Why are field trips important? Find out why experiential, hands-on learning is valuable. Homeschool field trips are fun, too!


Why are field trips important?
Homeschooling is such a gift. We get to chose the curriculum we use, we are able to provide one-on-one attention to each child, and we are able to teach to the strengths our kids exhibit.

Another wonderful part of homeschooling is that we have the ability to regulate our time. That means that we can set aside time to explore rabbit trails in history, celebrate the end of the week with a game day, or declare a reading day–complete with jammies and hot chocolate.

It also means we can take full advantage of field trips with our kids. Field trips are a wonderful way for our children and teens to learn about the world around them!


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Why are Field Trips Important?

When our youngest boys were 9 and 10, we drove through the Western United States, visiting 14 states, the Navajo Nation, 10 National Parks and Monuments, two science museums, a ghost town, and three large cities. The boys were exposed to natural wonders like spectacular lightning storms, mountains, geysers, tar pits, paint pots, enormous caverns, red rock arches and balanced rocks, the Grand Canyon, and petrified trees. In just 17 days, they encountered a wide array of animals: insects as big as their feet, wolf packs, elk, bison, and thousands of bats. Watching the bats come flying out of the main entrance to the Carlsbad Caverns at dusk was truly spectacular.

We drove at night so that during the day we could hike through Arches National Park and climbed inside Native American cliff dwellings, underground kivas, and big brick castles.

The rest of our field trips have been much, much shorter and less involved. I am a huge fan of the day trip! Check out some ideas for field trips here. 

Fun Field Trip Ideas for Your Kids

I know it’s easy to get involved in the day-to-day homeschool grind, so here are some great reasons why field trips are important:

1) Get Out of the House

Is it weird that this is my #1 reason for field trips? It’s not the most important reason to schedule regular field trips, but it’s a big one. Field trips give kids something fun to look forward to. They also can be a great way to sort of reset your homeschool environment.

Math frustrations ruling your days? Hike an arboretum.
Sibling rivalry making things tough? Visit the zoo.
Stuck in the doldrums of everyday homeschooling? Head to a play.

Getting out of the house, breaking up your routine, and learning something in a fun environment can do wonders for your homeschool!

Fun Field Trip Ideas for Your Kids

2) Encounter God’s Wonderful World

One of our favorite field trip ideas was just to head outdoors. There are amazing things to see within driving distance from your home! God’s great earth is full of wonders that point to his majesty. Pack a lunch, dress in layers, and go see a waterfall, a lake, a bird preserve, or visit an outlook. Be sure to collect samples for your science collection.

Fun Field Trip Ideas for Your Kids

3) Explore Career Ideas

One of the great things about indoor field trips is that kids can see how things (like cheese, circuit boards, and bread) are made. They can also learn about careers they may choose to pursue one day.

These types of field trips sometimes take a little planning, but they open up the world a little more for our kids each time. Even if your children don’t become farmers or engineers, they’ll have a better understanding of different lifestyles and working environments.

We especially loved going on these types of field trips with friends.

Fun Field Trip Ideas for Your Kids

4) Learn History, Science, and the Arts in a Hands-On, Real Life Way

Book and video learning is wonderful. But, there’s nothing quite like seeing medieval armor, climbing through a Native American kiva, playing with static electricity on a massive scale, or attending a play in an audience of your peers. These are experiences that just can’t be replicated with a book!

So, read about the Gutenberg Bible and what it meant to the world, then go see a copy of it!

Fun Field Trip Ideas for Your Kids

Field trips are so important for our kids. As homeschool parents, we have such a wonderful opportunity to plan these outings. And, you can further the learning by notebooking about the experience later.


My Field Trip and Travel Journal

Before our Western States trip, I created a field trip and travel journal for my boys to take on our journey. When we got home, I printed our photos and the boys journaled about each site they’d visited. They marked their maps, pasted in photos and paper souvenirs like tickets, and listed all of the places they’d been. We worked on notebooking about one place each day, so it took us a good three weeks or so to do all of our writing. We just skipped any writing classes in our curriculum during that time.

Your kids will love tracking their own travels–big and small–through their own My Field Trip and Travel Journal!

My Field Trip and Travel Journal
The My Field Trip and Travel Journal is a wonderful record of trips for your children, with watercolor artwork and quotes from Christian history throughout.

As your children travel and explore the world around them, you’ll want to have a way for them to keep track of where they’ve been and what they’ve seen. The My Field Trip and Travel Journal will help them do just that.

My Field Trip and Travel Journal
Your kids will keep track of:

  • Places They’ve Been
  • Places They’d Like to Go
  • Mapping Their Journeys
  • A Record of Their Trips
  • Trip Dates

My Field Trip and Travel Journal

Your kids will learn:

  • To Keep Lists
  • About Geography
  • Where They Are in the World
  • Notetaking Skills
  • Basic Memoir Story Writing
  • To Plan Trips on the Calendar

 

My Field Trip and Travel Journal
Your kids will record:

  • Where They Went
  • The Date of Their Trip
  • What They Saw
  • Who Went With Them
  • Three Things They Learned
  • A Story About Their Trip
  • Drawings and Photos About Their Trip

My Field Trip and Travel Journal
This is a wonderful opportunity for your kids to create a permanent record of their travels, and to develop critical thinking and writing skills at the same time.


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