For the first time ever (yes, my oldest is in 2nd grade!), I went on a field trip with one of my kids. It was actually a lot of fun! Although after riding on the bus for just a few minutes, I really wondered if I was going to survive a bunch of second grade boys for a whole day!
This field trip was all about farming and agriculture. So their first stop was the local supermarket so they could learn all about what goes on there and how their food gets on the shelves.
They got to back in the freezer with all of the ice cream and good stuff! (Cole is the one in the blue jacket.)
One of the most popular stops was behind the milk aisle. There are doors that open up so they can refill the milk shelf from the back. There were a few startled shoppers when the 2nd graders poked their heads out and talked to them as they were selecting their milk!
Another popular stop was the loading dock. They got to see how the dock raised and lowered depending on the truck that was there.
The best stop of all? The bakery of course!
Free cookies for everyone!
This grocery store actually has a tv room where they do training and even broadcast food shows.
Second graders love to see themselves on tv!
Our next stop was lunch at the local park. I began wondering again if I was going to survive these boys!
Thankfully after shoving their food in very quickly, they had some time to run off some energy.
The final stop of the day was the Utah County Farm Days.
This poor sheep had no idea what was coming!
That's right, they sheared the sheep with all of the kids watching and cheering.
The poor, naked sheep didn't not get proper sympathy from the kids!
After that intro, they split them up into groups and talked about various agricultural things around Utah County.
The kids were probably most intrigued by the beekeepers.
Although the baby animals were also pretty popular.
Especially when they discovered that they could pet them!
The adults were probably most intrigued by the mink farmers. If I recall correctly, that coat hanging up took around 40 minks to make and cost $10,000ish.
They also learned about fruit trees and fruit farming,
Growing wheat,
And nutrition from a talking tomato.
They finished by posing for a class picture. (Although is class was split into 3 groups so this is only part of it.)
It was definitely an educational day. And, thankfully all of the kids made it back to school in one piece!
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