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Here you will find a list of the best virtual field trips for kids, ranging from preschool and kindergarten to elementary aged children.

These virtual field trips for kids will leave your kiddos learning about animals, history, community helpers, space, national parks, sports arenas, and farms all over the world! The interactive tour with live webcams are a great way to give the kids a closer look at outer space, an animals natural habitat, and our natural world.

Whether for homeschool, preK, kindergarten, first grade, or second grade, you can quickly find great virtual field trips below with the easy-to-find categories. If you’re looking for a middle school and high school appropriate virtual reality field trip, there will be a few to choose from. Otherwise, these are geared towards the younger children. Can’t find what you are looking for? Leave a comment at the end of the post, and I will gladly search for a fun virtual field trip for kids.

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Free Virtual Field Trips Zoo and Animals

  • San Diego Zoo : Live animal cameras and instructional activities
  • Butterfly Garden : Learn all about butterlies with this 9 minute video of the most beautiful butterfly habitats in the world.
  • Animal Shelter : This 8 minute video shows the Kidvision kids learning about the animal shelter and how to adopt a pet
  • Emerald Hills Animal Hospital
  • Dinosaur Exhibit
  • Conservation Biology Institute and the Smithsonian’s National Zoo

The Best Virtual Field Trips to a Farm

During the Fall, most elementary grades take a field trip to a farm. The most popular guided tour school groups are animal farms, apple orchards, and pumpkin patches. Below are virtual field trip experiences your kids will love!

  • Dairy Farm : Complete with a downloadable companion activity to get your kids prepared for the virtual field trip of a dairy farm.
  • Animal Farm
  • Condee Horse Farm:  Meet Shorty in this 8 minute virtual tour of a horse farm.
  • Dutch Hollow Farm : 50 minute tour of a dairy farm
  • Tailview Farm : A 47 minute tour of the Tailview Farm recorded in 2020
  • Bonnie Plants : Home Depot takes kids on a multi-part virtual field trips to see gardens and plants
  • Egg Farm Field Trip

Virtual Field Trips Aquarium

  • Seattle Aquarium
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium Live Cam
  • Mystic Aquarium
  • National Aquarium

Community Helpers Virtual Field Trips for Kids

Most elementary social studies curriculum integrates community helpers! These virtual tours will support your lessons by offering an interactive experience.

  • Ft. Lauderdale Children’s Theater
  • Airport : Sit in a cockpit, learn how to fuel a helicopter, and visit an airplane museum
  • Construction Site
  • Bank : Visit the SunTrust Bank with the KidVision kids
  • Television Station : An 8 minute video touring a TV studio with Penny. Learn about green screens, sound and audio boards, and much more.
  • Recycling Center : Here’s an 8 minute video touring a recycling center
  • Library : Learn about putting books in alphabetical order, how to check out your favorite books, and all the other fun parts of a library.
  • Post Office : Learn how to mail a letter
  • Fire Station
  • Whole Foods Grocery Store
  • Police Station
  • Boston Children’s Museum

Virtual Field Trips to Food and Candy Shops

  • Ice Cream Parlor : Visit Jaxson’s Ice Cream Parlor and learn how to order from a menu, choose your favorite toppings, and more sweet fun!
  • Chocolate Factory : Take this fun tour with the KidVision kids and Ms. Penny to see how chocolate is made – from the bean to the candy
  • How M&Ms are made
  • Bakery:  A 7 minute video that will take you to a bakeshop and show how cupcakes are made

Virtual Field Trip to Space

The live videos of space exploration are excellent educational activities.

  • Visit the Moon : This 23 minute video will take you on a NASA virtual field trip to the moon.
  • Kennedy Space Center
  • Virtual Tour of Mars (Access Mars)
  • Slime in Space
  • Google Earth interactive map to get the google street view of any location in the world, such as the Great Lakes, the Liberty Bell, Mexico City, New York City, or the beautiful Yosemite National Park.
  • International Space Station

Virtual Field Trips for Learning History

  • Pilgrim Life:  Learn about games and chores of pilgrim children in the 1620s
  • George Washington’s Mount Vernon
  • White House : Take a virtual tour of the white house
  • Statue of Liberty
  • Railroad Museum : Learn about railroad safety in this 5 minute video by Kid Vision
  • Smithsonian National Museum of History :  Click to see different areas of the museum as you and the kids walk through this virtual tour.
  • Great Wall of China : Although the history behind this extraordinary exhibit is beyond early childhood curriculum, the kids will love the 360-degree view. This virtual tour of the great wall of china would be great when teaching different cultures.
  • Mount Rushmore
  • Plimoth Plantation: Perfect for your Thanksgiving activities and lessons for kids
  • Empire State Building Live Cam
  • Ellis Island

Amazing National Parks Virtual Tours

  • Yellowstone National Park
  • Grand Canyon
  • Amazon Rainforest
  • African Safari in Etosha

Sports Virtual Field Trips

  • Baseball Stadium : This 6 minute video will take you on a virtual field trip to a Baseball Stadium. Meet the team mascot, throw a pitch, and much more.
  • Bowling Alley:  Join the kids as they go to a bowling alley, learn how to pick out the right ball, and have fun with some strikes!
  • Play 60 Football Stadium Virtual Field Trip for Kids

Virtual Field Trips to Oceans

  • Hawaii : Learn about Hawaiian art, music, and dance.
  • Artic : Explore the arctic for kids and learn about arctic animals and climates
  • Coral Reef : See sea turtles, octopus, eels, and more as you explore the coral reef.

