Good morning, welcome to our series sharing Homeschool Resources: Virtual Field Trips. I must tell you I need to print out this Free Homeschool ID Card for Charlie. If you don’t have one for your students, you should print one out as well. Because some places ask for proof, you’re Homeschooling your children which can lead to discounts.
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Favorite Holiday Virtual Field Trips– All grades, with parental supervision
At this site, you can take a virtual tour of the Spangler Candy Cane Factory. They explain the process of mass production of candy canes through text and photographs.
Take a virtual tour to see how Christmas trees are grown from seedlings to mature trees. When you get to the site you’ll see an introduction followed by an index of the topics covered on the virtual tour. Click on “Tour Stop 1: Conifer Seedling” to begin. Then, just follow the prompts to experience the entire tour.
Take a virtual field trip to Lapland to see a Reindeer farm! The 4-minute YouTube video from the BBC shows the herd and provides some information on the care and management of reindeer.
Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum is located in the state of Washington, and you can take a virtual video “Museum Tour” at their website.
BONUS: Track Santa!
Where is Santa right now? Find out by visiting this website, sponsored by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), which is the joint American and Canadian Military organization responsible for the Aerospace defense of the United States and Canada that was created in 1958. Every year NORAD tracks Santa’s whereabouts so that children throughout the world can determine his location and how close he is to delivering goodies to their house on Christmas Eve.
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YouTube: How It’s Made– Grades 3 and up, with parental supervision
This “How It’s Made” video explains how glass Christmas Ornaments are made.
This video demonstrates how Glassblowers create Christmas Tree Ornament bulbs and figurines, and then shows how they are colored and decorated. You’ll also discover how the stems are made and capped before the ornament is boxed and shipped to stores.
And here is another Christmas-related “How’s It’s Made” video:
How Candy Canes Are Made
Watch how the dough is mixed, shaped, colored, cut, wrapped, and shaped again to make candy canes!
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
