Suggests seven themes for activities based on observation of the outdoors through the classroom windows. (JMB)

Practical suggestions on how to organize and run a field trip are provided. (DE)

Holds that field trips outside the school, or having an expert in a particular occupation come in to talk to a class, can greatly enrich children's learning experience. Suggests appropriate trips and resource people for different age groups. (CJM)

Provides some brief suggestions for teaching students about color, including an activity for use during outdoor field trips or in local parks. Questions for provoking student explorations of color mixing and the functions of color in nature are provided, which use the scientific method as a model for structuring student observations. (PB)

Presents suggestions to help teachers enhance class trips to the museum, noting today's museum outreach programs are very useful. After describing what museums have to offer, the article explains how to plan such a trip and how to make the trip run smoothly. A list of must-see museums is included. (SM)

Tips for getting the most out of field trips include choosing relevant sites, previsiting the location, keeping trip logs, taking pictures, and sending thank you notes. Suggestions for rallying parent support include seeking parent input, choosing free places, and sending home notes about the trip. A listing of potential field trip sites is…

A teacher describes how she arranged successful field trips to enhance her students' education. The planning involved brainstorming for topics and destinations, making appropriate arrangements, creating a schedule, deciding upon the destination of choice, researching the subject, taking the trip, and returning to the classroom to review the trip.…

Describing, evaluating, and interpreting the meaning and function of art objects provides language practice in seeking and giving information and in expressing reactions. Several suggestions for class activities and field trips using this technique are offered. (PMJ)

These lesson plans are designed for use by high school social studies teachers who take their students on a field trip to the regional airports of Louisville, Kentucky. Twelve lesson plans are included: "It's the Computer's Fault"; "The Play's the Thing"; "A Hub! Yes, There's the Rub!"; "People and…

Designed to help teachers plan focused field trips, this guide was developed by the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois, and parts of it focus specifically on the Field Museum. The overall thrust of the guide, however, is on helping educators to better utilize museums in general; the guide should prove helpful to any teacher…

Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Washington is managed by the Washington State Department of Ecology, Shorelands and Coastal Zone management Program. This guide is designed for primary teachers to complement a visit to the reserve and is a useful resource to teach about estuaries, shorelands, and coastal resources. Activities are…

Advocates wildflower collecting as a class project, citing instances of interest in studies of soil composition, growing wildflowers, and increased student motivation toward the subject of botany as basis for the activity. (CP)

The life of James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution," and his role in U.S. history are discussed in this guide to an educational program designed to acquaint students with Madison prior to a class field trip to his home, Montpelier. An essay on Madison and the Constitution is included, as well as a vocabulary list, a historic…

A faculty member's suggestions for maximizing the educational value and pleasure of field trips to the theater are presented, based on his experience teaching a required reading and writing course in an adult education program. (MSE)

Proposes 10 activities to provide French classes of all levels with a broad spectrum of language projects involving direct and active use of French including students polling each other, skits based on television commercials, geographical "show and tell," cooking French dishes, writing a monthly newspaper, and field trips. (BK)