Virtual Field Trips to Kids Museum

  • Children’s Museum of Atlanta : This was rated amongst the top world-famous museum choices for kids
  • Explore STEM and STEAM projects at the National Children’s Museum

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Take your students on a virtual field trip with these teacher-approved destinations, videos, and resources. Your students will love exploring new places with these engaging virtual field trips! Keep reading to find out where your class can travel to next!

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Taking field trips is one of my favorite things to do with kindergartners. There are so many amazing things and places that we can explore with them. There are some important lessons that they can learn from some of those field trips like visiting a fire station or a police station. Sometimes we can’t actually go on a field trip so we’ve gathered all of our favorite Virtual Field Trips for Kindergartners for you!

This resource works well with these Simply Kinder resources:

Ocean Animals Reports

Take a trip to a dairy farm here.

Visit a baseball stadium and learn all about baseball.

Take a trip to a television station to learn how tv production works.

Visit Butterfly World and learn all about butterflies.

Learn how they make chocolate at the Chocolate Factory.

Take a trip to the Children’s Theater and meet some of the actors.

Visit a bakeshop to learn how they make cupcakes.

Take a trip to the airport and learn about airplanes.

Visit a construction site and learn how they build new things.

Learn how they take care of money and visit a bank.

Take a trip to an animal farm and learn all about different animals that live there.

Visit a recycling center and learn how things are remade/recycled.

Learn all about trains at this Railroad Museum.

Take a trip to the library.

Visit Hawaii and learn all about the hula dance.

Learn about how they help animals that need to be adopted at the Animal Shelter.

Take a trip to the beach and find out how lifeguards protect us.

Visit a bowling alley and find out how it all works.

Learn all about how to make a pizza at a Pizza Parlor.

Take a trip to the Post Office and find out what happens when you mail a letter.

Visit a fire station and learn about how they protect us.

Take a trip to the grocery store and learn about healthy foods.

Visit a sherrrif’s office/police station and learn how they protect us.

Take a trip to an ice cream parlor and learn about sweet treats!

Learn what it was like to live long ago as a Pilgrim.

Visit a horse farm and learn how they care for them.

Take a trip to an animal hospital and learn how vets help animals.

Visit a Coral Reef. and explore what’s underwater.

Take a trip to the Arctic and learn all about the cold and animals that live there.

Visit the moon with NASA.

Take a field trip to the Miami Zoo and learn all about the animals they have there.

Visit the Dinosaur In Motion Exhibit to learn all about dinosaurs.

Here’s another fun option for the Amazon Rainforest.

Take a field trip to NASA and learn all about space.

Visit Dinosaur Valley State Park and learn all about dinosaurs.

Take a trip to the African Safari.

Visit the Seattle Aquarium and take a virtual field trip to learn all about different types of animals they have there

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Visit an egg farm and take a virtual tour of the farm.

And 2 great videos on the life cycle of apple s and how they get from the farm to your table.

Live Web Cams

  • Visit the animals at the S an Diego Zoo . Click here for a link to their live webcams at the zoo.
  • Visit with the pandas at the Atlanta Zoo.
  • Visit the Monterey Aquarium in California here. They have live animal webcams too.
  • Visit with the animals at the Houston Zoo on their live webcams.

Do you have any other fun places you like to visit with your kindergartners? Share with us below!

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30+ Virtual Field Trips for Kids

Want to explore our world? Here are 30+ great Virtual Field Trips for early learners to explore from your home. From zoos and landmarks to famous museums, you can explore the world with your child with over a month of virtual field trips!

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Us history virtual tours, us landmarks virtual tours, us national parks virtual tours, museum virtual tours, virtual tours around the world, fall virtual field trips for kids, winter virtual field trips for kids, spring virtual field trips for kids, summer virtual field trips for kids, virtual tours of space, live webcams around the world.

One thing that the recent global quarantine has made us all realize very clearly is that we’re all part of one earth. We all have many commonalities and many things that are unique to where we live.

As we are at home, working from home and spending more time with the kids, I’d love to suggest we spend a little more time exploring this amazing planet that we’ve been gifted to during our lifetime.

Google Earth is such an amazing tool to use with your child to encourage them to explore the world. You can be at home on your sofa or at our desk and be transported to anywhere on the earth(virtually).

Where would you want to go?

With your child start with where you live. Then go to their school and where you shop near you and then find where family and friends live. Next, explore some of their favorite spots you’ve vacationed and now it’s time to explore where you’ve never been. But where do you start?

Let’s start by exploring some amazing popular travel destinations that also happen to have webcams for you to step inside and explore.

Google’s Art and Culture is a great resource to kick-start your global search too. Did you know that Google’s “World Wonders” project offers virtual tours of 132 famous sites? So many amazing virtual tours of museums for kids!!

View inside White House as part of Virtual Tour of the White House

30 Virtual Field Trips for Kids

I’ve put together a collection of locations for virtual field trips that I believe as a teacher and a mom that are appropriate for the kid to watch online. I’d encourage you though to talk about these locations as a family.

You can track your virtual tours with our Printable Virtual Field Trip Log !

Perhaps start working on a travel bucket list together and a virtual travel bucket list. That way your child can make their own itinerary too.

Where do you think your child wants to go to?

  • Monterey Bay Aquarium
  • Georgia Aquarium
  • Houston Zoo
  • Atlanta Zoo – Pandas
  • San Diego Zoo
  • Smithsonian National Zoo
  • The Tundra with Discovery Education
  • Virtual Farm Tours
  • Penguin Virtual Field Trips
  • Polar Bear Virtual Field Trips
  • Rainforest Virtual Field Trips
  • Everglades Virtual Field Trips

Here’s a list of all the zoos with webcams to explore.

