Children's Books About Field Trips

When children head off on a school field trip, they might be excited, anxious or even nervous. A book about field trips can kickstart the learning process, as well as ease any worries the child may have about traveling to a new place for class. Books can engage the child in the subject matter of the trip and even help him to know what to focus on during a field trip.

  1. "Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip," by Joseph Slate

    • This book would be appropriate for a child's first field trip, specifically in the primary years of school, preschool through third grade. The students in this book all get to go on different field trips, demonstrating the learning opportunities that can take place outside of the classroom. Reading this book would help a child to see the potential for fun activities on a field trip, which could ease anxiety about heading to a new environment for class.

    "Museum Trip," by Barbara Lehman

    • The next book is pictures-only, which makes it suitable for any elementary level students. In this story, a boy on a school field trip to an art museum ends up inside the exhibits, having adventures within the works of art. This would be a good book to get a child interested in museums, if she doesn't initially see them as exciting places. A book with a clever twist on museums might open up a child to the idea that new places of learning can be fun.

    Magical School Bus Series, by Joanna Cole

    • Any of the books in this series would be an excellent introduction to the idea of field trips. The theme of these books is exploring your environment through hands-on learning. The teacher, Ms. Frizzle, takes her students on adventures via a "Magic School Bus," which is capable of swimming, flying or shrinking the students, all in the name of learning more about a particular topic. These books would be great for introducing the subject matter of a field trip, such as "The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor" for a trip to the aquarium. They would also be good for further reading, in case a particular field trip strikes a chord with a student.

    Preparing for a Field Trip

    • To get the most out of the field trip, a student should be prepared and willing to learn in a new environment. Books can be used to help answer some of the questions students may have about the field trip or the subject matter being explored. Parents and teachers can read field-trip-themed books to their students beforehand to stimulate learning about the topic. A child who is interested in the field trip will be more likely to benefit from the experience.

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