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Great Field TripsOut and About

in God’s Wonderful World

LCMS Michigan District All Professional Church Workers

Conference

[email protected]

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Psalm 104:24

O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom You have made them all. The earth is full of your possessions. New King James

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Wisdom from the Principals

“A principal wants the students to get a well-rounded education using every possible means. This involves exposing the students to many experiences that open their eyes to the real world. Great field trips, collectively, allow students to use all their senses to take in the wonders.”

Thanks to great principals!

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More Wisdom from the Principals• opportunity for kids to represent Christ and

their Christian school • great occasion for strengthening classroom

community• might include service events for the kids• connection to classroom learning all year long• fun break from the regular routine• gives parents exposure to the class culture

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(from the school handbook)

Field trips:

+ are an important part of the curriculum, and field trip days are considered

official school days …

+ should not exceed 5 per class per school year; one should be a servant event and one may be a social …

+ should not exceed an annual total cost of $35 per student …

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Field trip drivers: + must have a (rear) seat belt for each child …

+ must submit driver’s license number and current valid insurance information

to the school office …

+ must submit to a background check through the ICHAT system

(Internet Criminal History Access Tool) …

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Field trip vehicles:

+ must not stop at any location other than teacher approved destinations …

+ must not offer viewing of anything other G-rated material on screens …

+ must not carry any type of tobacco or

alcohol while on school business …

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Field Trip Master ListA school field trip master list helps to ensure that many wonderful field trip experiences are provided for students as they grow through the years at your Lutheran School. Students will become experts about the great things in their area.

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Preschool Favorites• Historic Trinity Lutheran Church (preschool puppets)

• Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve• Deneweth’s Pumpkin Patch• Wolcott Farm• Cranbrook Planetarium (Big Bird’s Space Adventure)

• Joe Dumars Fieldhouse (Soccer Day)

• Westview Orchards• American Gymnastics Center• Shadbush Nature Center

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Kindergarten

*Fire Station: October Fire Prevention Awareness Month*Barnes & Noble: story time with children’s specialist; tour of the store; receiving room, etc.*Lutheran High School North: band demonstration

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1st Grade

* Detroit Zoo

* Blake’s Big Apple orchard

* Humane Society

* Barnum & Bailey Circus

* Depot-to-depot train trip and picnic

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2nd Grade

*Parade Company

*Greenfield Village

*Ann Arbor Hands-on Museum

*Belle Isle Dossin Great Lakes Museum

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3rd Grade

*Diamond Jack Riverboat Tours

*Andrews 1-Room Schoolhouse

*Seven Ponds Nature Center

*Webber Wildlife Taxidermy Museum

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4th Grade

*Wolcott Mill

*Concordia AA

*Michigan Science Center / Ann Arbor Hands-On

*Macomb Symphony youth concert at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts

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5th Grade

*Detroit Art Institute

*Stony Creek Metropark: Winter Survival

*Lansing State Capitol and

Michigan Historical Museum

*Macomb County Jail

*Martha T. Berry Nursing Home

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6th Grade

*Outdoor Education at YMCA Storer Camp

*Nursing Home, Assisted Living, and

Memory Loss Center

*Stony Creek Metropark

*Selfridge Air Base and Museum

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7th Grade

*Greenfield Village

*Ford Field Tour

*Chicago downtown overnight trip

*Eagle Village camp

*Creation Museum overnight trip

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8th Grade

*Washington D.C. class trip

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On-Campus Field Trips

*Thanks to our organist for organ lessons and a pipe chamber tour…

*and to our facilities manager for a mechanical/electrical systems tour.

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Before the Trip

• Plan and teach meaningful related lessons.• If possible, visit the site before the field trip.• Request printed information for teachers.• Secure parental permission well in advance.• Prepare students for the experience.• Provide parents with vehicle group lists.• Provide drivers/chaperones with maps, site

information, and itineraries.

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Before the Trip

• Explain behavioral expectations to students.• In written form on hard copy and/or email,

explain behavioral expectations to parents.• Verify field trip with the venue the day before

or the morning of your excursion.• Leaves copies of permission slips and a list of

car groups with your school office staff.

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On Field Trip Day

• Provide drivers and chaperones with copies of permission slips for all students in their care.

• Remind students and parents/chaperones of behavioral expectations en route, and on site.

• Pray with the group for safety, for a great learning experience, and for their Christian witness while out and about in God’s wonderful world.

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After the Trip

• Discuss the experience with your students.• Plan and teach a lesson and/or activity to

reinforce the learning of the field trip.• Write thank-you notes to your contact person,

docent, or guide/instructor at the venue.• Write thank you notes to drivers/chaperones.• Write and draw about the trip. Share in pairs

or with the class.

