As we get ready for our second Immigration Nation field trip next week, I would like to take some time to update everyone on our first trip that we took at the end of October. We lucked out with beautiful fall weather for our day at Indian Rock in Bristol. (See the amazing picture of the sunny day below.) We started the trip by making some new friends from the other participating schools. Everyone was hesitant at first but then they broke out of their shells!
The majority of our time was spent learning about how the very first immigrants, Native Americans, lived. We were able to make corn husk dolls, sit in wigwams, try some Native American cuisine, and go on a hay ride. The bumpy hayride seemed to be the highlight of the trip, and it ended at the actual Indian Rock which the preserve was named after. The rock is shaped like a cave and provided shelter years ago for Native Americans passing through Bristol. The students happily climbed through and explored the rock.
Our next trip is to the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, and I know it will be just as successful as our first!
The majority of our time was spent learning about how the very first immigrants, Native Americans, lived. We were able to make corn husk dolls, sit in wigwams, try some Native American cuisine, and go on a hay ride. The bumpy hayride seemed to be the highlight of the trip, and it ended at the actual Indian Rock which the preserve was named after. The rock is shaped like a cave and provided shelter years ago for Native Americans passing through Bristol. The students happily climbed through and explored the rock.
Our next trip is to the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, and I know it will be just as successful as our first!