For a little movement, try this zoo themed yoga

Let's go to our nation's capital on this Washington, D.C. Virtual Field Trip for Kids! Get prepared to fully immerse yourself in U.S. History as you explore Washington, D.C.

  • Washington, D.C. Virtual Field Trip for Kids
  • The White House
  • A Virtual Tour by the Obamas
  • Mount Vernon
  • Colonial Williamsburg
  • Mount Rushmore
  • Liberty Bell

Grab our Washington DC Unit for Kids . Create your own Living History Museum at home after your virtual tour!

  • Empire State Building
  • Ellis Island
  • Monument Valley

View of grand canyon as part of virtual tour for kid

  • Mighty 5 National Parks Virtual Field Trip
  • Yellowstone National Park
  • The Grand Canyon
  • Hidden World of National Parks by Google Art and Culture
  • National Parks Foundation: Electronic Field Trip
  • NPS Webcams at the National Parks
  • Virtual Hikes at Rocky Mountain National Park
  • Virtual Hike from Rim to River at Grand Canyon
  • Glacier National Park
  • Yosemite Park
  • Smoky Mountain National Park
  • Dry Tortugas National Park
  • Everglades National Park
  • Carlsbad Caverns National Park
  • Bryce Canyon National Park
  • Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
  • Kenai Fjords National Park
  • Carlsbad Caverns

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  • Great Wall of China
  • Buckingham Palace
  • Red Square in Russia
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Recreate a famous landmark with math, art and sidewalk chalk

Fall Virtual Field Trip for Kids

Get ready to explore these Fall Virtual Field Trips for Kids with these kid friendly fall virtual tours.

  • Pumpkin patches
  • Fall leaves
  • Apple orchards
  • Turkey farms

Try these Leaf Activities for hands-on fun in fall.

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Explore 60+ Winter themed virtual field trips for kids .

  • Winter Virtual Field Trips to National Parks
  • Ice Castle Virtual Field Trips
  • Natural Wonders of Winters : Snow, Frozen Lakes, Waterfalls & Glaciers
  • Winter Sports: Ice Skating, Skiing, Sledding and Tubing
  • Christmas Around the World Virtually: Lights, Tree Farms, Reindeers
  • Christmas Virtual Field Trips for Kids

Once you take a few winter virtual tours, explore these Winter Activities for Kids .

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Explore the best spring virtual field trips for kids . Explore moments in nature of spring flowers blooming and experience flower-covered trees, baby animals, and the animal life cycles of spring with this ultimate collection of spring virtual field trips for kids.

  • Spring Flowers Virtual Field Trips
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  • Spring in National Parks Virtual Field Trips
  • Baby Animals on Farms Virtual Field Trips
  • Bird Nests and Eggs in Spring Virtual Field Trips
  • Frog Themed Virtual Field Trips
  • Butterfly Themed Virtual Field Trips

Ready for Spring? Try this hands-on Spring STEM Challenge !

Summer Virtual Field Trips for kids. Explore Oceans, Beaches, Amusement Parks, Springs and more!

Get ready to explore these Summer Virtual Field Trips for Kids ! Explore the ocean, amusement parks, outdoor adventures, watermelon farms, and more with these kid-friendly summer virtual tours.

  • Coral Reefs
  • Ocean Animals
  • Boat Adventures
  • Amusement Parks Rides
  • Rock Slides
  • Natural Springs
  • Watermelon Farms
  • International Space Station
  • Space Shuttle Discovery
  • Solar Eclipse
  • Worldcam.eu: WebCams from Around the World
  • Explore.org: Live webcams throughout the world

Yosemite and National Zoo images featured Virtual Field Trips for Kids

Virtual Field Trip Activities for Home

Looking for ways to expand the virtual tour?

Once you’ve viewed one of the Virtual tours, you can…

  • Write up about what you learned
  • Draw a picture of your favorite part
  • Create a version with legos, building blocks or playdough
  • Find a book online to learn more about the location
  • Create a themed craft based on where you took a virtual tour
  • Recreate it with sidewalk chalk
  • Cook a dish from that region

Virtual Field Trip Log for Kids Printable on wooden floor with pencil, toy spaceship and globe.

DOWNLOAD OUR VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP LOG

There are so many amazing resources to explore virtually to learn about our amazing planet and the treasures and history within it.

One resource that I found to be the most amazing was Google Art and Culture resource. I high recommend exploring it as a family during this time.

Virtual Tours for Kids

Virtual Field Trips for Kid featuring National Zoo, Manatees, White House and Yosemite

Take this time to explore the world virtually and help us work together to protect and learn about these treasures around the world.

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Do you have a favorite virtual tour that you love? Please share with me in the comments.

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Thank you this is cool not as cool as google earth

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Is there a cost associated with these virtual field trips?

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Most of these Virtual Field Trips are simply links to either the specific museums or locations offering a video of their facility or using Google Earth to explore a specific region such as our national parks. They are free to view at your convenience.

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This is still fun! definitely helping their learning 🙂 easier to visit destinations from the comfort of their couch!

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A list of 18 virtual field trip ideas for kindergarten and first-grade students. This collection of ideas consists of videos and interactive virtual tours.

A list of 18 virtual field trip ideas for kindergarten and first-grade students. This collection of ideas consists of videos and interactive virtual tours.

Virtual Field Trip Ideas

Here are a few ideas for you to send home to students or show your own kiddos at home! Have fun with these virtual field trip ideas for early learners. 

#1 San Diego Zoo 

Check out live videos of animals. There are games, coloring sheets, and craft ideas, too! 

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#2 Polar Bear Expedition

View a polar bear with her two cubs in Canada.

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#3 Monterey Bay Aquarium 

View the live webcams of fish, sharks, jellyfish, and more!

