Yesterday was the first time going on a field trip for Kitten students as a class event.
We took a public bus and went to Negishi Park. Students got very excited going to the park again since they remembered a good memory of our school event held in the park last year.
After arriving at the park, we found a perfect and comfortable place to start our story time. We all sat down on grass and listened to a story. Students enjoyed experiencing outdoor story time and finding “leaf” friends in the book.
Getting inspired by the book, we did a micro hike. Each student held a magnifying glass to explore the nature! They found ladybugs, dandelions, “leaf friends,” roly poly, etc in the woods. We could hear their excitement, saying, “Look, roly poly!” “Ants!” “ I found a dandelion!,” “Wow, the tree is big!”
After having a long exploration, we had a picnic under the clear blue sky. What a beautiful day!
In the afternoon, we also enjoyed our free time! Some enjoyed tag and banana games while others were busy making flower rings and bouquets for friends and family. It was so much fun to run in such an open space freely and roll down on the grass. We also saw a bride who was taking pictures with her family and we went to “hi” and congratulated her. One of the students gave the bride a leaf to celebrate her wedding!
In the end, we laid down on the grass looking up the sky and pretended to eat “cloud” soft ice cream!
It was such a wonderful day for Kitten Students to spend our time and appreciate in nature. We definitely want to come back to explore more again!