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Free Field Trips !!!

*Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum and Library; Grand

Rapids

*Detroit Institute of Arts (bus transportation free as well)

*Webber Wildlife Museum; Clinton Township

*Detroit Historical Museum; Detroit

*Matthaei Botanical Gardens; Ann Arbor (nominal parking

fee

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More Free Field Trips!!!

* Teddy Bear and Factory Tour and Toy Museum, Chelsea

* Jiffy Mix Factory Tour, Chelsea

* Morley Candy Company, Clinton Township

* Belle Isle Nature Zoo, Conservatory, Aquarium; Detroit

free with State of MI Recreation Passport

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Gifted and Talented

• benefit of a gifted program in a Lutheran School: high level processors dreaming and thinking together with like-minded kids

• theme units 4 to 6 weeks, each culminating in a final project or a field trip

• unique field trip opportunities available only to small groups

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Theme unit 1: Ancient Greece

• Greek language lesson with the pastor

• compare/contrast map of ancient Greece and modern-day Greece with recognition of Biblical cities and sites

• “toga party” with Greek food sampling

• dramatization of Greek myths

• production of a ‘travelogue’ on the mainland and islands of Greece

• *“New Testament” field trip to Historic Trinity Lutheran Church

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Theme unit 2: Aviation• principles of flight modeling and diagramming

• flight navigation with latitude and longitude coordinates

• aviation phonetic alphabet

• mock airline corporate organization with auction for purchase of structural materials

• paper aircraft design and flight contest, judged by church/school Fed Ex pilots

• *field trip to Selfridge Military Air Museum

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Theme unit 3: Baseball• baseball card statistics• biographies of sports figures and discussion about ‘heroes’

and their qualities• baseball dissection and reproduction using alternate

materials• umpire lesson and practice with former NCAA baseball ump• letters to MLB teams and requests for franchise information

and complimentary memorabilia

• *field trip to Comerica Park

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Theme unit 4: Birds

• bird species classification

• birdhouses and feeders constructed from recyclables

• birdseed volume and consumption charting over many days

• owl pellet dissection and meal identification

• migration patterns

• *field trip to Stony Creek Metropark

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Theme unit 5: Dogs• pet pros and cons debate: Dogs vs. Cats

• vinegar “Sniff and Search” on the lawn

• studies of Iditarod, WWII Army dogs, Hollywood dog training, American Kennel Club, Search & Rescue

• Pavlov’s experiment of conditioned response using “puppy chow” made in class

• veterinarian and dog visit at school

• *field trip to animal hospital

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Theme unit 6: Flowers and Fruits• garden architecture blueprints

• fruit and flower botany study

• flower research and species identification

• apple varieties: testing, tasting, and ranking of crunchiness, color, fleshiness, juiciness, etc.

• applesauce made in class from apples purchased during visit to fruit market

• *field trip to Belle Isle Conservatory

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Theme unit 7: Nutrition

•weekly meal plan creation with all food group requirements

•study of product ingredient labels

•butter churning

•continuum of fat in dairy products and sugar in cereals

•blind taste test, including identification of sweet, salty, sour, and bitter

•*field trip to local grocery or market

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Theme unit 8: Pioneers• cooperative work group study and simulation of the

Oregon Trail journey

• history and meaning of quilt patterns and quilting bees

• trail maps and wagon train diaries

• square dance lesson and “barn dance”

• sampling of old farm tools and equipment

• *field trip to one-room schoolhouse

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Theme unit 9: Pizza• pizza parlor menu creation• Italian language lessons – live, CD instruction, and

English/Italian dictionary• Neapolitan-style pizza baking and serving• wait staff practice for short-term memory and

organization• restaurant management tutorial

• *field trip to pizza parlor

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Theme unit 10: Rainforest

• charting compare/contrast average annual rainfall of various global habitats

• sampling of rainforest foods• papier-mâché rainforest birds• letters to the president on the topic “Saving the

Rainforest”• chewing gum manufacturing process from raw chicle

to sweet chewy gum novelties

• *field trip to Rain Forest Cafe

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Theme unit: ArchitectureField Trip: downtown walking architecture tour

Theme unit: Drama Field Trip: matinee, catwalk and backstage tour

Theme unit: Weather Field trip: television news/weather station

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Theme unit: ElectricityField trip: Christian Radio station

Theme unit: Garbage and RecyclingField trip: Landfill and compost garden

Theme unit: ElectionsField trip: County party headquarters

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Trusty Trip Tips from Teachers

“Watch the school calendar!”

“If kids misbehave, let them worry about the consequence until the next day.”

“Don’t assume kids and parents will know your expectations unless you tell them.”

“Count heads!”

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Life’s a field trip. Go with God!