Whitaker Pond Field Trip

Wow it's been a while since posting, but we have been pretty busy here, as I am sure most of you have been. :)

Mid-May I went on Kai's class field trip to Whitaker Pond. It was really cool for the kids.....especially the dead racoon they all saw on the way. LOL

So I thought it was pretty amazing that this pond and all this land is right in the middle of the industrial area and like 15 min from our house. It was very beautiful land and it really does teach and let the kids see animals and plants in their habitat. WHICH was the subject for the day.

The pond is behind them and we walked around the whole thing.


When we got to go to the pond, they gave the kids nets and they were able to pull things from the pond so they could observe them. We caught 2 fish while at it.

We were given scientific tools to observe our findings. Some were not so "scientific" - the bug sucker (aka: turkey baester). The "scooper" -(aka: laydel). Ok so with out spell check, my spelling has gone south as I have aged LOL Sorry. It was funny though when we went grocery shopping a few days later and Kai saw the "scientific tools" in the baking isle. Kai to me : "mom why do they have the bug sucker and scooper here? Do people cook bugs too?" And so the explaining began. As you can see, he is not the one who stands right by me while I cook. He would rather play until the last moment before dinner.

The great part of this trip was how excited the kids got and that Kai can name most of the pond bugs. He did really well.

I have more pictures, but I didn't think you wanted to see fox poop, owl pellets (barf), and other discoveries made along the way that Kai had to have pictures of. So I leave you with this one. A little more peaceful, pretty and not so scientific. LOL