Field trip, part two

Yep, another field trip today.  This time we visited the Throughgood House in Virginia Beach.  I would tell you about the history of the house and farm, but I wasn't paying attention to the speakers (and neither were the kids.)  It was all over their heads, probably more appropriate for third graders, not three-year-olds.  (And, according to our speaker, the Settlers and Indians were REALLY good FRIENDS. Uh, yeah.)  But, we all had fun anyway, and I managed to take some artsy pictures (the class pics with Max can be seen by friends and fam on the flickr site.) 

It was a lovely place, but mind-numbingly boring for a preschooler. You couldn't touch or sit on anything.  You had to be still and listen.  There were rocks to throw, trees to climb and old artifacts to smash.  There were animal furs you could touch, but after the ten-minute lecture on proper pelt stroking technique,  nobody even bothered.  But, kids are hilarious, and the question and answer session was funny.  The speaker holds up a raccoon pelt and asks if anyone know what animal the fur came from.  Here are several responses: "It's a cat!" "It's a turtle."  "I'm hungry."  "My brother Hayden likes corn." (You get the idea....)

I was determined that the kids learn SOMETHING on this trip, so, on the drive back to school, I took upon myself to teach Max, Conner and Christian (my crew) the proper way to pump your arm in order to entice large trucks to honk their horns.  The kids caught on right away, and although we did not receive any honking, despite our enthusiastic effort, I think the children enjoyed themselves.  I'm proud to be the one that taught them this fine skill, and I hope it serves them in the future.  (I also tried to school them on the musical genius of CSNY, but they forced me to change the station to Radio Disney.  Perhaps that will be a lesson for another day...)

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[Cassie]

so funny.