LESSON 11: Making the most of Community Resources and Field Trips

REFLECTION

Field trips are expensive. They require much time for preparation and planning. However considering the intensity and the extent concrete experiences that come through field trips, we are encouraged to use them only, if there is no other less expensive but equally effective instructional tool. There are advantages and disadvantages in planning or preparing field trips and consideration. So as a future teacher we must be resourceful if it is the time that we should have a field trip.  

Preparation and planning for the field trip includes discussion and decisions on what to do before the field trip, during the field trip and after the field trip.