Jameson was able to go on his very first field trip to Fontenelle Forest with his preschool class. I jumped at the chance to chaperon and have the opportunity to observe him with his classmates.
Jameson's buddy Joonas rode with us in my car. The talked the whole way there. In fact, at one point I answered something he asked because I thought he was talking to me. Jameson responded with "No Mom, I was talking to Joonas." Oh well, excuse me! It was so freaking cute to hear the boys chatting about pets, TV shows, their families, school... Once we got to the forest, Jameson was so nervous that Joonas would get lost that he held his hand nearly the entire time.
On the way to the forest, Jameson and I had the following conversation:
Jameson: "Are we going to a REAL forest for the field trip?"
Me: "Yes"
Jameson: "Will there be animals there?"
Me: "Yes"
Jameson: "Will there be talking animals at the forest?"
Me: "Um, no. I don't believe so" (While stifling laughter).
Well, turns out there was a little puppet show before we actually went into the forest, with -you guessed it- TALKING ANIMALS! Whoops! Anyway, they talked about their 5 senses. The squirrel puppet said that he uses his nose to find food. The kids all promised to gather some acorns and nuts in a pile by a tree for the squirrel to find. Jameson did a great job of finding yummy treats for Mr. Squirrel!
The kids were asked to gather an armload of leaves. They used their noses to smell the leaves. Then they used their hands to touch the leaves. And then -and this was one of the highlights for Jameson- they threw the leaves in the air to make a leaf storm!
After all of their hard work, it was time to sit down for a delicious snack. It was just about a perfect day for a field trip to the forest. So, they decided to have snack at some tables outside. I just think this wooden chair was cute!
After snack, we still have some time before we had to leave, so the kids decided to explore the play area.
Overall, I'd say it was a pretty successful field trip! Jameson is talking about taking the rest of the family the next time we go!
Jameson's buddy Joonas rode with us in my car. The talked the whole way there. In fact, at one point I answered something he asked because I thought he was talking to me. Jameson responded with "No Mom, I was talking to Joonas." Oh well, excuse me! It was so freaking cute to hear the boys chatting about pets, TV shows, their families, school... Once we got to the forest, Jameson was so nervous that Joonas would get lost that he held his hand nearly the entire time.
On the way to the forest, Jameson and I had the following conversation:
Jameson: "Are we going to a REAL forest for the field trip?"
Me: "Yes"
Jameson: "Will there be animals there?"
Me: "Yes"
Jameson: "Will there be talking animals at the forest?"
Me: "Um, no. I don't believe so" (While stifling laughter).
Well, turns out there was a little puppet show before we actually went into the forest, with -you guessed it- TALKING ANIMALS! Whoops! Anyway, they talked about their 5 senses. The squirrel puppet said that he uses his nose to find food. The kids all promised to gather some acorns and nuts in a pile by a tree for the squirrel to find. Jameson did a great job of finding yummy treats for Mr. Squirrel!
The kids were asked to gather an armload of leaves. They used their noses to smell the leaves. Then they used their hands to touch the leaves. And then -and this was one of the highlights for Jameson- they threw the leaves in the air to make a leaf storm!
After all of their hard work, it was time to sit down for a delicious snack. It was just about a perfect day for a field trip to the forest. So, they decided to have snack at some tables outside. I just think this wooden chair was cute!
After snack, we still have some time before we had to leave, so the kids decided to explore the play area.
Overall, I'd say it was a pretty successful field trip! Jameson is talking about taking the rest of the family the next time we go!
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