The first grade class went on a bus to visit a farm. The farm was a long ways from their school. The farm was also far away from any other farms or houses. The farmers who lived there were the Nixon family. They grew corn. Sometimes when the weather was right, they would plant wheat, too. The fields were so large that the class could not see where they ended. Mr. Nixon gave all of the children a long ride in the fields on his tractor. The Nixon family also had a lot of farm animals. In the red barn next to their home, they kept a few cows and horses. Everyone fed hay to some of the cows. The farmers got milk from their cows. Some of the class got small bottles of fresh milk to take home with them. All the kids got to ride on the big brown horses the Nixons had. They went up into the nearby hills, where they could look down on the farm below. Around the farmyard there were many goats and chickens, who wandered around as they wished. The Nixon children liked to play with their goats, feed them peanut shells and pet them, like the first grade kids did with their dogs and cats. The smallest tried to bump the children with their hard heads and tiny horns! When it was almost dark, the school kids got back on the bus to go home. They were a little sad to leave the fun life of the farm children. But they brought back stories for all the rest of the school to hear.
who went on a bus?
to do what?
How far was it?
Was it close to other farms?
how about homes?
Who lived their?
were they farmers?
Did they grow things?
what?
anything else?
what?
what did they ride in?
Did they have animals?
what kind?
any others?
what did they do?
Was it large?
When did they leave?
How did they get back?
Were they sad to go?
The first grade class
The first grade class went on a bus
visit a farm
to visit a farm
a long ways
The farm was a long ways from their school
no
he farm was also far away from any other farms
no
 The farm was also far away from any other farms or houses
the Nixon family
The farmers who lived there were the Nixon family
yes
The farmers who lived there
yes
They grew corn
corn
They grew corn
yes
 they would plant wheat, too
wheat
they would plant wheat, too
tractor
a long ride in the fields on his tractor
yes
The Nixon family also had a lot of farm animals
cows and horses
they kept a few cows and horses
goats and chickens
Around the farmyard there were many goats and chickens
wandered around
who wandered around as they wished
yes
The fields were so large that the class could not see where they ended
When it was almost dark
When it was almost dark, the school kids got back on the bus to go home
bus
the school kids got back on the bus to go home
yes
They were a little sad to leave