Category: field trips

  • Explore Mission Control with a NASA field trip

    Explore Mission Control with a NASA field trip

    (There’s a good chance there are affiliate links in here somewhere) Look up details ahead of your NASA field trip If you are going for the NASA homeschool field trip day, you NEED to register ahead of time. You can 100% show up on the day and have a great day. That’s totally what we…

  • San Jacinto Monument Field Trip

    San Jacinto Monument Field Trip

    The Texas Revolution was a short 6 months, 2 weeks, and 5 days long. There are a handful of battles, and most of them barely qualify as battles. It all ended at the Battle of San Jacinto, and in the 1930s the Texas Historical Commission created the San Jacinto Monument as part of the Texas…

  • Exploring History in a World War 2 sub

    Exploring History in a World War 2 sub

    Over the past two decades we’ve watched a changing of the guard. For forty years, our government was run by people who lived through and fought in World War 2. They could point to their service and say, “This is what I gave up for my country.” It’s a bit sad to see that changing…

  • Become a ranger at a super fun field trip

    Become a ranger at a super fun field trip

    As you’ve seen from time to time on this blog we love car trips, and as we drive across the country, we’ve stopped by several National Parks. One of my favorite parts of the National Parks is the Junior Ranger badges. I have to admit, I may like them more than the kids, but it’s…

  • Vietnam Wall Field Trip

    Vietnam Wall Field Trip

    This past Veteran’s Day we visited the Vietnam Wall.  It was an amazing field trip and a great history lesson. A chance to discuss how people reacted to the Vietnam War and the Cold War in general. Only we never left Texas. War.  The girls all listened carefully and respectfully, but part of the way…