Yesterday I went on a Field Trip with Jacob's class to Silverlake. The goal of the field trip was team building and water safety. Being a teacher myself, I have been on a lot of field trips and this was a really good one. The first thing we did was ride the bus to Silverlake. Jake was my partner. It was about a 20 minute drive.
I have never been to Silverlake, even though it is really close to our house. It was really pretty. In the summer they have a beach that you can swim at and some nice playgrounds. I think it would be a great place to take the kids this summer! The first thing our group did was a challenge course. It took our group working together to complete each task.
Then we went on to water safety. The kids learned all about life jackets and how to have the right fit. Then they learned about canoeing. They had to practice their strokes on the dock before they got to try the real thing.
I was not planning on riding in a canoe but Jacob wanted me to, so I did. I sat in the middle and Jake sat on one end and his partner was at the other.
The kids did pretty good but there was a lot of bumper boats going on...
The next activity was survival skills. Somehow I was picked to be the injured person and the kids had to carry me on a stretcher. This was my view:
It was actually scary. I could not tell where we were going and I was scared the kids might drop me. The came close a few times when someone could not hold up their end.
Once we reached our destination we had to pick the best supplies, from a list, to help us survive. It was fun. At different times through out the day, I had my own group of kids. I loved it and it warmed my teacher heart. I just love kids and teaching them and interacting with them. It was a great time.
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