Thursday we went on a field trip to St. John's University to do a nature hike along their boardwalk loop. It was very educational and the students loved it. We slip up into groups and measured trees with our arms. I had a group of girls and they were really energetic and hard to keep up with. When we re-grouped, we learned how to tell how old a tree is by the rings.
The field trip was a success and was a great way to end the experience. When it came time to say good bye to the students a lot of them didn't realize it was my last day and were a little let down. One of the boys I worked with wanted to come with me. I told him he had to do me a favor and learn as much as he can. Made me tear up a bit, you had to be there.
That sounds like a really fun and educational field trip. It's also perfect timing with Earth Day and everything. I would like to do a field trip like that with my class someday! I teared up on my last day too. It was very hard to leave the students.
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