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#4 Smithsonian Natural History Museum

Take a virtual tour of this amazing museum.

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Here is a video of the dinosaur exhibit:

#5 The Great Wall of China

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#6 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Google Arts and Culture has some great virtual field trips! 

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#7 Carlsbad Caverns

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#8 Dry Tortugas National Park 

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Here is a great video of Fort Jefferson at the Dry Tortugas:

#9 The Grand Canyon

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#10 Farm Virtual Field Trip

Farm 360 has several different videos about life on the farm. 

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#11 Nature Lab Field Trips

These may be a little advanced for kindergarten, but I like the topics and they could be fun for the kids!

#12 Son Doong Cave

The largest cave in the world, located in Vietnam.

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#13 Mars 

Students can see the real surface of Mars.

#14 The Moon

Don’t stop with Mars. Check out the moon, too!

#15 The White House

Students explore various rooms of The White House. 

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#16 Marineland Dolphin Adventure

A fun tour to see the animals at Marineland in Florida.

#17 Amazon Rainforest

Take a trip to the Amazon Rainforest with this video. 

#18 Recycling Center

Take a virtual tour of the recycling center. This is great for Earth Day!

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40+ Virtual Field Trips for Kids

We are living in a strange time. Never did I think that I would be searching for virtual field trips to take with my daughter and daycare children! But here we are, trying to make the best of the situation we are living in. 

Now you can experience landmarks and museums around the world with your kids from home! Check out our list of 40+ virtual field trips below. These are all interactive virtual tours that I have done with my kids. All kid-approved! 

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I’ve spent the last two weeks putting together this list of virtual field trips for kids. These are all links that I have personally checked out with my daughter and daycare kids. 

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Animal Virtual Field Trips

-Watch over 10 different animals, from Elephants to Butterflies, in their habitats at the San Diego Zoo with these Live Animal Cams ! We love the tiger cams! Plus they have a whole kids area on their website for fun educational activities. 

-Observe gorillas, rhinos, and even ants on the live webcams from the Houston Zoo . I love the 6 different animal cams at this zoo. Tune in between 7 am and 7 pm CST to see them in action.

– The Georgia Aquarium has some really amazing webcams you can check out. They have beluga whale webcams plus live feeds of the puffins, piranhas, gators and much more! Watch for the whale shark (!) on the Ocean Voyager cam! It’s so cool to see! 

-Learn and explore the farm like never before! Take an inside virtual tour of how farms run and how food is processed from a farm. These are really interesting and well done. My daughter loved the 360 videos on egg processing and egg breaking, the way all the machinery works together blew her mind! You can also view sheep, grain, and mink farms plus milk processing plants.

-Have a shark lover in your house? The live shark cam at the Monterey Bay Aquarium is one of our favorite live cams to view. They also have a really great aviary and coral reef cam that you can view with your kids. We also like the Monterey bay cam, it’s fun to watch the waves! 

-Walk-through the halls of the National Aquarium with this fun and interactive virtual tour. 

-Another informative and fun virtual farm tour for kids. Learn about and tour behind the scenes of a dairy farm. 

-Check-in on some of your favorite animals and don’t miss the baby Cheetahs on the animal cams at the National Zoo. 

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Landmarks & Castles

-If you haven’t explored Google Earth I highly recommend that you give it a try. You can explore all kinds of amazing places on Earth. Studying somewhere specific? Check it out on Google Earth. 

-Missing your connection to Mickey and friends? Check out this free virtual field trip to Walt Disney World . 

-Learning about the Empire State Building ? Check out the live webcams perched high above the streets of New York.

-Even wondered what the white house looks like from the inside? Step inside and take a tour of this presidential building from the comfort of your own home.

-Walk the grounds of Scotland’s Edinburgh Castle with this virtual field trip of this ancient castle. 

-Walk along walls of the Great Wall of China with this stunning virtual tour!

-Have you always wanted to see the Effiel Tower ? Well, now you can take your kids on a field trip there in your pajamas! 

-Visit the Palace of Versailles in France. Explore the King’s Chamber, the Hall of Mirrors, art and much more! My kids were in awe of this one! 

-Go onboard and view the inside of Air Force One (a retired model). Explore the cockpit and see where the president sat and slept! 

-Walk-through the halls of the Schönbrunn Palace in Austria . It’s one of the most visited sites in the country and the tour is full of stunning items! 

-Visit an ancient tomb in Egypt. We really enjoyed the virtual tour of The Tomb of Menna . This is one of the most visited and best-preserved of the small 18th Dynasty elite tombs in the Theban necropolis. You can also visit the pyramids while you are “in” Egypt! 

– Head to Mount Vernon and explore the grounds and building. This was the plantation of George Washington, the first President of the United States, and his wife, Martha. 

-Go through the process of arriving at Ellis Island with this interactive tour. 

-Tour inside the state rooms at Buckingham Palace and discover some of the most treasured objects in the Royal Collection

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Science & Nature 

-Visit the National Parks in realtime with their NPS Webcams ! 

-View the stunning beauty of Yosemite National Park . This virtual tour is amazing! 

-Take a hike on the Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon from your living room! 

-Looking for something out of this world? Travel into space and visit Mars! That’s right, you can go on a virtual adventure on Mars ! 

-Take a tour of the international space station ! If you are learning about the stars and space this tour is a must! 

-Explore the Atlantic coast of Ireland and the Giants Causeway . This virtual field trip is one I want to take for myself! 

-Go inside Son Doong in Vietnam, it’s the largest cave in the world and even has its own ecosystem. The images are amazing! 

-Want to go on a safari? Check out these African Safari tours to view hyenas, lions, elephants and more! 

-Tour the Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park . Lava tubes and volcanos make this one a favorite.

