Free and low-cost field trips could be your answer! Kids get excited when they see and explore things for themselves. Consider taking field trips for:

Math

• Visit a caterer. Ask how she determines what quantities of food to make for large groups.
• Arrange a visit with an accountant. Let him show you how he keeps financial records.

Language Arts

• Go to libraries or bookstores when they host authors for book signings.
• Interview a reporter at a local newspaper.
• Tour a radio or TV station and watch a live newscast.

Foreign Languages

• Dine at an ethnic restaurant.
• Look for foreign language music events.

Science

• Watch a veterinarian work.
• Go to science events at local high schools and colleges.

Social Studies

• Visit fire and police stations, city committee meetings, and courtrooms.
• Explore old cemeteries. Talk about the time periods on the headstones.
• Go through the archives of your local newspaper. Look up the days you and your child were born.

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