Field Trip Florida: Southern Florida, an Unofficial Christian Homeschool Field-Trip Guide (Grades 3-5, with K-2 & 6-8 Options)

Turn Southern Florida into your classroom. This 41-page, print-friendly PDF guides your family through 10 real field trips:

- Everglades: Shark Valley and the Anhinga Trail (Everglades National Park), Big Cypress National Preserve, and Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

- Coast and islands: J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel, and Bahia Honda State Park in the Keys (with sea-turtle beach rules)

- Science: Mote Science Education Aquarium (Sarasota) and Frost Science (Miami)

- History: Edison & Ford Winter Estates (Fort Myers), plus an optional trip to Fort Jefferson at Dry Tortugas National Park

Each site gets a two-page spread with:

- Checked facts and what you'll see

- A scavenger hunt

- Ask-a-ranger questions

- An easier K-2 box and a harder 6-8 box

- "Before you go" hours and season notes

- A journal and sketch page

Also included:

- A parent introduction, a regional map, and a trip picker

- 3 pre-trip lessons: South Florida geography; mangroves, reefs and sea turtles (with a gentle creation-care tie-in); and a history timeline

- A Trip Day Pack with slim hunt cards and a regional passport, so you only carry a few pages

- 2 post-trip lessons and answer keys

- A multi-trip field-trip log for your homeschool and scholarship records

- A completion certificate

Facts, hours, and seasonal rules were checked in October 2026. Things change, so check each site before you go.

Single-family license. Digital download only.

An unofficial guide. Not affiliated with, authorized or endorsed by the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Florida State Parks, the National Audubon Society, Mote Marine Laboratory, the Frost Museum of Science, the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, or any site named. No logos or photos; original art only.

From Faith & Florida Press. Contact: faithandfloridapress@icloud.com

No printer at home? We're considering printed, shipped copies of this guide. Email faithandfloridapress@icloud.com with the subject 'Printed copy' and we'll let you know when they're available.