1st - 5th Grade Field Trip Activities and Curriculum
All activities listed below include grade level specific NGSS correlations, pre-trip information, full activity information, and post-trip follow up activities. Most activities below are easily adapted for any grade level; teachers are welcome to choose activities from outside of their grade level as part of their trip. The San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust partners with FUSD Curriculum & Instruction to provide activities that meet CA NGSS standards.
If you have questions regarding choosing the activities for your trip, contact our office at (559) 248-8480 ext. 104.
New and Updated Activities Coming SOON!
The River Parkway Trust's Education and Programs Team has been hard at work developing and revising River Field Trip activities to better suit your curriculum. Please stay tuned for new additions and fun updates to already existing teacher favorites. If you have any questions or suggestions, please email education@riverparkway.org.
Recommended for All Grades:
- Nature Walk (Docent Led Hike)
- Scavenger Hunt (Nature Exploration)
- Migration Headache (Habitat Game)
1st Grade Activities:
- Birds and Worms (Adaptation Game)
- Insect Safari (Habitat Exploration Activity)
- Nature Walk (Docent Led Hike)
- Seed Survival (Adaptation Investigation Activity)
2nd Grade Activities:
- Habitracks (Habitat Exploration Activity) - River Center Only
- Incredible Journey (Water Cycle Game)
- Planet Diversity (Habitat Exploration Activity)
- Seed Survival (Adaptation Investigation Activity)
- Stream Science (Watershed Modeling Activity)
3rd Grade Activities:
- Creepy Crawly River Critters (Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Study) -Not available at River Center
- Fashion a Fish (Adaptation Art)
- Incredible Journey (Water Cycle Game)
- Hunt and Gather (Native American History Activity)
- Migration Headache (Habitat Game)
- Nature Walk (Docent Led Hike)
- Planet Diversity (Habitat and Ecosystem Activity)
- Scavenger Hunt (Outdoor Exploration)
- Trash Timeline (Human Impacts Game)
4th Grade Activities:
- Creepy Crawly River Critters (Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Study)
- Fashion A Fish (Adaptation Activity)
- Hunt and Gather (Native American History Activity)
- Seed Survival (Adaptation Investigation Activity)
- Stream Science (Watershed Modeling Activity)
5th Grade Activities:
- Biomagnification Game (Food Chain Game)
- Creepy Crawly River Critters (Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Study)
- Incredible Journey (Water Cycle Activity)
- Fashion A Fish (Adaptation Activity)
- Seed Survival (Adaptation Investigation Activity)
- Stream Science (Watershed Modeling Activity)