Next we read some books about fish and Mrs. Macey explained the different body parts of a fish. Nicholas enjoyed pointing out parts that he knew.
We talked about fishing including the equipment we needed and the need for bait. Next each child was given a string with a paper clip on the end and a gummy worm. Nicholas loved putting his worm on his paper clip hook. He quickly found a stick to make a mock fishing pole to practice his cast. He had to keep going back to the box of gummy worms though because he couldn't stop eating his bait!
Now it was time to fish for real fish! Everyone was so excited. We had each been instructed to bring our own fishing poles from home along with a pack of hot dogs to use for bait. We hooked a tiny piece of hot dog on the hook and Nicholas tried to cast it out. He was struggling with it some so I helped with releasing the button while he took care of swinging the rod. We made a great team and caught two crappie with very little effort. We released them back into the water.
We undoubtedly could have caught more fish but by this time Nicholas and several of the other children were entralled with looking at some fish that someone had caught and put in a bucket of water. Mrs. Macey had lunch for everyone including Goldfish crackers! We had a great time fishing with our friends and we can't wait to go back!
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