-Explore the wonder of the Carlsbad Caverns and learn about bats.  

-See the Northern Lights over Sweden with this fabulous virtual tour. 

-Follow explorers from beginning to end as they climb Mt. Everest . The 360° videos are amazing and we learned so much about what it takes to make it to the top.

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-Walk around among planes from history with this free virtual field trip for kids from the Frontiers of Flight Museum .

-Get an inside look at the cockpit and interior of planes from history at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. From WWII bombers to helicopters and fighter jets! My daughter has literally spent hours exploring these. 

-Have a car fan? Learning about transportation? Take a tour of the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant , the first Ford plant and the location where the Model T was developed.

-View the largest collection of Van Gogh’s artwork, including letters and drawings, at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.

-Learn about the Battle of the Alamo while you tour the historic Spanish mission and fortress founded in the 18th century.

-Head to the National Museum of Natural History to learn about the history of the planet and the humans. 

-View the incredible exhibits at the Louvre , the largest art museum in the world. 

-Explore The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s website for kids! The Met Kids lets kids explore an interactive cartoon map of the Met to learn more about the artwork and visitor spaces in the museum

-See all the fun to be had at the Boston Children’s Museum ! View three floors of fun children’s exhibits. 

-Virtually tour The British Museum and discover hundreds of artifacts in the museum.

–Step inside the Sistine Chapel and get an up-close and personal view of the amazing art that covers the space, including The Last Judgment  by Michelangelo.

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Field trips are a quintessential school experience. You usually only get one or two a year so it’s important to do it right! Our roundups of unique field trip ideas have something for every age, subject, and interest. We’ve even got resources like permission slip forms and chaperone tips. Get ready to leave the classroom behind to take learning on the road!

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Early-grade field trips help kids learn about the world and also teach them good field trip behavior. These are our top picks for the pre-K crowd, but many of the options on our kindergarten list are perfect for this age group too.

  • Library: Not every student’s parents take them to story time. Schedule your own trip, and show kids that having fun isn’t hard when you have a library card!
  • Farm: Whether you learn how vegetables are grown or where milk and eggs come from, the farm is always a hit.
  • Grocery store: Go behind the scenes at the supermarket, and use this trip as the foundation for lessons on healthy eating.
  • Park: From local playgrounds to majestic national parks, it’s always worth getting kids into the great outdoors.
  • Children’s museum: This is the age group most children’s museums were designed for! They’ll love all the hands-on fun and excitement.
  • Post office: Learn how mail is sorted and shipped, and teach students about stamps and other mail-related items.
  • Bank: Money is a new concept for these kiddos, and they’ll be fascinated to step inside the vault and learn other bank secrets.
  • Fire station: There’s just something about a fire truck that gets every little one excited.
  • Nursing home: Is there anything sweeter than watching seniors and wee ones spend time together?
  • Animal shelter: For kids who don’t have pets at home, this can be a good introduction to animals. Others will just enjoy the time with dogs and cats waiting for their forever homes.

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For this age group, you’ll need to step up your game a bit. (They’ve probably already been to the zoo, the aquarium, and the art museum.) Try some of these locations, which offer educational, social-emotional, and real-life learning opportunities.

  • Food bank: Hold a food drive, then arrange a trip to your local soup kitchen or food pantry. Volunteering makes for truly meaningful field trips.
  • Recycling facility: In a time when reducing landfill waste is more important than ever, a trip to a recycling facility can help drive home the message.
  • Theater: Many theaters offer behind-the-scenes tours for schools and discount pricing when you buy tickets in bulk. (Want to go virtual? Check out the Hamilton Education Program !)
  • Community college: Parents sometimes take kids on college visits, but a community college trip offers opportunities for even more students to see themselves getting a higher education.
  • TV station: Kids interested in communications or technology will find this completely fascinating.
  • Courtroom: There’s no better way to understand the justice system than to see it in action.
  • State or county capitol: Every government class should visit a local capitol to meet with officials and see how the government works.
  • Local business: This can be a cool way to learn about managing a business, working with customers, or discovering how products are made.
  • Wildlife rehab facility: Introduce students to the people who help injured wild animals recover and live free once again.

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Field Trip Tips and Resources

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There’s a lot to do when you’re organizing an off-site field trip. These resources are here to help.

  • Preparing Parent Chaperones for a Field Trip
  • Free Printable Field Trip and School Permission Forms To Make Your Life Easier
  • Things To Do Before Taking Your Students on a Major Field Trip
  • Mistakes To Avoid When Planning a Field Trip for Students
  • Why I Hate Field Trips (And How I Learned To Deal)
  • Help! Is There Any Way I Can Get Out of Our End of the Year Field Trip?

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Field trips are not only lots of fun but they can also be very valuable learning experiences for young children.

They can help build background knowledge and vocabulary that are important for success in school and life.

Free Field Trip Ideas for Preschool and Kindergarten

Some field trips will require an entrance fee, but others may be free. Check with your local places of business to find out if they would be willing to offer your class a free “tour”.

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  • Grocery Store
  • Home Improvement Store
  • Nursing Home
  • Animal Shelter
  • Beach (if nearby)

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The following are popular places for field trips that usually charge a fee for entrance.

  • Apple Orchard
  • Children’s Theater
  • Pumpkin Patch
  • Science Museum (designed for children)
  • Ice Skating
  • Roller Skating
  • Kid-Friendly Bowling Alley

The ice skating, roller rink, and bowling alley trips could all be tied to academic science objectives.

Regional Field Trip Ideas

Different parts of the world may offer unique opportunities for field trips such as:

  • Coastal: Beach
  • Coastal: Lighthouse
  • Southwest: Rodeo
  • Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Planetarium

Field Trips that May Come to You

Some field trips may even come to your location if travel isn’t possible or in your budget.

