This document provides details for a field trip for two first grade classes from Norwood Elementary to the Eye Spy Colonial Walking Tour in Annapolis. The tour is designed to help students understand differences between past and present times by exploring daily life in colonial Annapolis and comparing it to modern day. The tour includes a 90 minute guided walking tour, lunch at Susan Campbell Park, and is scheduled to take place on a school bus with teacher and parent chaperones providing supervision.

1. Eye Spy Colonial Walking Tour
of Annapolis
STEPHANY LAWHON & AMANDA BALLARD

2. Rationale
 Social Studies, Grade 1
 Standard 5.0 History
 INDICATOR 1: Examine differences between past and present time
 OBJECTIVES
 Use terms related to time to order events sequentially that have
occurred in the school
 Classify events as belonging to past or present
 INDICATOR 2: Compare people and objects of today and long ago
 OBJECTIVES
 Construct meaning from informational text and text features about the
past
 Collect and examine photographs of the past and compare with current
photographs of similar images, such as old photographs of the school
and community

3. Rationale
1. Educational Goals
 understand the similarities and differences for
daily life of today and daily life of long ago.
 Sort and classify events, people, ad objects as
belonging to the past or the present.
2. Choosing this site for the field trip will expand the
students learning on understanding how time
changes and helps them see it through hands on
experiences.

4. Class Description
 This field trip was created for first grade students at
Norwood Elementary.
 It was planned for two classes (approx. 40 students)
 21 students from Ms.Smith’s class
 19 students from Mrs.Morgan’s class

5. Description/Location
 The Eye Spy Colonial Walking Tour is located in
Annapolis.
 It is about 20 minutes from Norwood Elementary
school.
 The walking tour allows for the students to compare
daily life of today and long ago.
 They are able to be involved in a hands on learning
experience.
 Students get to sort and classify events, people, and
objects as belonging to the past or present.

6. Information
 Transportation
 BCPS Transportation: School Buses
 Contact Info
 Destination Education by Watermark Tours
 Jennifer DeLancey
 Heather Skipper
 (410) 268-7601
 1 Dock St. Annapolis MD 21401
 Costs
 Tour: $8/student $10/adult (group deal includes 2 free adults)
 Transportation: add $3 per person
 Total Trip cost is $11/student and $13/adult

7. The Tour Schedule
 Trip Schedule
 9:30 Departure 42 minute travel time
 10:15 Arrival at 1 Dock St. Annapolis, MD 21401
 The bus will drop off at tour starting point (bus drop off lane) and proceed to
the predetermined parking location:
 10:15 Students will be let off the bus and get into their
 chaperoned tour groups.
 The teachers will check in, and meet the tour guide from Watermark.
 Lunches will be dropped off with Operations Staff
 10:20 Bathroom/Drink Break
 10:30 Eye Spy Walking Tour- 90min
 12:00 Tour will end at the Maryland State House/ Bathroom break at public
restrooms
 12:30 Walk to Susan Campbell Park at City Dock
 12:40 Lunch at Park: Gather lunches from barge office
 1:20 Clean up lunch, bathroom, prepare for departure
 1:30 Bus pick up at Susan Campbell Park/Departure: 42 minute travel time
 2:20 Approximate return time to Norwood Elementary School

8. Organization
 Supervision
 8 family chaperones and 2 teacher supervisors
 Chaperone lottery & forms
 Clipboard and groups
 Tour Guides and drivers provided

9. Organization
 Emergencies
 Teacher binders: checklist, schedule, group lists, contact info, etc.
 Lost child, personal injury
 Group emergencies: fire, accident, bomb threat, etc.
 First Aid
 Each teacher will carry a first aid kit
 Name tags
 Each child will wear a name tag
 School name, teacher cell number, tour name, group name
 Chaperones will wear name tags
 Name and group name

10. Bathroom Breaks
 There will be 3 scheduled bathroom breaks
 Upon arrival at City Dock facilities
 At completion of tour at the Maryland State House
 After lunch at City Dock facilities

11. Lunch
 All attendees will bring a packed lunch
 Lunches will be provided by cafeteria for students unable to bring
their own (i.e. students on FARMS)
 Lunches will be stored at barge office upon arrival
 Lunch will be eaten at Susan Campbell Park at City Dock
 Benches: No tables- flexibility!
 Rain plan: Annapolis Landing Marina Pavilion

12. Photos
 Exploring the Maryland State House Lawn

13. Photos
 Exploring Colonial Annapolis