Field Trips

APRIL 9, 2020

49 Fun and Free Stay at Home Activities for Kids

After you’ve already watched Frozen more times than you’d like to admit and your Play-Doh is properly dried out, you are probably dying for new activities for kids to try during this quarantine.…

MARCH 24, 2020

What Does Quarantine Mean for Travel-Schooling Families?

A Few Tips from a Travel-Schooling Mom Going Through It with You Right now, there are hundreds of traveling families scrambling to make a plan for where to live and how to do school and family…

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

10 Ways to Revive Your Homeschool This Winter

Just as people get the “winter blues" it is also possible to get the “homeschool blues", and it often happens during the wintertime.  We lose focus of our homeschool goals and we just go…

JANUARY 23, 2020

The 3D Homeschool: Bring Your Science to Life

Science lessons are one of the best ways to get your kid’s nose out of the textbook and their hands firmly grasped around the wonders of the natural world. But take it from us: if you leave…

JANUARY 18, 2020

What is Travel Schooling & How Do We Start? Part 1

What is Travel-Schooling and How Do I Get More of it in my Homeschool? 5 Tips from Full-time Traveling Families Whether you’ve heard it called travel-schooling, world-schooling, or road-schooling,…

JULY 10, 2019

Using Geocaching for Summer Field Trips!

Have you heard of geocaching?  It’s a relatively popular real-world game for finding hidden items with the help of GPS coordinates.  Geocaching is known as the world’s largest treasure…

MARCH 27, 2019

Virtual Field Trips a Part of Your Home School!

Posted By Volunteer Contributor Kimberly Smith When I think about a field trip, I think about touring a city with a guide walking and talking about the buildings and history while we soak…

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Abraham Lincoln Resource Collection

Just who was Abraham Lincoln, anyway? You probably already knew he was the 16th president but did you know he was also a statesman and lawyer? As president, he also led the country through the…

JUNE 4, 2018

Summer Homeschooling: Tips to Use Now!

Are you ready for a fun-filled summer of learning? Hang on, WHAT? You’re probably thinking summer is for relaxing and recharging. And you’re right, but adding a few minutes of learning each…

APRIL 24, 2014

Create Your Own Nature Exploration Backpack

1) A durable backpack with lots of pockets, a place to store a water bottle. I love our QQuickSilverbag with the built in cooler. It has tons of pockets, it's durable and it's comfortable.…