Ideas for field trips?

I want to take my Bronx elementary students on a trip this month. I would like some suggestions for good trips in the Bronx or Manhattan. Please do not suggest the Bronx Zoo, Central Park, Natural History Museum, or Botanical Gardens because I want to try something different with them.





It has to be educational. Also, I want something accessible by subway because I won't be using a school bus this time. Finally, I am looking for something free or low cost because my students are from very low-income families. Thanks.





P.S. My students are 4th-5th graders ranging from ages 10-12.

Ideas for field trips?
Do you have any specific lesson plans that you would like the trip to incorporate?





Do you teach science? or is there a separate push in teacher? bc the NY Hall of Science in Queens or Hayden Planetarium in Manhattan is cool..and educational.





Also, you may want to consider the SONY lab at 56th and Madison for a technology lesson...Their website also has teacher resources. http://wondertechlab.sony.com/plan/educa...





I used to teach 4th grade in Queens...


One year I taught a unit on Colonial America and how people used to live...so if I was able to I would have taken my students to the home of Abigail Adams..on 61st or the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum





You may also want to look into:





Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (Bronx) http://www.bartowpellmansionmuseum.org/e...








Little Red Lighthouse





Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden (Home of Abigail Adams)





Here's a great resource for field trips in NYC.


http://www.fieldtrip.com/ny/





Good Luck!
Reply:how about if they are from low income you can take them to a nice restaurant so they can experience a new type of lifestyle and they can see that they can become better when they grow up


or a science museum where they will learn about stuff in a fun way
Reply:They may freeze their little tuchasses (sp ?) off but Woodlawn Cemetery could be interesting .


There are more than a few famous people buried there including a couple of great musicians named Miles Davis , Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton They do offer guided to tours for school groups at $3.00 pp .Call Friends of Woodlawn Cemetery @ {718) 920-1469 for more info.


I'm wondering about two other things that you guys can possibly do


Could you get an off season tour of Yankee Stadium and possibly visit the construction site too ?


Given City Island's rich seafaring traditions I'm wondering if there are any boat builders remaining in the area that could take the time to show a bunch of kids how it's done-and yes i do know that you can't get there by subway


Call these guys Boat Max at(718) 885-2000 and see what they know


If all else fails there's always the tour of Cathedral of St. John the Divine that you can do


Have fun
Reply:I think wat would rock there boat is going to c the statue of liberty.
Reply:There might be a program where you could get the funds to take the ferry to Ellis Island. Maybe behind the scenes tour at Madison Square Garden, contact the garden or t he MSG network and see if they will pay for it, might be good for them to use to show that they (MSG) have good community programs, I would also approach NBC for the morning show Today and a behind the scenes look at NBC studios. I would contact all the TV studios in town ABC, CBS and CNN and see which ones would sponser a trip for your students. Or maybe contact Bloomberg's office and get a trip to City Hall,


Good Luck
Reply:How about theses


1 Transit museum in Brooklyn .


2 Why not call the port authority and do a field trip to LGA


3 better yet the NYC museum u can have them write a paper on the city's history .


4.City hall and wall street


5. Sony wonder on Madison Ave and 56Th it free n fun and educational





PS I know dept of Ed's cheep :) lol so good luck with you field trip
Reply:I can't answer your question as I don't live there but maybe you will answer mine. I noted you carry the last name Latt- Do you pronounce it Latty. If so you are a distant relative of ours. Look at the Latta family history on www.latta.org and see if you might fit in. I am from the Branch 17, but it is all tied together. I use to listen to my father speak of some of the things on the web.
Reply:You may think I am being stupid but the rubbish tip.





I went there when I was in primary, it was the best trip I went on!
Reply:Well the museums are amazing, but if you want something different, try the regular tourist spots. A lot of kids who live in the city have never actually been to the top of the Empire State Building or Ellis Island, you could even take them for a ride on the Staten Island Ferry (very Affordable). Another idea is the Intrepid on the West Side.
Reply:I have 2 suggestion that will be very helpful they are the Empire State Building and the Top of the Rock Observation Deck at Rockefeller Center. The kids can see the city from 86th Floor Observation deck of the Empire State Building and the 70th floor of the GE Building respectably.





I have included the link for both the Empire State Building and the Rockefeller Center complex for you convenience.





Good Luck and enjoy the trip.


Native New Yorker
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Reply:I took a field trip to an ice skating rink a couple of weeks ago, and I had a great time. I am in sixth grade though. I don't really see a difference :) I am twelve.