A list of 18 virtual field trip ideas for kindergarten and first-grade students. This collection of ideas consists of videos and interactive virtual tours.
Virtual Field Trip Ideas
Here are a few ideas for you to send home to students or show your own kiddos at home! Have fun with these virtual field trip ideas for early learners.
#1 San Diego Zoo
Check out live videos of animals. There are games, coloring sheets, and craft ideas, too!
#2 Polar Bear Expedition
View a polar bear with her two cubs in Canada.
#3 Monterey Bay Aquarium
View the live webcams of fish, sharks, jellyfish, and more!
#4 Smithsonian Natural History Museum
Take a virtual tour of this amazing museum.
Here is a video of the dinosaur exhibit:
#5 The Great Wall of China
#6 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Google Arts and Culture has some great virtual field trips!
#7 Carlsbad Caverns
#8 Dry Tortugas National Park
Here is a great video of Fort Jefferson at the Dry Tortugas:
#9 The Grand Canyon
#10 Farm Virtual Field Trip
Farm 360 has several different videos about life on the farm.
#11 Nature Lab Field Trips
These may be a little advanced for kindergarten, but I like the topics and they could be fun for the kids!
#12 Son Doong Cave
The largest cave in the world, located in Vietnam.
#13 Mars
Students can see the real surface of Mars.
#14 The Moon
Don’t stop with Mars. Check out the moon, too!
#15 The White House
Students explore various rooms of The White House.
#16 Marineland Dolphin Adventure
A fun tour to see the animals at Marineland in Florida.
#17 Amazon Rainforest
Take a trip to the Amazon Rainforest with this video.
#18 Recycling Center
Take a virtual tour of the recycling center. This is great for Earth Day!
Enjoy these virtual field trips! Here are a few more blog posts with some other videos for kids:
- The Best Science YouTube Channels for Kids
- 15 Phonological and Phonemic Awareness Videos for Kindergarten
- Kid-Friendly Fall Videos
