November is usually the prime time for field trips. It's not too hot, it's not to cold, and students (and teachers!) are eager to get a break from the classroom. Not everyone is back in the field trip swing in 2021, but you can still get away from it all with these funny field trip read-alouds.
Clayton Parker Really, Really, Really Has to Pee by Cinco Paul (08/10/21)
Clayton Parker can’t wait for his field trip to the zoo. When his teacher encourages the class to go before they go . . . Clayton rushes onto the bus and doesn’t give it a second thought. Little does he know . . . Clayton Parker really really REALLY has to pee. He discovers this as soon as he gets to the zoo. And he panics! Clayton needs a bathroom, and he needs one now! The first one he finds is broken. The next one isn’t much of a bathroom at all. What will Clayton do?
This cautionary tale for the procrastinator in us all is written by the screenwriter behind family favorites like Despicable Me and Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax.
Runaway Pumpkins by Teresa Bateman (08/04/20)
The old adage of “when life hands you lemons, make lemonade” is reborn with pumpkins! When a bumpy road and a faulty bus storage lock release a load of handpicked pumpkins back into the wild, the students on a field trip are left with a single pumpkin. Pluckily, they decide to take what they have and do what they can. Together they decorate the only surviving pumpkin for their harvest fair. But good fortune comes knocking the next day when a group of kind neighbors arrives at the school. They found the smashed pumpkins and turned them into celebratory seasonal fare, perfect for sharing: yummy soup, cake, pie, and even fries!
This rollicking tale of resourcefulness and resilience is penned by the author of a Thanksgiving favorite -- A Plump and Perky Turkey.
