Today was my first field trip as a teacher. Oh. Boy. I learned a lot and the next field trip should be even more exciting. Today's trip was to Apple Berry Farms. This is what I learned:
#1. Bring water, even if no body drinks it. Chances are, if I hadn't brought it, everyone would have been thirsty.
#2. Ask what services they provide. It could be nothing other than the facility.
#3. Even with a lot of prep, students can still work themselves up with anxiety over this sudden change in schedule and then throw up as soon as we get there.
#4. Don't let students too close to the decor or items for sale...they might want to throw rocks...just because.
#5. Remember to bring a stroller for that wheelchair-bound child whose chair is not made for off roading.
#6. Be ready for anything. Seriously, children falling over apples on the ground, picking up apples to eat off the ground, chucking apples, you name it and I probably saw it today!
#7. Bring a camera to capture sweet moments...and the sour faced ones too!
#8. Have fun and be overly excited even if it's nothing to brag about!
I wish I could share a super sweet shot of my kiddos and ladies in the orchard, but I can't. Just picture us all there. 2 wheelchairs, 5 kiddos, and 6 ladies. Just a Kodak moment in the making! :)
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