Welcome to Read.Explore.Learn.! This meme was designed to be a place for you to share the learning opportunities, crafts, field trips, and other activities you have done this week that tie-in to children’s books. I look forward to seeing ways you have learned with and explored books.
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My Book Tie-Ins of the Week:
If you have children that want to know where food comes from, How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? The Story of Food by Chris Butterworth is the book for you.
It highlights were all the food comes from in a child’s lunch. Foods like apple juice, chocolate chip cookies, bread, and tomotoes are covered.
JDaniel is very big into asking why and where right now. He loves to know all the steps it takes to make something and where exactly it comes from.
What did we do?
Field Trip to an Apple Orchard
We drove out to Nivens Farm about twenty minutes from our house. It was a cloudy day and the weather was cool and comfortable.
The trees were bursting with apples that hung low enough for JDaniel to pick them.
He loved twisting the apples off and putting them in his bucket.
My husband would be so proud of us. We washed of the apple JDaniel sampled from the bucket before he ate it. This handwashing station was the perfect height for him.
While JDaniel snacked, we wandered through the pumpkins.
When he finished his apple, we wandered around in the corn maze. We both loved the purple flowers that were growing right beside the corn.
After the maze walk, JDaniel needed to rest for a moment. This tube was the perfect spot to sit down and hang out for awhile.
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I’m super excited for the orchard! Have a good weekend =)
The orchard trip sounds great! That book sounds neat too.
Apple picking!! How much fun is that!?
we just went apple picking last weekend. cute picutres! How fun
The Orchard trip! So exciting! the book sounds interesting too! we have to check out whether the library has a copy
This field trip is a perfect tie-in to the book. I have to check the book out – sounds intriguing!
What fun!! Love that last picture!
What fun! My boys would love to go apple picking!
There used to be a TV show on HGTV called “How’d that Get on My Plate?” that would be a great tie in with this book.
That’s so cool. Would love to do that with our wee one, D. I didn’t blog about it, but today at pre-school they are talking about (and I assume seeing/playing with) a rabbit. So last night I made it a point to read three books with rabbits in them. Have a super weekend!
I love orchard trips! I wish we had more here, but it’s so hot. We’ll take the girls to a pumpkin patch, though.
Oh this is wonderful!
I know my kids would enjoy this book. Need to wishlist it on amazon.
And love that you get to visit the orchard. I would love to do this too.
Wonderful meme!
We visited an orchard last weekend. It was such a beautiful day. What did you make with all your apples?
Perfect weather for apple picking. I like that they were low enough that he could do the picking himself.
I want to take my girls apple picking so bad!! What a great little trip!
What a cute book idea and activities! I remember when I was teaching and had lunch duty – I almost fell over when a student asked where frech fries come from and I explained they were potatoes and he didn’t believe me. (Might I add he was in 6th grade…) I think we might be taking a trip to go pick apples or something in the future – such a fun trip that would be!
That looks like an adorable book! Can’t wait to read it with my little ones and take a trip to the farm.
It looks like a fun day, and what a great book!
I grew up next to an apple orchard, and I still love this time of year. Apples taste so much better when I’ve picked them myself!
-Catherine
What a great experience being able to pick apples in the orchard. I’d have to take my kids for such activities soon.
I definitely want to check out that book–it looks great! My boys and I are heading to the apple orchards at the end of the week. My favorite time of year.
That looks like a great book! And I love your field trip to go along with it! 🙂 Deb @ LivingMontessoriNow.com
What a great meme! I definitely want to try to find that book now. I miss getting to go apple-picking like I did when I was a kid, but though Washington produces a ton of apples, all the orchards are on the other side of the mountains from us. Bummer. Will try to visit some of the other sites linked up to this for more fun activity ideas!
I love the idea of this book! What a cool premise.