  • Agricultural Outreach Center (cows or other livestock)
  • Rodeo History and Education Center
  • Petting Zoo
  • Wildlife Outreach Center (exotic animals)
  • Animal Shelter, ASPCA, or other animal group to teach about caring for pets

How to Plan a Field Trip

The following are some steps you can follow to help you plan for your field trip.

  • Check your school field trip policy and read it thoroughly before scheduling any field trips.
  • Determine the educational benefits of this particular field trip.
  • Check your school policy on field trip chaperones. The general rule of thumb is, the younger the child, the more chaperones you will need.
  • Calculate the distance from your school to the location you would like to visit.
  • If a fee is involved, calculate how much the field trip will cost per child. Don’t forget to take into consideration any additional costs such as transportation or meals.
  • Ask permission from school administrators to book the field trip
  • Notify the parents of the date and cost of the field trip. Also let them know if you need chaperones and the procedure for signing-up.

Field Trip Questions

There are lots of questions to take into consideration when planning a field trip for young children. Here are some of the most common questions to consider.

  • What type of travel is allowed? Will you need to hire a school bus or can parents drive?
  • Can parents take their children home after the field trip, before returning to the school? (this will happen!)
  • What paperwork is needed for parents to volunteer as chaperones?
  • How many adults will you need to help chaperone the field trip?
  • Will this trip help your students meet academic goals? List the specific academic standards that this trip will help your students meet. Remember, most field trips will help develop vocabulary, which in turn supports reading.
  • How long will you be away from school? Calculate the travel time to and from your destination into your final number.
  • Will students be eating lunch on the field trip? If so, will they be bringing their own lunches, will the school be providing them, or will they be purchased on-site?
  • Do any students in your classroom take medication that will need to be administered on the field trip? If so, provisions will need to be made.
  • Can parent chaperones bring their younger or older children along on the field trip? If so, how will those children be transported to and from the location? How will payment be handled- if any?

Field Trip Preparation

While field trips are fun for the students, they often require extraordinary amounts of extra preparation and effort on the teacher’s part. If something goes wrong you need to have a plan in place to occupy your students.

Every single minute of your trip has to be planned out in advance or chaos will reign. Expect the unexpected and prepare for delays such as waiting for a bus, waiting in lines, waiting for others to finish lunch.

As you can see, preparing for the trip in advance is only half the battle!

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Having something on hand to occupy your students on a field trip is a lifesaver.

Field trip recording sheets or scavenger hunts are a great way to keep your students alert and on-task as they look for the items listed.

You can give these forms to your students to complete during the trip or pass them out when needed.

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Field trips are momentous times in a preschooler’s life. Preschool field trips allow children to enjoy a change of scenery and spend time outside the classroom doing more hands-on learning.

In addition to the memories children create on field trips, they’re a valuable opportunity for educators to reinforce lessons. With the right planning and preparation, field trips for children can be an engaging, educational day for all involved.

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Why are preschool field trips important?

Field trips are more than extra-curricular activities. They can be an integral part of a child’s early education. Preschool field trips afford many substantial benefits for children:

Broadens their education

Children are exposed to only so much in a classroom setting. Field trips allow children to get a richer picture of educational subjects by observing them outside of books, lessons, or videos.

Exposure to real-life experiences

In preschool, children are developing their understanding of life and the world around them. Field trips expose them to everyday life in a setting where their teacher can help them connect what they’re learning to what happens in the real places in their community. Experiential learning (authentic, first-hand, sensory-based learning) through field trips is a way for children to reflect on and apply their new knowledge.

Research shows academic improvement

Studies support the idea that field trips have real effects on a child’s education. Field trips are linked to improvements in academic performance. According to a study on youth educational trips by the Wagner Group and the U.S. Travel Association, adults who took educational trips when they were younger…

  • Had better grades (59% of study respondents)
  • Graduated from high school at a higher rate (95% of study respondents)
  • Reported that educational trips had a positive impact on their education (89% of study respondents)

Expands their world

Field trips allow all children to experience more of the world. Whether they live in a busy city or a rural town, field trips introduce children to experiences and environments they may not have access to otherwise. Preschool teachers have the opportunity to make a child’s world a little larger with each field trip and show them new places, people, and adventures.

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How to plan and prepare for preschool field trips

A lot of preparation goes into a successful field trip. For teachers and administrators, there are people, places, and schedules to coordinate weeks or months in advance.

Consider the below areas as you plan your trip:

Teaching moments

Sometimes preschool field trips are planned around a specific topic the class has been covering. Sometimes trips are simply a good learning opportunity that you’ll weave a lesson into. No matter which scenario you’re in as a teacher, it’s helpful to have your notes and activities prepared in advance.

How many adult chaperones will you need for the field trip? When you’re planning field trips for kids, it’s crucial to have a confirmed, appropriate number of chaperones based on the number of children attending. 

You can request family volunteers or set up a rotating schedule so families can plan ahead. Consider offering incentives like free lunches or gift cards and remind them it’s a great opportunity to have a meaningful experience with their child and get to know the other children and families in your program.

Plan to bring extra snacks in case meal times run late. Prepare to answer questions from parents about whether to pack a lunch or work out an eating arrangement at the field trip location. If you'll be serving meals on the field trip, prepare the food before and determine how you will transport it. Consider packing a cooler for any perishable foods that need to be kept cold, and pack plenty of water if there is no water available at your destination.

Transportation

Some preschool policies require that school vehicles are used for field trips. Before the trip, determine transportation needs, such as how many vans or buses will be needed and if parents are permitted to drive.

