Include answers to the questions that were answered that day. Have your children make up a quiz for parents , or a game, based on the trip. Encourage your child to read more stories about the place you visited and the people who were part of its history, and historical documents that are associated with the site. What's new today really began in the past. Discussing the news is a way to help your child gain a historical perspective on the events of the present.
Older children benefit from doing it more often, at least once a week if possible.
Look through the newspaper or news magazine with your child. Ask him to decide what pictures or headlines are related to history. Highlight these references. Some examples are the Yalta Treaty, the French Revolution, Lenin, Pearl Harbor, or Brown v. Board of Education. Together read the articles you have chosen.