Teaching our children about the Oregon State Capitol and the important work done there is a great way for them to learn not only about how government operates, but also how we can get involved as citizens to help protect and expand our homeschool freedoms.
Visiting the Capitol is made easy with the tools and resources provided in this FREE Oregon Capitol field trip printable we’ve created for you.
You can do a field trip on your own or join OCEANetwork when we go to the Capitol! Every other year (long legislative session years, we host Apple Pie Day at the Capitol. On the other years, we host a shorter Oregon Homeschool Day at the Capitol event. Both are great opportunities to connect with us and your legislators!
Let’s Visit the Oregon State Capitol!
The printable pack provides fun activities that can be done before and during your Oregon Capitol field trip, such as a BINGO scavenger hunt, coloring pages, a maze, and more. There are post-field trip notebooking pages to record their memories and favorite parts of the trip. They will also learn about all the important work that is done at the Capitol, how to connect with their legislators, and even how to pray for representatives and for homeschool freedom in Oregon.
So, let’s go! Take a field trip with us to the Oregon State Capitol! This packet will help you prepare and have a fun time while you’re there.
Here is what’s included. It’s ideal for ages around 5-9, but can be easily extended for younger or older kids.
- Let’s Visit the Oregon State Capitol
- Vocabulary to Explore
- What Makes the Oregon State Capitol Special?
- Where is the Capitol? (With map)
- What do Our Legislators Do? (With writing prompts)
- Who Are Our Representatives (With places to record contact info)
- Write to Your Legislators (With sample letter and family portrait drawing page)
- How a Bill Becomes a Law (With simple diagram)
- Fun facts and extra activities sprinkled throughout
- What Does the Bible Say?
- My Prayer for Our Representatives
- Praying for Homeschool Freedom (Family time prayer and Scripture sheet)
- Coloring pages for 1 Timothy 2:1-4
- What is the Capitol Like? (With photo to label)
- Who is the Golden Man? (With space to draw him)
- Go ‘Round the Rotunda (With photo and dot-to-dot/drawing activity)
- Oregon State Seal (With photo and maze)
- Oregon Capitol Scavenger Hunt (With prompt to share photos on social media with OCEANetwork)
- Visit Your Legislators (Tips, questions to ask, information to share, etc.)
- Apple Pie Day information and fun apple pie recipes
- My Field Trip to the Capitol journal pages
- Links to more in-depth information throughout the printable and in the Additional Resources section
Download the Oregon Capitol Field Trip Printable
We are happy to offer you this free 24-page printable pack to help you prepare for and enjoy your field trip to the Oregon Capitol!
