It is tradition for Montessori students to "go out" for experiential learning. The Lunchers did just that on Tuesday when they visited Homestead Farm in Poolesville, Maryland.
Farmer Holly introduced them to a variety of chickens
and showed them where the eggs are laid.
The black pigs had a smelly pigpen, but they were quite funny as they tossed their food bins! The Lunchers learned that pigs are smart and roll in mud to protect their skin from bugs and sunburn.
Baby goats are called kids. The kids are excellent climbers just like Lunchers!
This alpaca was very curious!
The Jersey bull calf was only seven weeks old and already eating grass.
Billy goats eat hay.
Off to the pumpkin patch!
The hay wagon was full of straw. Hay is used for animal food!
Decisions, decisions!
Found!
Great choice!
Ready to return?
The farm is beautiful!
The weather was perfect!
The snack was yummy!
We're glad we visited
Homestead Farm!
Back at school the Lunchers weighed and measured their pumpkins and shared their data to figure out who had the heaviest, fattest and tallest pumpkins. They also wrote about their experiences, organizing their stories in sequence.
"All thinking begins with wonder." --Socrates
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