Family Field Trip, Erin Austen Abbott
Family Field Trip, Erin Austen Abbott
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Family Field Trip
Explore Art, Food, Music, and Nature with Kid

Author: Erin Austen Abbott

Narrator: Erin Austen Abbott

Unabridged: 3 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/07/2020

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

With more than 40 family-friendly cultural activities and adventures, Family Field Trip makes it easy to incorporate moments of learning and exploration into life with kids.

In this engaging guide, parents and caretakers will find simple-to-follow ideas and tips for cultural experiences the whole family can enjoy, whether they are at home, exploring the neighborhood, or taking a vacation.

Drawing on a range of popular experiential educational techniques—including Montessori, World Schooling, Forest Schooling, and more—Family Field Trip is the perfect handbook for any family with young children and an invaluable resource for raising kids who will grow into curious, well-rounded citizens of the world.

• Gives parents the tools and inspiration to turn the world into a giant field trip full of opportunities to teach children cultural appreciation
• Provides parents with easy ways to incorporate learning, adventure, and exploration into both travel and daily life
• Tackles a range of lessons and topics without being prescriptive or overwhelming

By exploring sites, languages, and foods of the world, Family Field Trip is an inspiring guide to raise globally minded kids who appreciate art, food, music, nature, and more.

Activities include starting a supper club to introduce kids to the basics of cooking, having conversations that encourage empathy and cross-cultural understanding, designing fun scavenger hunts for any kind of museum, exhibit, or park, packing for trips with kids, and more.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Donna on July 21, 2024

I bought this book on my Oregon vacation. An enormous (3-story) bookstore in Portland, which sells new and used books, had this one on sale. I bought a copy for my daughter and one for my son and daughter-in-law. I got caught up in it, though, so they had to wait until I finished reading it. (I coul......more

Goodreads review by Sunshinequeen on September 16, 2022

The go to guide for a million different ways to engage kids in meaningful learning while having fun exploring the world around them. Our family continues to explore ice cream from around the world thanks to this book. Breaking down concepts and lessons in a go-ready fashion while also compiling so m......more

Goodreads review by YS on May 13, 2022

A quick and easy read with many tips on how to keep the children engaged with their world and learn new things along the way. I've learnt a good tip to buy child seats at the location that I'll be visiting, which may turn out to be cheaper than renting them. Good read!......more

Goodreads review by Krisanne on November 04, 2023

Some fun, practical advice about exploring the world with your children through travel, music, art, food, and nature.......more