First Grade Field Trip

The long awaited day arrived.  My first graders were beyond excited this morning.  We started out with a story in the classroom (my way of calming them down).  Then we were packing up and headed down the road.
First stop: Zoo America.  If I was ever there before, I cannot remember it.  The students were not disappointed even though there were no elephants, tigers, or giraffes.  The animals were out and about for the most part.  I think the only animals that never appeared were the prairie dogs.  It was too bad since one student saw the picture on the map and thought the prairie dogs were bears.  I was hoping to clear that up by observation.

After exploring the zoo and eating lunch, we drove the short distance to Hershey Chocolate World.  They loved the little ride, but of course the gift shop took much longer than the ride.  I see why the ride is free.  The students were fascinated by the penny stamping machines and most of them went home with a stamped penny.

At this point in the trip my photo taking ended.  I should have gotten a picture of all the students crowded around the penny pressing machine.  There was time left at the end of the day to spend an hour at Terre Hill Park.  I think the first graders should sleep well tonight.  I am grateful for the beautiful weather and all the moms that went along.  My job was made easy.