Thematic Unit Field Trip Proposal Number of Students Going: 15 Adults Going: 4 me !

each adult "ill be in charge of # children$ ma%ing sure the& are present$ safe$ and beha'ing( All emergenc& forms double chec%ed) *es +ocation of Field Trip: %l and ,as& -ontact Person and .nformation: /arc& Peters 012322232222 4epart from -enter: 5:#2 am 4epart from +ocation: 12:62 am Arri'e at +ocation: 5:52 am Arri'e at -enter: 12:42 am

/ealtime: 7e "ill be ha'ing a snac% at the grocer& store supplied b& the store as a part of the field trip8 The& suppl& a bro"n bag of different health& snac% for each child and adult8 9o" "ill &ou introduce this acti'it& to the children) Through out the "ee% "e "ill discuss during snac% time ho" to eat health& and "h& "e eat the snac%s "e do at the center instead of things the& might eat at home8 7e discuss that on Frida& "e "ill be going to a health food store for the %ids to see some of these health alternati'es and learn about "here the& come from8 Things to discuss "ith the children prior to the field trip8 ,ating health& 7h& "e eat health& 7here health& food comes from 7hat snac%s "e can ma%e that are health& 7hat health& things the& eat at home 7hat is their fa'orite snac% 7hat do the& %no" about health& food Things to bring to their attention "hile on the field trip8 7hat health& snac%s are at the store that "e ha'e at the center 7hat their fa'orite snac%s are Foods the& might not %no" about Tr&ing ne" things

+earning :b;ecti'es: The child "ill be able to discuss their fa'orite health& snac% The child "ill be able to gi'e an e<ample of a health& snac% The child "ill tr& something ne" Acti'it& ,'aluation: After the field trip . as%ed the 'olunteers to "rite do"n things the& thought could ha'e gone better or something "e could ha'e done differentl&8 The field trip "ent "ell for the first time= ho"e'er ne<t time "e should: /a%e an . sp&>smell sheet for the %ids to carr& to %eep them interested !due to the children becoming bored during the tour and begin to become distracted and pla&ing( Allo" the children to decide "hich items "e should bu& to ta%e bac% to class and ma%e a snac% "ith !to bring the e<perience bac% to the class and help the children reflect on the trip( Ta%e the %ids to a par% ne<t to the store to ha'e their snac% instead of outside of the store on the side "al% !because it "as uncomfortable for the children to sit on the side "al% for snac% due to lac% of seats>tables outside the store( 9elping the children to ?eflect: @ecause this filed trip is on the last da& of the "ee% "e "ill be reflecting on it during circle time on /onda&8 4uring circle time "e "ill discuss "hat snac%s "e had o'er the "ee%end that "e might ha'e seen in the grocer& store on our field trip8 7e "ill use the items "e purchased from the store to ma%e a snac% at snac% time "here the children "ill help measure and count out the ingredients in small groups before snac% time8 7e "ill also be en;o&ing our o"n AStoreB in the dramatic pla& area "hich "ill be %ept up through out the "ee% to go along "ith our ne<t theme A:ur -ommunit&B8 7ith the store being %ept up it "ill allo" the children the opportunit& to pla& the different roles the& sa" on the field trip and e<periment "ith the foods as "ell8