Geer School

The second graders read and study the history of the Plymouth-Canton Community here in MI. Many of Victoria's friends got to go on a field trip last year to the Geer School, an 1880's one-room schoolhouse. She was very excited for her turn this year. The highlight: she got to dress up like "Laura Ingles", one of her  favorite characters, recently. She has always liked to pretend to be a pioneer, so this opportunity was great for her. She also got to bring a lunch from "the olden days". A hard-boiled egg, homemade bread, cheese, an apple, and a peppermint. We didn't use any baggies, just wrapped it all up in pieces of fabric and put in a basket. She helped me make the bread the night before, which I'm sure was a bonus for her since I don't know how many other kids actually brought homemade, whole wheat bread. (That just happens to be up my alley.) I don't know exactly what she did that day, but they did hold school at the schoolhouse and learn reading and math, probably history too, just as they would back in the 1880s. They got to play games played back then as well.

Oh, I almost forgot the other highlight: riding the bus!