Memo Monday: Vacation Destination
Written by Miss Jocelyn on June 2, 2008 – 12:50 am -Can you believe it’s June 2nd?! I certainly can’t. It seems like days just flying by, especially in the spring and summer when you’re getting ready and taking vacations. You finish up the textbooks with the kids and get ready to learn with everyday moments…. vacations are an excellent way to incorporate history when traveling.
When you’re planning your vacation check and see if there are any landmarks or famous places you can visit and learn about. An excellent way to do this is by using MapQuest. You can locate the place you want to visit when traveling through and add it right into your driving directions. Finding the best route and the best time.
If you’re planning on doing the above or not, it’s always a good idea to put together a little kit for the kids. Just a little something to put their stuff in the car for the drive. A few years ago when my sister and I went with my dad to New Mexico mom had us take a little notebook to journal all we did in.
Here’s a basic Vacation Destination kit:
- a small plastic container with lid or a backpack
- a small journaling notebook (to write down their thoughts about things they saw, historical places you may visit, places to remember)
- a reading book or colouring book w/crayons or sketchpad
- a cup w/ lid or water bottle
- a small bag of crackers, animal crackers, or pretzels (maybe an apple too)
There’s no need for those little TVs you can stick on the back of the seats or sing-along tapes. Let the kids entertain themselves with their creativity, imagination, and curiosity. Let them enjoy the ride and learn through everyday moments.
Make sure to take the camera and capture all your memories of learning and the places you visit! So have any vacation destinations? What do you planning on doing on your trip to incorporate learning? I’m interested in hearing them.
Carnivals:
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Announcements:
Growing In Grace Magazine for ladies published their June issue yesterday. You must check it out for yourself! It’s all about fathers, because they play a very major and important part in girls lives. If you have a moment go get your father and sit down and read this issue of GGM with him. We don’t know how many days, hours, or seconds we have left on this earth so we must spend them wisely. Some of the articles are just sweet stories and times about dads, some are about learning how to respect and love your dad, and some are about how you should view him and how the world does. It’s a must read! We also covered fun topics about D-Day, Heroes from the Holocaust, summer fun, recipes, and the egg-credible EGG!
Have homeschooled kids who’d like to join the Next Generation of Homeschoolers blogroll? You can go here Next Generation of Homeschoolers Blogroll or click on image for more info.
“The Next Generation of Homeschoolers blogroll is for mainly homeschool students, but parents are welcome. I created this blogroll to connect students who plan on being the next generation of homeschoolers.
With summertime apporaching and you may wanting to take a dive into the pool or at the beach, check out Jacque’s article on Summertime: Modesty and Swimsuits.
Did you hear about the little boy who was voted off the “kindergarten island” by his teacher and classmates? Read more here Prayers For Alex Who Was “Voted Off the Kindergarten Island” and maybe think about sending (or your kids) him a card, telling him how special he really is!
Read the latest on the Subway-Discriminates-Against-Homeschoolers topic here If Subway Can Apologize, So Can I at Sprittibee’s.
This summer learn a language, not with your mouth, but with your hands… with Sisterlisa at The Homespun Life in Sign Langauge as a Second Language
“In homeschooling we want to be sure our children learn another language an living in California the most ideal language to learn is Spanish. However the Lord has opened the door to learn Sign language. Since I have signed for the deaf in my church for 10+ years it makes sense to teach my children Sign language.
-For those of you who desire to learn sign language this site is a very good start and was designed for the homeschooling family. It’s Life Print and they have very good information available.”
And last but definitely not least, stop at Dawn’s and wish her a Happy Bloggiversary and check out her neato photos! Here’s one of many:
I hope you enjoyed Memo Monday and will leave a comment!
Blessings!
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June 2nd, 2008 at 7:20 am
hi, i think this is my first time to comment here. great cicada picture!
June 3rd, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Hi! Welcome to HSBA then! I hope you will take a peak around and visit often!
Blessings!
Miss Jocelyn
June 5th, 2008 at 11:53 am
OOPS! I was going to put together a travel pack for your bunch, but it looks like you’ve got it covered!