Today we went to the Queens County Farm. This was a big week for trips!
On the farm, this is what we did:
- We went on a hay ride all around the farm. It was lots of fun!
- We saw bee hives. The bees were doing work. We didn't interrupt them, or else they could sting us. We shared the research we did about bees with Miss Chris, the farmer.
- We saw two peacocks.
- We saw sheep. A girl sheep is called a ewe. A man sheep is called a ram. A baby sheep is a lamb.
- We saw two cows. We learned that most cows have horns, even females. In big farms, the horns are cut off when they are young so they don't hurt each other. These cows still have their horns because there are just two of them and they aren't in a big herd.
- We saw hens and roosters, a chicken coop, pigs and piglets, goats and geese (the geese were honking at us!)
- We saw nesting boxes and a roost in the chicken coop, just like in our block area.
- We fed the goats. The kid goats are called kids, like us!
That's it for today, families! See you around town!
love, the First Grader Travelers
Hello Travelers,
ReplyDeleteYou are so lucky to go on all these field trips! I bet you behave very nicely.
Did you know that a real rooster lived on 11th Street very close to the school for a long time? In the mornings it would go "cockadoodledoo!!!" and wake everybody up. I guess it moved to a real farm, because it is not there anymore.
Talk to you later!
Johanna
Did the trip make you think of Freedon Farm at all? Thanks for the news and photos...
ReplyDeleteYour trip to Queens County farm sounds like so much fun!!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in first grade, my grandfather, Auden's great-grandfather, kept bees as a hobby. He kept the hives near his vegetable garden. I remember being so nervous about all the bees when he would go to take care of them, but I was very happy he had the bees when I would eat fresh honey on a homemade biscuit every morning.
Thanks for the update!
Bev
Hola Chicos!
ReplyDeleteI had a wonderful time at the Queens County farm thank you so much for inviting me! I was so proud of all of you who shared all of the interesting facts about every animal we saw. You are all incredible researchers and you have a great memory too! Can't wait to see what other great trips you have planned.
See you later
Miriam (Diego's mom)