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I was greeting friends on Twitter this morning, when a ‘tweet’ came through from another WAHM (work at home mom) about a post she’d made on her blog, Relaxed Homeschooling. She has all kinds of great information on her site for homeschoolers and for all of us parents, really! I like the way she has her book recommendations split up into age groups and I really appreciate all the resources that she provides.

And I’m so very glad I saw the blog post she tweeted, Virtual Fieldtrips! She’s telling us about a really great site! And it’s called, surprisingly enough, Virtual Field Trips. This site is so totally cool, you guys! You have to go check it out! And I’ve only gone on one ‘field trip’ so far, and I’m already this excited!

Here is my favorite quote/explanation of what they do from their front page.

Virtual Field Trips…

…will turn web browsing into a goal-oriented educational experience.

Don’t you just love that?

The site is divided up by subjects, and I explored one site in the Math section. The site helped me to dig deeper into the Bureau of Engraving and Printing website, and see things I might have otherwise overlooked. They also provide lesson plans and activities with each site/field trip. There were even scavenger hunt questions, divided up by grade level, going from Kindergarten to 12th grade.

I think the kids and I will be spending plenty of time on this site, for sure! And I’ll be adding it to my sidebar here at Bookworm Broadcast, for all of us to remember it!

Thanks so much for the ‘tweeted tip’, Annette! That site is a true gem!