I know next to nothing about racing – maybe we should just say ‘nothing’ and be honest – but My Little Man is really, really into vehicles. Tractors, building, racing, wheelbarrows – doesn’t matter, he likes’em all. So for this week’s field trip we ventured to the Virginia International Raceway. I expected… Continue reading Field Work Friday: Virginia International Raceway
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Field Work Friday – Alligators and Owls and AFRICAN PORCUPINES , OH, MY!
We recently had the opportunity to see Dan the Animal Man do his thing at a local park. Who’s Dan? He’s a pretty amazing guy. He works with exotic animals and has impressive credentials. He’s worked at the White House, on several movies, and been on seemingly every TV talk-type show there… Continue reading Field Work Friday – Alligators and Owls and AFRICAN PORCUPINES , OH, MY!
Field Work Friday – Building Birdhouses with the Eastern Bluebird Rescue Group
Last week we had the opportunity to visit the Eastern Bluebird Rescue Group with our 4-H club. This amazing facility produces more than 1,000 birdhouses specifically designed for bluebirds every two weeks! They have been instrumental in increasing the bluebird population and getting this bird taken off of the endangered species list. … Continue reading Field Work Friday – Building Birdhouses with the Eastern Bluebird Rescue Group
Field Work Friday – Bird Watching
This week we traveled back to Little River Regional Park to learn about bird identification from park manager Mike DiFabio. As this is something that My Little Man and I know virtually nothing about, we were excited to find out more. Mike began by teaching us about the basic ways that birds can… Continue reading Field Work Friday – Bird Watching
Field Work Friday – Hershey’s Chocolate World
A few years ago, as we left my grandmother’s house near Hershey, Pennsylvania, we decided to tour Chocolate World on a whim. I hadn’t been in a few years but loved it as a kid, and I thought that our kids were old enough to enjoy it. I was right. While they… Continue reading Field Work Friday – Hershey’s Chocolate World
Field Work Friday – The Amish Barn & House
While we were in Lancaster County, PA, a few months ago, the kids really wanted to visit some Amish touristy spots. Having grown up around the Amish, I felt rather odd doing this, but a visitor’s center recommended the Amish Farm & House on Route 30, and it was the perfect place to learn… Continue reading Field Work Friday – The Amish Barn & House
Field Work Friday – What Lives in a River?
This week we headed off to Little River Regional Park, a great park just outside Durham to find out what lives in a river. Park Manager Mike DiFabio met us bright and early to begin our hike. The weather was rather cool and it rained hard yesterday, so we had a smallish group… Continue reading Field Work Friday – What Lives in a River?
Field Work Friday – The Water Treatment Plant
Kids’ brains are like sponges, and they learn from everything they see all around them. They’re insatiably curious, too, and want to know ‘why’ everything is and ‘where’ it came from and ‘how’ it got to be that way. So, to follow up with the questions I received after we studied what grows… Continue reading Field Work Friday – The Water Treatment Plant
Field Work Friday – The Circus
I’ve been wanting to take our animal-loving kids to the circus for years, so when our local home school group decided to go there for a field trip, there was no way we would miss it. During the week leading up to our trip, we studied everything about the circus. The Ringing Brothers… Continue reading Field Work Friday – The Circus
Field Work Friday – A Veterinary House Call
This week we had the opportunity to watch a veterinary house call. My in-laws are stabling a horse for their grandchildren, and since this arrangement began only recently, they wanted to be sure that Belle is in good health. I’m not sure that Belle appreciated their concern, however. I think she was… Continue reading Field Work Friday – A Veterinary House Call
