Texas History Field Trips
Okay, I’m about to start a new little series here. I’m in the process of working on field trips for my kids’ homeschooling for the year. I’m planning to teach Texas History through field trips. At first, I though how am I going to cover the entire history of Texas this year? After all, we don’t live in Rhode Island. It’s a LONG way from here to El Paso. And then it occurred to me. A) I don’t have to cover ALL of Texas History. B) I certainly don’t have to cover it this year.
So, this year I’m planning to concentrate on 7 museum exhibits dedicated to the explorations of La Salle. These museums are Museum of the Coastal Bend in Victoria, Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History in Corpus Christi (naturally), Texana Museum in Edna, Matagorda County Museum in Bay City, La Petite Belle in Palacious, Calhoun County Museum in Port La Vaca, and The Texas Maritime Museum in Rockport.
We’re going to do basically one per month. My husband may join us for a few trips, but many of them will be day trips with my Mom (Corpus Christi is the farthest museum at 3.5 hours, so a day trip is doable). Anyway, I’ve decided to report my planning here— you know admission fees, hours, where to eat lunch, etc. So, if you’re interested in homeschooling, or Texas History or just are curious to see where we eat lunch, check back often.
