Trip Book for Grades 3 -5.
My Trip To
_____________
By___________
I took this trip while I
was in the __ grade. The
dates of this trip were______.
Teacher: ______________
Discovery Elementary
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
I
am going to visit___________________________________.
I
have read or learned about____________________ and have discovered the
following facts:
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4.
____________________
is a state/country. The capital city is
_____________. The state bird is _____________. The state tree and flower are__________________________________.
The
city I am going to visit is approximately ___________ miles from
Sammamish. It will take ________ hours
to get there.
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Bonus: Use the attached map to identify Sammamish, the city of your vacation,
and the route you will travel. If you
are traveling internationally, sketch the continents and show the travel route.
DREAM SCENE
Imagine what your trip
will be like….
Make
a bulleted list of the things you want to do and see on your trip:
Imagine
the sights you will see, sounds you will hear, and adventures you will have
there. Using as many senses as possible,
tell all that you hope to do/experience on your trip:
CREATE A POSTCARD
Choose option A or B
A)
Mail a postcard to your classmates. Tell
them something interesting you have seen or done. Address the postcard to your class:
Discovery Elementary
B)
Create a postcard to show your class when you return home. Draw a scene of the
place you are visiting or the activity you are involved in.
Be
sure to provide a label or caption that tells what we’re seeing in the picture.
IT’S IN THE NEWS!!!
EXTRA! EXTRA! Read All About It!
Become
familiar with the newspaper of the area you are visiting. How does it compare with the Issaquah Press? Fill in the following T-Chart noting the
differences.
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Find
an area news article that will tell us more about the area you are visiting. Example = “Crowds flock to slopes for record
snow fall,” or “Sunny conditions bring record crowds to Disney World.” Glue
that article or headline here:
THE BEST AND MOST
INTERESTING…
The
best thing I did or saw on this trip was
. Explain what made it the best
Two
interesting things I saw were:
1.
This was interesting
because
2.
This was interesting
because
SCRAPBOOK STUFF
Save, Save, Save
Stamps
Ticket Stubs
Restaurant Menu/Receipt
VACATION WEATHER
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Total number of: Make a bar graph
that
Sunny
Days ___ shows this data:
Cloudy
Days ___
Rainy
Days ___
Snowy
Days ___
IT’S ALL NEW!
A
new word________________________________________
What
does it mean? _________________________________
Use
this new word in a sentence about your vacation:
A
new place
Where
is it located?
What
was interesting about it there?
Describe
a problem you encountered on your trip and how you solved it.
INFORMATION PLEASE!
Answer the following
questions using a local telephone directory.
What
community/town/city does the phone book cover?
How
many pages are in the directory?
Does
it contain a map of the area?
If
so, what is the map’s scale?
If
your family(last) name in the phone book?
If
so, how many times?
Find
the name and number of a doctor if you had your favorite furry friend on
vacation and they got sick.
List
the name, phone number, and address of a restaurant in town that serves pizza.
List
the name, phone number, and address of a tire repair shop in town
PHOTO ALBUM
This
page is for any pictures you want to share with your classmates. Be sure to include captions under the
photos. Captions should include as much
information as possible (where the photo was taken, what the picture shows,
etc.). Enjoy your trip!