Chester Arthur Field Trip

Here are some photos from our joint field trip with Kindergarten to the Chester Arthur Birthplace in Fairfield.

Kristen and Candy introduced us to the day. They started with a puppet show about birds and their habitats. We learned that some birds live way up high in the canopy (the roof of the forest), some live in the lower branches and in bushes, and some live on the ground. We also found out some of the things they like to eat--bugs, worms, and hawks will even eat small animals.

Kristen's taught us about how birdwatchers use field markers to identify birds. Half of the kids were the whole bird and half were the watchers. The watchers' job was to use their field markers (a color or pattern on a parts of the bird) to find their bird in the field.

Steve and Miles helped the kids put together their very own birdhouses to take home. They went together like puzzles. When they figured out the puzzle and finished the house, they decorated them with markers.

John and Candy led the kids on two different hikes through the woods. John had the kids look for different elements in the forest that he had on a scavenger hunt sheet. We found a dead log, mushrooms, a brook, an earthworm and more. Candy led us through looking for birds in the trees, bushes and on the ground.