Mrs. Emily’s Field Trips & More

WAFF 48 and WHNT News 19 station tours

reporting, production, broadcasting, interviewing. Planning-list opportunities.

Planning idea — check availability

Mrs. Emily’s Field Trips & More

Signals Museum communications program

telegraph, telephone, radio, and how messages travel. Current program plan.

Calendar / program experience — check current schedule

Mrs. Emily’s Field Trips & More

Language arts, narration, writing, storytelling, and PaperPie literacy experiences

communication skills when matched to a defined activity. Existing class/planning-list context.

Planning idea — check availability

Mrs. Emily’s Field Trips & More

Legends and Lore historic walks

storytelling/interpretation can support Communication & Media; the historical content needs its own humanities home. Listed in the saved calendar.

Calendar / program experience — check current schedule

Shared history & culture exploration

American Village homeschool days: history, civic life, interpretation.

History/culture connection: complete a storytelling, interview or narrated report activity for Communication & Media. The historical visit itself is not a separate college degree.

Planning pathway — no separate history college yet

Shared history & culture exploration

Alabama Constitution Hall Park and EarlyWorks Museums.

History/culture connection: complete a storytelling, interview or narrated report activity for Communication & Media. The historical visit itself is not a separate college degree.

Planning pathway — no separate history college yet

Shared history & culture exploration

Burritt: Rosenwald School/1918 school experience, Underground Railroad presentation, and Native Americans of North Alabama.

History/culture connection: complete a storytelling, interview or narrated report activity for Communication & Media. The historical visit itself is not a separate college degree.

Planning pathway — no separate history college yet

Shared history & culture exploration

Huntsville Revisited with William Hampton and Legends and Lore walks.

History/culture connection: complete a storytelling, interview or narrated report activity for Communication & Media. The historical visit itself is not a separate college degree.

Planning pathway — no separate history college yet

Shared history & culture exploration

U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum and historical demonstrations. Service activities can fit Public Service, but historical study is distinct.

History/culture connection: complete a storytelling, interview or narrated report activity for Communication & Media. The historical visit itself is not a separate college degree.

Planning pathway — no separate history college yet

Shared history & culture exploration

Florence Indian Mound Museum; Jesse Owens Museum and Oakville Indian Mounds; Scottsboro Boys Museum and Cultural Center.

History/culture connection: complete a storytelling, interview or narrated report activity for Communication & Media. The historical visit itself is not a separate college degree.

Planning pathway — no separate history college yet

Shared history & culture exploration

Bessie Smith Cultural Center/Chattanooga African American Museum.

History/culture connection: complete a storytelling, interview or narrated report activity for Communication & Media. The historical visit itself is not a separate college degree.

Planning pathway — no separate history college yet

Shared history & culture exploration

Booker T. Washington State Park history-focused programming.

History/culture connection: complete a storytelling, interview or narrated report activity for Communication & Media. The historical visit itself is not a separate college degree.

Planning pathway — no separate history college yet

Shared history & culture exploration

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park; Moccasin Bend archaeology.

History/culture connection: complete a storytelling, interview or narrated report activity for Communication & Media. The historical visit itself is not a separate college degree.

Planning pathway — no separate history college yet

Shared history & culture exploration

Red Clay State Historic Park; Russell Cave National Monument; Shiloh; Stones River National Battlefield.

History/culture connection: complete a storytelling, interview or narrated report activity for Communication & Media. The historical visit itself is not a separate college degree.

Planning pathway — no separate history college yet

Shared history & culture exploration

Historical elements at Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, Nashville Parthenon, Stone Mountain, Medieval Times, and Host of Christmas Past.

History/culture connection: complete a storytelling, interview or narrated report activity for Communication & Media. The historical visit itself is not a separate college degree.

Planning pathway — no separate history college yet

Shared history & culture exploration

Cultural geography, heritage, and social studies within your geography classes.

History/culture connection: complete a storytelling, interview or narrated report activity for Communication & Media. The historical visit itself is not a separate college degree.

