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The idea is exciting, but the safety of the first graders must come first. Although it's a fun idea to let children explore the store, allowing them to enter places like the meat market that are off-limits creates safety issues. Maybe concentrating on topics like fruit would be safer for their age group, or maybe upper-grade level students would benefit more from this kind of hands-on learning. Another recommendation would be to have H-E-B guest speakers connect with students in the classroom, offering a fun activity that would facilitate safe and engaged learning.

Hi there, I like your question. I think any first grader would have a fun little time at H-E-B probably because they like going with their own parents. So I think it is good that they would be familiar with a grocery store. I think the kids would enjoy fun facts about how their fruit and vegtables arrive to the store and the procedure they go through to get there or how they spray the food to keep it fresh. The students can also learn about dry foods as well and how it is transferred from different companies and what not. I personally think that this field trip would be effective but I feel that taking a field trip to like a farm of factory would be more effective and will get the students out of their comfort zone. They could actually learn where and how their food is made and grown.