Field Trip to the Farm

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Teddy Bear Class - Spring 2000

Chickens

Our Visit to the Farm

They’re looking to see if there’s an egg. - Ella

We’re all going into the chicken house. - Clare

To see the chickens laying their eggs in there. - Griffin

Things we counted on the farm click on images for more details
Chickens: 2 in the hen house + 3 outside = 5
Nesting boxes: 4
Buildings: 2 Goats: 2 Sheep: 1
Shovels: 3
Trees: 2 Compost barrels: 2 Tree stumps: 7 under the awning + 7 more = 14

Things we brought back from the farm

1 egg

1 rock

5 feathers

Wood shavings (bedding)

Scratch (corn)

Laying mash

Photographs

Drawings

Notes

Notes & Drawings

Writing on my clipboard with Celeste. - Clare

Clare and Celeste are sitting down,
looking at their pictures of chickens. - Ella

They're notes. About the chickens
I saw with Miss Amber. - Libby

Libby knows about writing
and taking notes.

3-year-olds take notes with a variety of purposes & perspectives.

Observation

Adam was intrigued
by the chicken feed.

Speculation

There's a yolk inside and
a chicken inside. - Kalea

Kalea's theory about what's inside the egg.

Imagination

A chicken cracked open
a egg. - Will H.

Things we measured on the farm click on images for more details
Top to nesting boxes: 35” + 17” = 52” across
Tree stump under the awning: 20” across, 13 ½” high
Post holding up awning: 36” + 36” + 9” = 81”
Door to chicken coop: 10” wide, 13” high

New words we learned on the farm

Coop

Scratch

Laying mash

Flypaper

Stump

Crop

Calcium

Bedding

Water fountain

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