Sunday, April 8, 2018

Community Helpers Walking Field Trip

This week we wrapped up our community helpers unit by visiting 3 sites of community helpers! We visited the Orchid Clinic, the Eagle Fern Veterinary Hospital and Harvest Market. The kids loved it and were able to make great connections to what we learned! (I blurred out children's faces to protect their identities)

Orchid Clinic

On Tuesday we set off to see the Orchid Clinic. While at the clinic we talked about prevention of sickness and how doctors can help you when you are sick too. The kids got to check each other's ears and eyes (with help of course!) and they even got to listen to each others hearts and take each other's blood pressures! It was so adorable seeing the kids being the doctors! I know they enjoyed it too!


A student listens to a students pulse as they check her blood pressure.

A student listens to a peers heart.

A student looks in her dad's mouth!

Eagle Fern Veterinary Hospital


After going to see doctors that take care of people the students were so excited to see a doctor for animals! The students learned about taking care of their pets teeth, got to see how and where they take an animals x-ray as well as meeting the clinic cat pickles, a dog and a goat! 

Students meeting Pickles, the office cat!

The students getting to see the X-Ray station and looking at an X-Ray of a pregnant dog!

A student pets a goat!

Harvest Market


Finally we got to visit Thriftway, which is the one we talked about most! Students got to see where the produce came from (some came from out of the country!), they got to see how the workers at Thriftway stock the shelves, the back storage areas where they get deliveries and they got to see a truck delivering chips. It was great for the students to see all the pieces that come together to provide the grocery store with food for them to buy. Students even got to try their hand at checking out food! It was a fun end to our field trips!

The students hearing about where the fruit and vegetables come from.

A student scans a water at a check stand at Thrifway.
It was such a great week and a wonderful way to wrap up our unit. These next two weeks we will be finishing up our plants unit, and begin our adventure hatching Ducklings!

Smiles,

Miss Adams

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