then a walk to the field. When we got there, an experienced local talked to the children about traditional farming techniques and how it would be different and more effective with a tractor. The children hung on his every word and really learned a lot. After the field trip, the children got back and drew pictures of tractors and something the tractor could help them with. One girl told me she learned that “she should save her money to buy a tractor”.
Field Trip #2:
The other class has been studying butterflies and other insects. On Friday, since our other class was taking a field trip, we thought it would be great if they could take one too. So we took all the children deep into the bush on an official “Bug Hunt”. We made six groups of three children and each group has a container they needed to fill with bugs. We asked them to try and fined three different kinds of bugs to place into the container and I think they all found at least 5, if not more. When we got back from our bug hunt, we talked about the number of legs each insect had, how many body parts, and antae. Then we talked about the different colors, how some could jump and some couple fly. The children were fascinated with what they found and they each picked one insect to draw on colored paper, then cut them out, and pasted on a bigger piece of paper making a “Bug Collage”.
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