That afternoon I ended up pulling Eleanor out of school to do an impromptu field trip to Jamestown Settlement. We had been once before, but not in quite awhile and her "cousins" were going (Chris' cousins, but we call them our cousins). Eleanor and Jane had an amazing time.
They used shells to scratch the fur off of a hide.
They played corn cob games and walked through an "indian" village.
They got to climb aboard the Godspeed and Susan Constant that took the settlers to Jamestown originally.
They explored the fort and houses where the settlers settled (all replicas, of course).
They played more games, and tried on some armor.
And Eleanor flew the kite she made at school the whole time.
We then went to Kidsburg to decompress before dinner!
The next morning Eleanor wrote a "nonfiction report" about what she learned at Jamestown that got hung up on the "Wow Wall" in her classroom.
The translation: "I see things and learn things. I learned that 54 people slept on the deck. I saw huts. And for the 115 days they threw up on the Mayflower. And they had to go potty - what did they do? They peed in a bucket. Isn't that funny! But I only got to go on the Susan Constant and the Godspeed. But I learned that the Mayflower took them to Massachusetts."
Pretty good for her first "report!"
1 comment:
Wow, I did not realize you had gone with Jackie and Rachel, or that you had pulled E from school! What a great experience for all and very educational! Great job on your report Eleanor!! Love these pictures!! <3
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