If there’s a cost associated with the trip, how will you secure funds from the school or handle payments from parents? Use your communication platforms to alert parents of any expenses they’ll need to cover as far in advance as possible.

Sometimes drop-off and pick-up schedules can be impacted by field trips. Create an agenda and itinerary that shows where the class will be and breaks down how long you’ll be at each location. This helps parents plan their day and gives school administration information they would need in an emergency. 

If any children have medication, medical equipment, or anything else that needs to be on hand for them, it needs to be accounted for in field trip planning. Bring any health and safety documents such as an accurate roster to count the children and emergency contact information. Teachers should also pack first aid kits and antibacterial hand wipes if there is no access to clean running water on your trip. 

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Field trip safety tips

Taking young children on a field trip can be an overwhelming experience without the right preparation. Field trips are very exciting, so be aware that the children may have extra energy or be more distracted. To have a fun, safe, and smooth trip, focus on safety measures before and during the excursion.

Before the field trip

  • Review the schedule with the children and tell them what to expect 
  • Give children safety guidelines and procedures to follow
  • Assign pairs or small groups for headcount checks
  • Involve children in checking the field trip supply checklist
  • Instruct children to wear bright clothes or a certain color to make them easy to spot
  • Prepare and bring a first aid kit

  During the field trip

  • Do headcount checks frequently and always before leaving or entering any location
  • Follow pedestrian rules carefully when walking such as using sidewalks and crosswalks and only crossing the street when traffic signals say it is safe
  • For traveling by bus or van, check every seat before exiting
  • Ensure children understand and follow the security and safety measures of the field trip location
  • Continue practicing basic hygiene, such as washing hands or using hand wipes before eating
  • Keep a copy of emergency contact lists with you at all times
  • Take bathroom breaks together as a group

Field trip ideas for preschoolers

Choosing where to take the children in your preschool class is one of the most exciting parts of field trip planning. Here are 20 engaging and educational field trip ideas for preschoolers:

Apple orchards and pumpkin patches can show children how these foods are grown and offer a truly hands-on education as they pick their own.

Nature walk

Nature walks are an educational adventure that allow children to discover various plants, leaves, critters, and trees. It’s also great physical activity!

Farmer’s markets

A field trip to the local farmer’s market or grocery store can be an opportunity to teach children lessons about nutrition and where their food comes from.

Many children’s books are full of stories and illustrations of sea creatures, so the aquarium is sure to be a hit with preschoolers. They’ll get a chance to see these creatures up close and learn more about them.

A local bakery is another food-focused field trip that supports a small business and allows children to see how some of their favorite sweet treats are created.

Zoos are a common preschool class favorite! Children can visit and hear facts about a wide variety of animals, including birds, mammals, and reptiles.

Local library

Libraries are often a familiar place for young children, but a preschool field trip to the library gives children a chance to learn details about what a librarian does and the many types of books available to them.

Fire station

Preschoolers tend to love fire trucks. Use a field trip to a fire station to teach them about the work that happens behind the scenes and age-appropriate fire safety tips.

Local events

Sometimes the best educational events don’t need to be booked—they’re already happening in your community! From holiday celebrations and parades to the annual fair, local events can provide children with a wealth of learning opportunities.

Farmers have so much they can teach young children, from lessons about the way food is grown to how the animals are raised.

Children’s museum

Museums that cater specifically to young children are educational and interactive places that are ideal for preschool field trips. They also tend to change exhibits regularly, which means they’re a great choice for multiple trips.

Home improvement store

Show children how chairs, tables, and other items they use on a daily basis are built. Another way to do this is to find a local builder with a small shop who’s willing to give a workshop tour and demonstration.

If you have a child-friendly state park nearby, they make excellent field trip destinations. State parks are a beautiful place to teach about the great outdoors and ways to protect and respect our planet. 

Recycling center

Teach children the importance of recycling and how everyday items like plastic water bottles and aluminum soda cans are recycled. 

Local ponds are perfect for a low-cost, science and nature focused field trip. They’re often home to frogs, ducks, and aquatic plants, making great lesson topics for preschool children.

Around town scavenger hunt

Teach children about where they live with a scavenger hunt in your community. Downtown areas are usually ideal locations for this field trip activity.

Expose children to the performing arts with a preschool field trip to the local theater. This trip can teach them about storytelling on the stage, theater etiquette, and stage acting as a career.

Train station

Learning about different types of transportation expands children’s minds and view of the world. Add in a train ride to make it both engaging and educational!

Botanical garden

Botanical gardens are a stunning environment to teach children about the beauty of nature and various types of plant life.

Historic monuments

A field trip to an age-appropriate historic site can provide early lessons on important historical figures and events.

Post-field trip actions and education

Get the most out of your day away from the classroom by following up with children and their families after your field trip. Parents will appreciate knowing what their children learned and children will get a chance to relive the best moments of their trip.

To update families, consider including a brief summary of your field trip in your preschool newsletter . Ask children to share their favorite parts of the trip and include photos! 

Plan a memorable outing

There are plenty of details to consider and plan when it comes to executing preschool field trips. Taking a trip is a great opportunity for educators to build upon everything their children are learning in the classroom and engage them in hands-on, memorable experiences. 

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    Visit a Coral Reef. and explore what's underwater. Take a trip to the Arctic and learn all about the cold and animals that live there. Visit the moon with NASA. Take a field trip to the Miami Zoo and learn all about the animals they have there. Visit the Dinosaur In Motion Exhibit to learn all about dinosaurs.

