Home School Field Trip Tips and Ideas

Today was an awesome North Carolina Spring Field trip day!

Here I want to highlight a few Home School Field Trip Ideas and Tips for Successful Home School Field Trips any time:

1) All field trips are not created equally. This is a good thing. There are actually many great field trip options that do not require RSVPs Reservations Tickets and hours of planning;

2) Go Local for a whole lot of flare - i.e. lots of time at the Field Trip Destination. Often whether it is home school friends, private school or public school friends - there is a lot of talk about the hours driven to said field trip. Of course, travel can be a great part of a field trip. The North Carolina Zoo is definitely worth the trip - often. However, you do not have to drive hours away to find amazing field trip options in most areas;

3) Get creative. Whether it is small town or the big city. There are field trips that will teach valuable lessons.;

4) Keep it fun. We always plan on time spent outdoors if the weather allows like it did today! Let play be a part of the field trip too. (especially if you have driven hours to arrive! :)

5) Take lots of pictures. Document the fun and history! Use these in reports once back to the classroom;

6) Keep a list of Key Words and Facts to utilize for writing and reports once you're back to school; and

7) Remember snacks, SPF and essentials jackets. etc.

Enjoy your students and teach them to enjoy their surroundings and learning about new things or times gone by.

* This is published in the "Works for me Wednesday" listing.

Warmly,