Taking School on the Road!
Restored from the Empower Network archive (2011–2017), lightly edited to meet our current advertising standards. Views are the original author’s.
I made this movie for yesterday’s post but as luck would have it, we crashed the Empower Network Servers where my blog is associated with. Most would construe this as a negative…I look at it as a positive. The company is growing so fast even technology can’t keep up and that’s great!
Now, on to my post. Check out the video I made about schooling when you are away from home.
have thought about doing a series on this because we happen to have quite a bit of esperience in this area. If that’s something you’d be interested in please leave a comment and we can put that into the works.
For now…enjoy this short clip and following the clip, I listed the tips I mentioned as well as adding in some bonus items, in checklist format for your reference.
Things to take on the road:
1. Laptop Computer (or access to computer, I-pad, smartphone, etc.; a must for virtual school.)
2.Paper, writing and blank
3.Pencils/Pens/Crayons/Markers/erasers
4. Pack a separate bag for each student with their books and lessons. If you are using K12, like we do and you have the lesson books sent to you, you can tear out some of the pages versus taking the whole books. Be sure to include any reading materials they will need as well.
5. If you do rewards like stickers you will want to bring those as well to maintain some continuity with your children. Other rewards you may bring or do something different while on the road can also change things up and make school a little more interesting.
6. If you have art, science or other projects coming up in the lessons, you have a few options. We sometimes bring the supplies with us. You can also purchase them wherever you are staying at. Another option is making note of them and finish them at home.
7. Supplemental activities i.e. coloring books, compter games like study island.
This particular trip there are a few painting projects and a few science projects we will do when we get home.
Last but not least, be flexible. Routine, or semblance of a routine, is important but so is going with the flow and learning in the moment. Some of the best experiences we’ve had educating our children were not “planned.”
And the Adventure Continues…