Field Trips with Little Kids

Field Trips with Little Kids ~ Episode 375

Field trips with little kids can be learning opportunities and springboards for wonderful memories. In this episode, Felice Gerwitz and Autumn McKay discuss great field trips for little ones as well as some helpful ideas and tips.

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Field trips with little kids take some planning but it can be so much fun! Today my guest, Autumn McKay from Best Moms Ideas shares her insight with us! Autumn is a past teacher who decided to leave her teaching job to raise her children and she found great joy in creating some books that are an offshoot of the activities she did with her son! Here is a list of her books: BestMomIdeas Book Page PDF

Freebie for our listeners! Here are some

Field trips with little children help them to learn through to recall of information better when they see, touch, hear, smell, and it enhances their overall experience.
When studying the alphabet for example you can visit something that deals with a letter, for example studying the letter “d” and what the letter sounds like, you can visit a Dog Shelter. These types of field trips help to enforce the learning of the alphabet.
Fun places for little ones: police station, fire departments, and community leaders.
Weekly trips to the library. Many fun activities for the kids that are held at the library, such as displays or live animals.
Bigger Field Trips: Zoo, gardens, museums.