Fourth Graders Travel to Fort Worth, Weatherford on Education in Action Discover Texas Field Trip
12/12/2022Fourth graders from Wylie ISD's Tibbals Elementary traveled to Fort Worth and Weatherford on an Education in Action Discover Texas Field Trip Dec. 9 to experience what they are learning in Texas History. Students visited the Fort Worth Stockyards and the Doss Culture and Heritage Center.
During the charter bus ride to Fort Worth, students played Cowtown Bingo in preparation for their day. The students' first stop was at the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District, where they toured historic buildings, learned about the life and work of cowboys on the cattle drives, saw the Fort Worth Herd of longhorns and took on the Cowtown Cattlepen Maze. Then it was off to Weatherford to explore the Doss Culture and Heritage Center, where the students learned all about the regions of Texas, pioneer life, cattle drives and the Goodnight-Loving Trail.
''Education in Action's Discover Texas Field Trips are based on the understanding that the most effective way for students to learn is through experience,'' Jennifer Pasteur, Education in Action's Executive Director, said. ''Student activities during Discover Texas Field Trips reinforce and supplement Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) learning objectives in fun and hands-on ways at significant Texas sites that bring the content to life.''
Education in Action's Discover Texas Field Trips make it easy for teachers to take their third, fourth or fifth grade classes on organized, fun and educational site-based learning experiences. Education in Action handles all details, including round-trip charter bus transportation, meals and reservations and provides the TEKS-based program curriculum so participating teachers can focus on their students and making connections between the experience and what students are learning in the classroom.
Discover Texas Field Trips are presented by Education in Action, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering educated and involved young people. In addition to one-day Discover Texas Field Trips to Austin, San Antonio, Waco/Georgetown, Dallas and Fort Worth, Education in Action also offers summer Lone Star Leadership Academy camps for outstanding fourth-eighth graders. During the weeklong, overnight camps, participants experience significant Texas sites in Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin/San Antonio, or Houston/Galveston with Texas educators and a focus on leadership. For more information about Education in Action, visit www.educationinaction.org and www.facebook.com/educationinaction.