I need to find a worksheet/form for my 3rd grader to report on field trips.?

Question

I would like to have it be generic for us to use in the future also. The nearest field trips are for history. I want her to learn and not just be overwhelmed that we get to go somewhere (we homeschool).

Answer 1

Here's are two very simple forms:
http://www.abcteach.com/Extras/fieldtrip.pdf
http://www.angelfire.com/ca/Innate/FieldTripForm.html
Maybe you could combine these two to make something that suits your needs better.

There's another very simple form here, but I thought it was pretty useless:
http://www.oklahomahomeschool.com/forms.html

Answer 2

Most museums, zoos, and local educational places offer printed copies of scavenger hunts, etc. This would count as an "assignment" for the day. I also have my child do an essay on the trip. Sometimes you can take notes and give a "test" on what they were exposed to. I like to take a LOT of pictures on our field trips and let her make an art project (collage, scrapbook, etc) or illustrate a short speech about what she's learned.

Go to the museum's website and search there. You can also find a lot of useful resources (including printable or copy-pages) at the local library or parent-teacher store. I get a lot of useful stuff from Scholastic. Sometimes searching other museums' sites will turn up useful print-ables that can be modified for your local trip. IE: check out if the Smithsonian has something. Likewise, if your child is involved in a club such as 4-H or Scouts you can request info from your club leader - we keep a lot of that type stuff in our files. ;)

Answer 3

Let me give you one of my favorite links to a homeschooler's group in South Carolina. I think they have a website with just about every form, chart, or report you could ever use including field trip forms which are halfway down under the *assessment and evaluation* list. I'll actually give you both links. The link for just the field trips is http://www.chasesc.com/CHASEStudentsFieldTrip.html and then the link for all their reports/charts/forms are: http://www.chasesc.com/forms.html.

Btw, I gave you the html link version for the field trip form and they also have the pdf and word version also, if you want either of those then you can use the last link I gave you, just scroll down under assessment and evaluation, and then click on the link that you want.

Answer 4

Maybe you could up to the nearest school and ask what they use.
You could also find out where they take the kids for field trips. You ask each grade's teacher what's an appropriate lesson plan for each field trip. May be you and your kids could go with them.