Barn Swallow Students Give Pear Picking Advice!

~Our class has been learning about team work and positive communication skills through inventing and building 'pear pickers' in small groups. Teams were able to put their skills to the test during two visits to a pear tree in our neighborhood and harvested 42 pears together! Students spent time in class writing about their pear picking experience to share their knowledge with you.

Would you like to know more about our home made pear pickers to get ready for next fall?

Would you like to learn how to make a home made pear picker?

Let the Barn Swallows teach you how!

Pear Tree Facts

The pear tree is related to the apple tree and the rose bush. ~Solomon, Sydney, and Colby

The pear is yellow and has brown spots. There are many different pears. ~Sydney

Things You Need to Make a Pear Picker

You need a pipe. ~Alivia

You need a yogurt cup. ~Alivia

You need a hanger. ~Gage

You need a spoon. ~Alivia

You need a fork. ~Alivia

You need tape. ~Connor

Ways to Make A Pear Picker

The tape sticks on to a fork and a hanger. ~Ben

First you get the hanger and attach it to the top of the pipe. Then you tie a small shovel to the pipe. Then you are done. ~August

Put the fork on the top of the pipe with tape. ~Hunter

When you get the pipe, tape a yogurt cup and a shovel and a rake. ~Janelle

Connor and Gage are working to make the pear pickers to use it. ~Ben

Put the rake on top with tape. Hook the rake on the tube. ~Hunter

Pear Picker Safety

You should wear goggles or you will get hit in the eye! ~Kyle

Do not eat your pear picker. Eat Pears

Do not light your pear picker on fire.

Do not poke your eye.

Do not whack the tree or people.

Do not sword fight.

Do not puncture things.

Do not play games with it.

Do not try to balance on it.

Do not leave child with pear picker.

Save instructions! ~Kyle

Please do not whack your pear picker. Spread apart from each other. Don't bang the pear picker on another. When you walk with your pear picker make sure it is pointing sideways. ~Siobhan

This is a good example of how to carry a pear picker. ~Siobhan

Here is Siobhan. She made her pear picker correct. Now she has a pear. ~Alyssa

This is a good example of how to get a pear. ~Siobhan

You have to be safe and be good and no whacking the tree. ~Alyssa D.

Practice Using Your Pear Picker

For practice you should have a taller person hold up a pear so you can pick it. ~Solomon

Practice using the pear picker with your friend's hand. ~Hunter

Work Together and Have Fun Picking Pears

We worked together...

...and look how many we got. ~Hunter

The Sweet Olives

The Romas

The Sugar Lumps

The Brandywines

Who is in my group is Emma, Ben, Alivia, Hunter, and Solomon. ~Emma

Working together!

Building together!

Perseverance!

Emma and Alivia are working to make the pear picker with pipe. ~Ben

Do you see Ben and Solomon? You probably do. You see them working together? Well I do! Work together because you get more pears. If you did it by yourself it would be harder because you couldn't reach really as much pears as you could with help. ~Ramsey

Tommy is having a lot of fun. So have fun when you can. Working together and having fun is one of the most important things in pear picking. ~Ramsey

Look! Siobhan, Connor, me, Aubryana, and Gage are doing team work. Me and Siobhan are trying to get the pears. Gage and Connor are spotting the pears. ~Aubryana

Colby is so excited. He got a pear with friends and Alivia works so hard. Once she gets one she goes again. Smart girl. We love her so. ~Aubryana

What a good team! Alyssa and Alyssa. They are holding the first pear they ever got. Work together, because you know what, this won't work if you don't. If you do you will come home with a basket full of pears. The first time I tried to pick pears it was all wrong. I felt like a pit of snakes. But the last time it was really fun. Friends helped and we were successful. I think you will be too. So if you want pears for lunch and listened to the rules you are good. Have fun!~Aubryana

Team work! Cheering on and helping me to get a pear off of that stubborn tree. It's so hard to get a decent pear these days. If you have not read 'health and safety' yet, go there now. ~Aubryana

Take turns picking pears. ~Hunter

Alyssa and Tommy are picking pears. ~Ben

The author of 'health and safety rules' is working so hard with friends to get it right and save the pear from falling to destruction. ~Aubryana