Planning pathway — no separate history college yet

Mrs. Emily’s Field Trips & More

Read to animals at the SPCA

Read aloud and describe how to behave calmly and respectfully around the animals.

Program opportunity — confirm current dates and arrangements

Also connects with Animal & Veterinary Sciences

College and career campus visits

Jacksonville State, UTC, UNA, Troy and Wallace State are planning leads. Choose a department relevant to this college, then record a career question and what you learned.

Planning pathway — department and visit must be arranged

Also connects with Skilled Trades & Technology, Health & Wellness, Animal & Veterinary Sciences, Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, Business, Culinary Arts & Hospitality, Public Service & Community Leadership, Science, Space & Discovery, Arts & Design

Mrs. Emily’s Field Trips & More

Language arts, writing, narration, and literacy

Arts & Design for illustration or performance

Class or program pathway — check current schedule

Mrs. Emily’s Field Trips & More

Signals Museum communications lab

Science, Space & Discovery for electrical/radio principles

Class or program pathway — check current schedule

Mrs. Emily’s Field Trips & More

Signals Museum career-development lab

Technology, communication, science, or public service

Class or program pathway — check current schedule

Also connects with Skilled Trades & Technology, Science, Space & Discovery, Public Service & Community Leadership

Mrs. Emily’s Field Trips & More

PaperPie book fairs and literacy activities

Business for publishing/bookselling exploration

Class or program pathway — check current schedule

PaperPie · Kane Miller

How to Make a Book

A publishing-related starting point; use the listing and preview with Melissa. Choose a section, then explain, draw or write what you learned.

Suggested level: Preschool / elementary; older publishing discussion

Resource option — check edition and availability

PaperPie · Kane Miller

You Choose

Use the book as a prompt for oral storytelling and explaining choices. Choose a section, then explain, draw or write what you learned.

Suggested level: Preschool / elementary

Resource option — check edition and availability

PaperPie · Usborne

Make Your Own Comics

Create a short visual story; also fits Arts & Design. Choose a section, then explain, draw or write what you learned.

Suggested level: Elementary / middle school

Resource option — check edition and availability

PaperPie · Usborne

Write and Draw Your Own Comics

Combine dialogue, images, and sequence to communicate a story. Choose a section, then explain, draw or write what you learned.

Suggested level: Elementary / middle school; teen beginner project

Resource option — check edition and availability

PaperPie · Usborne

Write Your Own Story Word Book

Build vocabulary and use it in an original story. Choose a section, then explain, draw or write what you learned.

Suggested level: Elementary / middle school; teen writing support

Resource option — check edition and availability

PaperPie · Usborne

Write Your Own Scripts

Write a short scene, announcement, interview, or performance script. Choose a section, then explain, draw or write what you learned.

Suggested level: Upper elementary / middle school; teen beginner project

Resource option — check edition and availability

Rainbow Resource

Draw-Write-Now — entire donated series

Start with books already received. Draw a subject, describe it orally, and write or dictate a caption. Book 1 connects with farms; Book 6 with ponds, rivers and oceans; Book 7 with forests. Match the edition on your shelf.

Suggested level: Primarily K–3

Already received series — match your edition

Also connects with Arts & Design

Rainbow Resource

Draw & Write Through History — donated series

Use the already received books for drawing, historical storytelling and captions. Science and invention connections depend on the selected lesson. History is not currently a separate approved college.

Suggested level: Complete set listed grades 3–8

Already received series — match your edition

Also connects with Arts & Design

Rainbow Resource

LEGO Animation Book: Make Your Own LEGO Movies

Use as a filmmaking guide; check the equipment and building materials needed for the chosen project.

Suggested level: Grades 3–adult

Resource option — check current contents and availability

Also connects with Arts & Design

All About Learning Press — All About Reading

All About Reading Pre-reading

Use a supplied listening, rhyme, letter, or story activity as a literacy pathway.

Suggested level: Preschool readiness

Provider resource — match the title and edition in your collection

All About Learning Press — All About Reading

All About Reading Levels 1–4

Use an appropriately placed lesson from the supplied materials; connect the learner’s response to communication.

