There is a lot to be said about actually seeing and doing things, as compared to simply reading about them or speaking about them. You can create an interesting learning experience for homeschool students by creating field trips at everyday places that they are familiar with. Here’s a couple of places and activities to educate and entertain the homeschool students on their field trip
The Grocery Store
For young children create a bingo type card with a list of items that they are likely to see on different aisles of the store. As they find each item, they get to check it off on the card. Once they check off everything, they win a prize.
For older children hand out actual shopping lists that have been put together. For instance if they want to cook a specific menu for dinner, what all ingredients will they need? Have the list ready when you reach the store.
You could also organize a scavenger hunt where your homeschool students are given a list and asked to find all the items on it. They can take a basket along to gather their items. First one to get everything on the list wins a prize!
The Music Store
This one is specially interesting to people who are musically inclined. For your young ones create a sheet with pictures of different musical instruments. Now they have to go to the store and find out the name of each one and write it down on the sheet. They should ask the store staff for help if they can’t write as yet.
Older children can be asked to classify musical instruments that they see in the store into the heads such as percussion, woodwind, brass or strings. They can make lists of each type of musical instruments at the end of the visit.
Those who play music can be asked to create a simple notation for a musical piece and then play that on as many different instruments as possible. Keep the music piece to less than a minute and get the permission of the store owner in advance.
