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Finding Joy in Field Trips

By Susan K. Stewart

finding joy in field trips

Ah! Field trips! Last year I saw the founding documents of our country. Like most Americans, I read about them, learned who wrote them and why, and have understood their importance. Actually looking at them, even through glass in room with low-lighting, gave me an appreciation for the work behind these documents. When I looked […]

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5 Candy Factories You Must See with Your Kids

By Robin O'Neal Smith

Candy Factory

The delicious smell of chocolate, watching the wrapping of Hershey Kisses, getting that free candy bar at the end of the factory tour.  These are all childhood memories from visiting a candy factory. 5 Candy Factories You Must See with Your Kids When I was in 5th grade we toured Hershey Chocolate Factory.  Back then […]

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Pirate Field Trips

By Katie Hornor

How to have a fun and educational Pirate Field Trip @ParadisePraises.com

How to Make Pirate Field Trips Fun & Educational Talk Like a Pirate Day is annually on September 19th. We recently took a field trip onboard a pirate ship! Campeche lived in fear of pirates and suffered many pirate attacks in the years before the city walls were completed. Once on board The Lorencillo, we […]

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15 Best Educational End of Summer Field Trip Ideas

By Katie Hornor

15 Best End of Summer Field Trip Ideas via ParadisePraises.com

15 Educational End of Summer Field Trip Ideas Learning isn’t just books and reading.  It is doing and experiencing.  What better way to learn than through a field trip.  Some kids actually learn best through experiences. If you’re a homeschool mom or an education professional, consider taking your students on one or more of these […]

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Empty Grandeur, Our Tour of ChinChén Itzá Mayan Ruins

By Katie Hornor

ChinChen Itza Mexico Field Trip via ParadisePraises.com

I think “Empty grandeur” is the best way to describe a recent opportunity our family had to visit the ChinChén Itzá Mayan ruins. Our group joined another couple and between us all paid for a Mayan who spoke English to be our guide. Through him we heard many extra little tidbits that we wouldn’t have learned […]

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Why Botanical Gardens Field Trips are Important

By Katie Hornor

Why Botanical Gardens Field Trips are Important (with Free Printable) via ParadisePraises.com X'much Haltún Botanical Garden, Campeche, Mexico

The X’much Haltún Botanical Gardens Field Trips can be so much fun! They count as educational days, but you really forget that you are learning when you step out of the house or classroom and adventure on a field trip. The San Santiago Bastion, the eighth bastion of the old fortified city of Campeche, Mexico, completed in […]

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How to Have a Travel Fiesta at Home

By Katie Hornor

how to have travel fiesta at home via ParadisePraises.com for cinco de mayo

Our family enjoys traveling together. Sometimes it’s stressful for me getting us and our belongings all rounded up and out the door, but once we’re on the road, I can relax and enjoy it. One of the best things for me as a parent is watching the kids’ excitement over new places and experiences. Because […]

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Spelunking Science

By Katie Hornor

Spelunking/Cave Science www.ParadisePraises.com

Just before we officially began our school year this year, we had the awesome opportunity to visit the Mayan Riviera on a homeschool vacation with some other families. Part of the package that Azul Hotels put together for us was a day excursion to Indiana Joe’s Aktun Chen Natural Park, complete with a mini zoo, a […]

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Looking for Field Trip Ideas?

By Katie Hornor

5 Tips for Organizing Field Trips

The Ultimate History Field Trip The Field trip to beat all field trips. The post I wrote for Heather at UpsideDownHomeschooling is a must read if you like off the charts field trip adventures. I can’t give it all away, but if you’ve ever wondered how to take an awesome history field trip, you won’t […]

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