  5. 30+ Virtual Field Trips for Kids

    Smithsonian National Zoo. The Tundra with Discovery Education. Virtual Farm Tours. Penguin Virtual Field Trips. Polar Bear Virtual Field Trips. Rainforest Virtual Field Trips. Everglades Virtual Field Trips. Here's a list of all the zoos with webcams to explore. For a little movement, try this zoo themed yoga.

  6. 60 Free Fun Virtual Field Trips For Your Classroom

    They are convenient, cheap and easy ways to travel with students and kids and offer learning opportunities similar to an actual field trip. Travel the world with these 60 Educational & Fun Free Virtual field trips for students. 1. The Zoo; 2. National Parks; 3.

  7. The Best Kindergarten Field Trip Ideas for Out-of-School Learning

    9. A Bakery. On a bakery field trip, curious kindergarteners can learn about how bread, cakes, and pastries are made. Take a tour of the kitchen and watch the mixing of ingredients and the baking process. Some bakeries even offer kids' activities, like cookie decorating! 10. A Farm.

  8. Rainforest

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  9. The Best Virtual Field Trips for the Classroom

    The classic preschool field trip goes online! You can have your pick of dairy farm field trips, but we like this one from the Dairy Alliance and this one from Stonyfield Organic. Farm Food 360 gives students the opportunity to immerse themselves in Canadian farm and food tours—from raising pigs to making milk and cheese. We're also loving these virtual egg farm field trips from the ...

  10. Kindergarten Videos

    Grade 1 - The Earth Around Us. Video Storyline: People live in communities, where change happens every day. Around us we see a variety of land and water types which have helped to create our natural resources. We can also see changes around us throughout the four seasons. Video length: 8:10 minutes.

  11. 18 Virtual Field Trip Ideas for Early Learners

    Take a virtual tour of the recycling center. This is great for Earth Day! Enjoy these virtual field trips! Here are a few more blog posts with some other videos for kids: A list of 18 virtual field trip ideas for kindergarten and first-grade students. This collection of ideas consists of videos and interactive virtual tours.

  12. 40+ Virtual Field Trips for Kids

    Animal Virtual Field Trips. -Watch over 10 different animals, from Elephants to Butterflies, in their habitats at the San Diego Zoo with these Live Animal Cams! We love the tiger cams! Plus they have a whole kids area on their website for fun educational activities. -Observe gorillas, rhinos, and even ants on the live webcams from the Houston Zoo.

  13. 260+ Field Trip Ideas for Grades PreK-12 (In-Person and Virtual)

    Preschool Field Trip Ideas Marc Dufresne via iStock. Early-grade field trips help kids learn about the world and also teach them good field trip behavior. These are our top picks for the pre-K crowd, but many of the options on our kindergarten list are perfect for this age group too.

  14. Kindergarten Virtual Field Trips

    Kindergarten Virtual Field Trips. Engage your class in a selection of grade-specific, standards-based activities! All activities and lessons were carefully crafted with an eye towards Next Generation Science Standards for Kindergarten students. Available in two exciting topics: Kindergarten Life Science: I Will Survive.

  15. KidVision Pre-K

    Each virtual field trip module offers educational content based on State and National Department of Education standards, for 1 to 4-year-olds in both English and Spanish. Each module includes its own field trip videos, a vocabulary words video, a jobs people do video, an iSPY 360º video, and classroom tools (lesson plans, student assessments ...

  16. Virtual Field Trips for Elementary

    Inspire your students with thousands of free teaching resources including videos, lesson plans, and games aligned to state and national standards.

  17. Videos by Grade

    Browse our selection of videos grade by grade. You're sure to find a video that's just right for your students and your curriculum. VIDEO LIBRARY. By Curriculum. Social Studies; Science; ... Kindergarten Videos. Grade 1 Videos. Grade 2 Videos. Grade 3 Videos. Grade 4 Videos. Grade 5 Videos. Grade 6 Videos. Grade 7 Videos. Grade 8 Videos. Grade ...

  18. Nature Walk

    Join Miss Penny and Shiny the Star at Wolf Lake Park to go on a nature walk! Get ready to think like a scientist while exploring the outdoors. We learn about...

  19. Field Trip Ideas for Preschool and Kindergarten

    Field Trips for Preschool and Kindergarten. Field trips are not only lots of fun but they can also be very valuable learning experiences for young children. They can help build background knowledge and vocabulary that are important for success in school and life. Free Field Trip Ideas for Preschool and Kindergarten. Some field trips will ...

  20. KidVision Virtual Field Trip: A Trip to the Fire Department

    Early childhood educators can use our immersive and interactive videos, lessons, assessments, and take-home resources to ignite children's imaginations and foster their curiosity about community and careers. ... Each Field Trip Includes. Preschool-themed virtual field trip videos that provide a look into community-based organizations ...

  21. RockStar Academy

    The young explorers of RockStar Academy's Preschool and Kindergarten went on an exciting field trip to Youreka, a fun and interactive playground.At Youreka o...

  22. 20 Engaging and Educational Field Trip Ideas for Preschoolers

    They can be an integral part of a child's early education. Preschool field trips afford many substantial benefits for children: Broadens their education. Children are exposed to only so much in a classroom setting. Field trips allow children to get a richer picture of educational subjects by observing them outside of books, lessons, or videos.

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    Box score for the Indiana Fever vs. Atlanta Dream WNBA game from June 21, 2024 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.

  24. Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip With Kindergarten

    Read Aloud for Children read by Mrs. Clark.Support the author by purchasing the book here:http://amzn.to/2DROfb3Miss B's Kindergarten has a fun day outside t...

  25. Field Trip to Vegetable Shop

    Sakalya Preschool, our recent field trip to the local vegetable shop was a delightful experience for the little ones. The children eagerly explored the color...

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