Lindsay Donahoo

5th Grade
Revolutionary War Unit
Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives
Students will gain appreciation and understanding of the soldiers that fought
in the Revolutionary War.

Rules and Content for Trip

These rules will be read to students before they step foot on the bus:
Students will stay with their group leader both on the bus and at the museum. On
the bus, students will stay in their seats (unless there is an emergency) and will not raise
their voices. No fighting on the bus or museum, be respectful of your peers and
chaperones as well as the artifacts that you will see and the staff at the museum. Please
keep your phones out of site and do not take pictures at the museum (unless they say
otherwise). And lastly pay attention when people are talking and explaining to you the
things that you will see and have fun class! But be sure to take mental notes of the things
that you see and feel free to our tour guide any questions you might have.

Safety Plan

Be risk-conscious and check the location and address any potential hazards

Have a CPR/first aide staff member available

Provide general guidelines to both chaperones and students before the trip begins.

Have parent contacts readily available for emergency use.

Be familiar with students medical concerns and communicate these to the chaperones
as well.

Have first aide kit available

If there is a serious injury call for professional medical care

Do not fail to perform CPR

Follow Trace Crossing Elementary policies and procedures!

Management Plan
Dress Code for Field Trip: Students, chaperones and teachers can wear jeans but they
need they do not need to be baggy or ripped. We ask that you wear Trace Crossings tshirt or a plain black, white or orange shirt so that our group is somewhat uniform.
Groups: We will all stay together, but our chaperones and myself we each be in charge
of a smaller group so that we can make sure we all stay together. Our class of 24 will be
split into 3 smaller groups with group leaders (chaperones and myself) and these leaders
will each have 8 students in each group. Students leaders will make sure their entire
group stays together with not only their small group, but also our entire group. You will
be assigned these groups when you arrive at the school on the day of the field trip.
Lunch and Snack Plan
Students will be given a sack lunch that will be made by our wonderful Trace
Crossings cafeteria team. They will eat lunch at 11:30 a.m. and it will include:

Turkey sandwich (with condiment packets)

Cheetos
Apple

Cookie
Milk

They will also receive grapes or an apple and water bottle for their snack. Students will
receive their snacks at 1:30 p.m. before they depart the museum and drive back to Trace.
Pre & Post Test:
While students are eating their breakfast the morning of the trip, students will be
given a prompt to respond to in their journals. They will be asked to write about what
they hope to see at the museum and some questions that they want to ask the museum
staff. The day after the students return from their fieldtrip they will be asked to write a
response journal entry about their experience. They will be asked to include 5 things that
they learned about the Revolutionary War and 3 things from the war that they were able
to see in person.

Follow-Up
The students will write thank you notes to the staff and tour guides from the
museum telling them how much they appreciated letting our class come visit. I will also
write a thank you note to the chaperones that attended the trip as well.

Contacts
Crawford Sons (Charter Bus Company)
Phone: (205) 925-1391

The Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives

Address: 100 Pryor Street Athens, AL
Phone: (256) 771-7578

Trace Crossings Elementary School

Address: 5454 Learning Ln, Birmingham, AL 35244

Phone: (205) 439-2700

Schedule for Field Trip

7:30 a.m. Students and chaperones will
arrive at Trace and will meet in the
classroom before we depart. The
students will receive their
breakfast, just as they do every
morning. They will also have this
time to work on their journal
entries about what they expect
from their trip.
7:45 a.m. Opportunity for a bathroom break
before we depart.
7:55 a.m. Students will be placed in their
appropriate small groups with
their group leader.
8:00 a.m.
We will depart for Alabama
Veterans Museum and Archives.
9:45 a.m. We will arrive at the museum and
allow time to use the facilities
before we start our tour.
10 a.m. Our guided tour begins!
11:30 a.m. Lunchtime at the picnic tables
12:00 p.m. Tour continued
1:30 p.m. Snack time at the picnic tables

1:45 p.m. Bathroom break

2:00 p.m. All groups meet at the front of
museum.
2:10 p.m.
We will depart from museum.
3:55 p.m.

Bus will arrive at Trace Crossings

Elementary School.