Gibson Farms!

Last week, we went on our field work to the Gibson Green Acre Dairy Farm! We were able to learn about dairy cattle nutrition and care, how technology helps the dairy farmers and the animals, how dairy cows are milked and my favorite part feeding the baby calves!


Gibson Farms is a family owned farm with over 1500 dairy cows. They have been milking cows for 150 years. 


Three questions you can ask your kiddo are:
Why are baby calves separated from their mothers after birth?
How has the technology changed on a dairy farm?
What do dairy cows milk produce?


We had an amazing time! Thanks for all of your help!


Memorable moments...
- stepping in cow poop
- one of the mom's arm being sucked by a thirsty calf
- petting Miley, the Jersey cow
- seeing the yellow slime that helps the cows' utters
- feeling hot milk and cold milk 30 seconds later

Lemonade Stand

The challenge is for your kiddo to be able to run a successful lemonade stand by creating a quality product at just the right price! Your kiddo needs to think about the weather and how much supply they need to meet the demand of the people.


This is a fun game and can get addicting! They may need your help so stick around.


http://www.primarygames.com/socstudies/lemonade/start.htm


This link is also under the sites we visit on the left hand side of the blog!

The Utah State Fair!

I would like to thank the wonderful parent drivers for helping us have successful field work at the State Fair this past Thursday! The kiddos truly enjoyed themselves and it is exciting to see their faces light up with joy! I know they learned a many new things as well as reinforced some of the things they have already learned in class. 


Some follow up questions you could ask your child are...

   What are some of the different types of agriculture you saw at the fair?

   What animal did you become an expert on? What does your animal consume? What does it produce?

   How do farmers earn money? 

   What kinds of jobs do people on the farm have?


Here are some of what your kiddos said about the fair...


   "I loved the baby pigs, they were so cute!"

   "My favorite part was when the cow pooped.

   "I liked the furry bunnies the best."

   "I liked the little hands on the farm exhibit."

   "I went speedy fast on the tractors."


Once again it wouldn't have been as successful without all of you who participated! 


Some reminders... we will be having a school get together this Friday, September 23rd. Please look for your child's homework for more information.

Beehive Cheese Company, WalMart and the Park!

We had such an amazing time on our field work! Thank you for all those parents who chaperoned!!! It wouldn't have been as successful without you there! Thank you, thank you, thank you!



We first went to Unitah State Park, got our wiggles and enjoyed a "wind-blown" lunch. The giggles were contagious as paper sacks flew across the park as the kiddos tried to catch them. 


After eating, we headed over to the local Neighborhood WalMart where we looked at the different packaging styles of cereal, fruits and vegetables, and candy. They had challenges at each place to pick out the best and worst packaging in their opinion, and look at how WalMart organized different products on the shelf. 


Here are some of what your kiddos had to say about the packages they liked...
"Rice Chex looks like plain waffles."


"Frosted Flakes because it has lots of blue and a tiger."


"Cocoa Puffs because it has a giant bird on it."


"M&M's because of the characters."


"Cache Valley because it has a farm on it."


"Berry Colossal because it is so 'darn' delicious."


"Cookie Crisp because it has a toy on in the box and Kung Fu Panda is on the box."


After visiting WalMart, we packed up the cars and headed down to the Beehive Cheese Company. They are a local cheese maker that sells its cheese across the US. You can find at the factory itself or at Harmons grocery store. 


At the Beehive Cheese Company, your child learned about the process of making cheese and was able to sample a piece of their yummy cheese. The biggest hit was going in to the large storage fridge, where they store the cheese to let it age. I have never seen so much cheese in my life!!!


Coming soon... our trip to the UT State Fair!

Dollar Tree and More Oh My!

We made it through the second week of school! 


This week we had the opportunity to go on field work to the Dollar Tree where your child picked out something of their choice without any influence from parents. With this activity we talked about being a consumer, making choices, and also deciding if what we bought was a need or a want. 


Here are some of the reasons your kiddos decided to buy what they did...

"I bought the mermaids because it’s the only thing I wanted and me and my sister can play with them." 


"I bought the fishing pole and the fish because I was going to die if I didn’t get one." 


"I bought a Milky Way because my mom tells me to get stuff that gets me outside and not be lazy." 


"I bought the silly string because I though of something I could do with it." 


In addition to going to the dollar tree, we learned about making choices when having an "income" and having to buy needs and wants. We also talked about "scarcity" of income can also affect what you buy. 


Please share with your child about how you make decisions about buying items, whether they are needs and wants. How do you decide? 


Please review these key vocabulary words with your child: producer, distributor, consumer, goods and services, wants and needs. 


Next week, we are headed to the Beehive Cheese Factory to learn about the process of producing cheese and how cheese is packaged to attract customers. We will also go to WalMart to look at the way cereal, cheese and vegetables are sold. This will help prepare us for our Celebration!