17 Jan Beat the January Blues With Homeschool FIELD TRIPS!

Last year, I almost didn’t survive January.  Cold, cloudy days. Seemingly endless rain and snow. So many days indoors with bottled-up energy and no place to use it. It was rough. Now that I know a little better, my best defense against January is Book. Those. Homeschool Field Trips.

Homeschool Resources for Parents

One of the benefits of homeschooling is the ability to be flexible and versatile with instruction. Homeschool families learn all day, every day, with real-world instruction and experiences.  Trips to the park, a store, or the bank are all great opportunities to teach our children valuable lessons they need.  Looking for a more specific on-the-go learning opportunity to liven up a school day?  How about a field trip with friends?  

How Homeschooling Affects Social Skills

We were fortunate enough to find a local Facebook group that plans field trips for homeschoolers, and it really helped liven up our learning with several group field trip opportunities offered each semester.  If you are in the Middle Tennessee area, check out the Blackman Homeschoolers page.  This group does a fantastic job of planning high-interest field trips with group discount rates.  And don’t let the name fool you; you don’t have to live in Blackman to join the group.  Homeschoolers from all over Rutherford County and even surrounding counties are welcome to join in and meet new friends while learning on the go.  

Homeschool Field Trips

On this same snowy day last year, we were touring the Country Music Hall of Fame and having a blast.  Homeschool families received guided tours, learned the history of country music, and participated in breakout classes. The kids operated various devices for sharing music through the years. 8 tracks, walkmans, boom boxes, cds, record players, transistor radios. This was just what we needed to bring some life to (yet another) cloudy, dreary, and a bit snowy day in January.