We are so excited & ready for our field trip to the ranch tomorrow. Today we did a huge express lesson on Montana History and how the farming/ranching portion of it has changed over the last 200 years. We talked about acres, bushels, machinery, etc. and made graphs to show how the number of people on farms has decreased, but the number of acres farmed has increased. If they can tell you why this is so, write "farming" in the planner. Then we talked about how brands are used to identify cattle and I showed them my dads and my brothers. We also talked about why they put ear tags in the cows. If they can tell you why, write tag in the planner. Reminders for tomorrow: They need a water bottle, drink of choice for lunch (no large bottles), comfy clothes, sunscreen, hat would be good, and electronics for the bus. (No cameras). They are responsible to keep all this in their backpacks when not in use. As you can see, it is going to be so much fun. Have a great night.