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,

Got Milk? Kick-Off Campaign

This week has been super charged. We've had several exciting things going on - one of which was the opportunity to be VIP Guests at the Got Milk? Kick-Off Event in the Raleigh-Durham area. The entire event was well done. If you look closely, you'll see our "Got Milk? Milk Mustaches!" Isn't that fun! It was pretty warm in that spot in the sun so I feel like it sort of melted right there. But you get the idea and it was fun to do.

It was the perfect time to fill in another field trip spot on the home school calendar before the year comes to an end. With all that milk education, the health screenings, tasting milk from local dairies and the quintessential "Got Milk?" shake, it was a full day. Of course, the Tigers loved the goodie bag. :) Lots of fun Got MIlk? goodness.

Did I mention the train ride, the carousel and the boat rides on the water! And we had the most gorgeous of Spring days to enjoy it all.

As for the Got Milk? Campaign, Katie was such a great and enthusiastic Hostess. It was educational and fun.

Here's the latest information on their next stop for the Got Milk? Campaign:

Next stop Greenville, SC:

Hyatt Regency Greenville Plaza Deck
220 North Main Street
Greenville, SC 29601
Friday, May 1st (11a.m.-2p.m.)

Hope some of you can go and enjoy. Have you been to a Got Milk? event? Are you a milk drinker? And something we're a bit more cognizant of - are you drinking local milk? :)

Warmly,