One of the best things about homeschooling on a farm is that we are able to learn in so many different ways and places. For example, one of our favorite subjects is gardening. We love getting our hands dirty and learning about where our food comes from. Plus, it’s a great way to get some exercise!
You don’t have to use a textbook to teach kids about landforms and geography in the United States. Just start right where you are homeschooling outside. We don’t have mountains, or glaciers, or massive waterfalls nearby, but we do have some pretty neat stuff.
. We keep homeschool field trip records of our adventures in a journal each time we do our exploring. This allows us to reflect and process our experiences, practice our narrative writing and create a memory book we can look back at later.
When the weather changes we like to change our homeschool rhythm to make space to enjoy the seasons. We lighten our book based school work to give us time and energy to do other kinds of learning.
Today used that extra space to have some hands on learning outside. We drive by the local university Arboreteum everytime we visit the grandparents, but we never stop. Today was the day to make a stop and explore.
Traveling with Outside the Box kids can be a challenge. There will be lots of unfamiliar when you travel, and that can be especially hard for some kids who crave the sameness and routine of home.
