Homeschooling Outside the Home

     Who said all homeschooling has to be done at home? Welcome to day 4 of the Annual Back to Homeschool BLOG HOP!!! Today we will be talking about ways to teach outside of the home.

       There are so many ways for us to teach our children outside the walls of our homes. From trips to the grocery stores to joining homeschooling co-ops, we can learn anywhere! 

     Over the past 20 years, we have had many different locations where we have taught our children. We have learned through serving our community, helping our fellow man, and by exploring our world.  

      So far four of our children have served as Firefighter Cadets.  After months of rigorous training they would help our local firefighters on real calls like fires and car accidents.  Not one minute were they in harms way, but they were a great help to our firefighters. 

    After we lost our son Caleb in 2006, we wanted to reach out to our community and help other hurting families.  We did this by hosting a yearly Babyloss and Healing Memory Walk.  Each one of our children contributed something to the walk. Our oldest daughter even wrote a special song for the families.  This was a learning experience that I wish we hadn't endured, but God taught us a lot through it all. 

     

     We have learned so much by just getting out and exploring God's creation through fishing, boating, and hiking. 

     

     My husband has taught my children about mechanics by letting them work beside him. He was always careful to make sure their safety was first and foremost, but they learned best by getting their hands dirty and doing some of the work themselves. 

     My favorite way to teach outside of our house is by taking fun but educational field trips.  We may go to our local library or take a road trip to another state. We love visiting museums and science centers. 

      We live in a little city so we love finding places that expose our children to different things like farm animals. You will find many of these exhibits at local fairs in the summer.

     I feel it can be good for our kids to take lessons outside of the home. You can choose swimming, gymnastics, or an instrument they are interested in learning to play. 

     Sometimes you don't need to go any farther than your backyard to have an outdoor adventure :)  

     We feel learning can take place almost anywhere.  If you take time to look at your surroundings, you can find teachable moments all throughout your day.  I love being able to homeschool our kids.  It is a blessing from God!

     Do you have fun ways that you teach outside of your home?  I would love to hear about it!

COME ON OVER & JOIN THE FUN!!!

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