In
advance of Wee Walk day on May 16th (a move for health event), our
Preschool 4's Class took the opportunity to walk the Hugh Boyd Trail. This walk
is # 8 of 23 easy walks around Richmond. All walks can be found in the Richmond
Walking Guide Book.
Being that the children were so engaged with all they could see, feel and hear... we happily only managed the first half of the walk on this morning.
“Whose shoe is it?” Roan
We happened upon a concrete pipe that the children found so
intriguing, and were very excited about.
Many familiar items seemed extremely interesting today.
Being that the children were so engaged with all they could see, feel and hear... we happily only managed the first half of the walk on this morning.
We're
off!
“The
grass is growing and I can see small grass so small. It's just starting to
grow.” Charlie
Oops, someone forgot a shoe on the benches!
“He'll be sad right Alara?” Iris
“Maybe we should take it.” Tiffany
The children noticed something happening across the turf, so we
walked over to check it out.
A young boy explained to us that he and the other boys were
auditioning for a commercial.
“Can
I be in the movie?” Yasmin asks her teacher
“There's a man up there so high.” Ariyen
(as he watched the camera man filming)
“The puddle's so big and there's so much water. That's why we
can't go there” Charlie
“We don't have boots Charlie, you can't go.” Roan
We study our home-drawn map to decide where we need to go next.
The children had fun climbing on the bleachers and getting a
birds-eye view of the soccer turf.
There was such a positive energy this fresh, Spring morning, and
the children's chatter was constant. Nothing was getting past them. They were
curious about everything from sewers to birds nests, to signs on the fence.
Lucas read the sign about cleaning up after your dog, which triggered a
conversation with loads of laughter!
“Look, another sign.” - Ariyen The sign was identifying a meeting place in the event
of an emergency. A place where everyone can go and be together, so they can
hear instructions about what to do next.
“I wonder who left it here.” Lucas
The hole in the pipe had imaginations running wild.
“Maybe animals live inside.” Alara
“Maybe bunnies live inside.” Iris
“Maybe an alligator!” Ariyen
The children were finding all kinds of treasures every step of the
way.
It was a very enjoyable and high-spirited walk. We look forward to
doing the 2nd half of the Hugh Boyd walk in the near future.
Barbi :)
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