Suggested level: Placement-based; levels are not grades

Provider resource — match the title and edition in your collection

All About Learning Press — All About Reading

10 Hands-on Activities From AAR

Select an official activity from the provider’s resource page.

Suggested level: Choose by reading readiness

Provider resource — match the title and edition in your collection

All About Learning Press — All About Spelling

All About Spelling Levels 1–7

Use a supplied spelling lesson; create an appropriately spelled label or short message as a separate application.

Suggested level: Placement-based; can support older learners

Provider resource — match the title and edition in your collection

All About Learning Press — All About Spelling

Learn with Word Trees

Use the provider’s word-tree activity, then discuss word meanings; do not substitute unrelated career vocabulary for the published lesson.

Suggested level: Choose by word-study skill

Provider resource — match the title and edition in your collection

Curiosity Chronicles

Snapshots of Ancient History and companion guides

Narrate a selected history reading or complete an actual art/project activity from its guide.

Suggested level: Grades 1–6 listing

Provider resource — match the title and edition in your collection

Also connects with Arts & Design

Curiosity Chronicles

Snapshots of Medieval History and companion guides

Use a selected guide activity or historical narration; map the actual task to a college.

Suggested level: Grades 2–6 listing

Provider resource — match the title and edition in your collection

Also connects with Arts & Design

Curiosity Chronicles

Snapshots of Early Modern History and companion guides

Choose a guide activity, map study, or narration that relates to the experience.

Suggested level: Grades 3–8 listing

Provider resource — match the title and edition in your collection

Also connects with Arts & Design

Rainbow Resource

Rory’s Story Cubes Actions

Tell an original story, give an oral field-trip report, or write a sequence using the pictured prompts.

Suggested level: Grades 1–adult

Resource option — check current contents and availability

Rainbow Resource

Animation Studio Kit

Plan a storyboard and create a short animation. A suitable camera or phone is additional.

Suggested level: Grades 3–adult

Resource option — check current contents and availability

Also connects with Arts & Design

Rainbow Resource

Klutz LEGO Minifigure Photography

Practice composition, lighting and visual storytelling. Supply a camera or phone.

Suggested level: Grades 2–6; maker ages 7–12

Resource option — check current contents and availability

Also connects with Arts & Design

Ivy Kits

Kitten’s First Full Moon

Moon phases, light and shadows, modeling and storytelling. Pair with the planetarium.

Suggested level: Ages 3–9; adapt with adult help

Monthly-kit page; theme and availability can change

Also connects with Science, Space & Discovery, Arts & Design

Ivy Kits

Elmer

Elephant crafts, patterns and puppet retelling.

Suggested level: Ages 3–9; adapt with adult help

Catalog listing; verify stock

Also connects with Animal & Veterinary Sciences, Arts & Design

Ivy Kits

Dear Mr. Blueberry

Whale facts, a baleen-feeding investigation, postcards and pond art.

Suggested level: Ages 3–9; adapt with adult help

Page reported sold out

Also connects with Animal & Veterinary Sciences, Arts & Design

Ivy Kits

Can I Be Your Dog?

Build a doghouse model and explore letters, mail sorting and storytelling. Pair with SPCA reading; actual animal service is a separate extension.

Suggested level: Ages 3–9; adapt with adult help

Archived listing; page reported not currently for sale

Also connects with Animal & Veterinary Sciences, Public Service & Community Leadership

Ivy Kits

Dinner at the Panda Palace

Pretend restaurant menus, chef dress-up, play-dough food and customer role-play. Strong companion to the restaurant and bakery tours.

Suggested level: Ages 3–9; adapt with adult help

Archived listing; page reported not currently for sale

Also connects with Animal & Veterinary Sciences, Business, Culinary Arts & Hospitality

Ivy Kits

Roaring Rockets

Space vehicles, moon-crater modeling, rocket play and astronaut writing. Pair with Space & Rocket Center or planetarium visits.

Suggested level: Ages 3–9; adapt with adult help

Archived listing; page reported not currently for sale

Also connects with Science, Space & Discovery, Arts & Design