An explaination of the growing process. Explaination or viewing of cider making. A visit to the stand and apple grader. While your orchard hosts have made a commitment to teaching children about apples, this is not their primary job. Please be active in the control of your class and careful in the selection of your chaperons.
Orchards are full of equipment and workers who are rushing to get the crop harvested and stored.
To assure your safety and quality of experience, your orchard hosts have planned a route and presentation within this busy context. There may be other schools or classes nearby who are in a different part of their tour. Please help your students to experience the beauty of the orchard and to recognize that it is not a playground. Focus Papers Pre-visit classromm activities and discussions will stimulate curiosity and questions that children can research answers to at the orchard. Even if this time cannot be structured into the field trip, a focus paper with space for observations and sketches provides students of any age with a sense of purpose and direction.