Home educating 2 kids in a motorhome travelling

to6y
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edited March 2015 in Caravan & Motorhome Chat #1

Hi Guys & Girls

We are in the planning stages of our "crazy" idea...the idea is to leave around July of this year (however we may delay until March 2016) and go travelling for between 1 and 5 years around Europe in a motorhome.

We do have a post here (http://forums.motorhomefacts.com/37...27898-van-advice-does-size-really-matter.html) about the more practical elements but thought I would post a question here specifically about the [motor]home educating bit.

The kids are 7 & 5. 7 year old has been in school successfully for the last 2.5 years, but the 5 year old has not been getting on at school - hence the reason to home educate.

If we are home educating, we cannot see a better way that for the kids to experience things rather than read about them in books...Vikings in books or Vikings in Scandinavia, Romans in books or Romans around the Med, learning the countries/cities/rivers/mountains of Europe from a book or visiting them etc

Anyway, we do not have a good plan at the moment just a list of ideas (and not be particular good/long list either!), namely:

  • structured work following English and Maths national curriculum...downloadable worksheets, course books from amazon etc
  • online learning...mathletics etc
  • researching where we are going on the trip, deciding route, writing reports, keeping diary, scrapbook, blog, postcards etc
  • computer/ipad educational "games"
  • minecraft (know nothing about this but read it is good for brain development!)
  • kitchen table science experiments, loads of stuff on youtube to research and copy
  • educational board games
  • watching BBC and other documentaries
  • craft & art...clay, painting etc
  • Geo-caching
  • Cooking
  • Gardening - not sure how to do this particularly well in a motorhome!
  • Music...piano (already learning at home...may look at continuing via skype or something) and start guitar (self taught)
  • Start having "hobbies"...linked to craft above but things like knitting, mosaics etc
  • Sport - swimming, bike, football, activities on campsites
  • perhaps link with current school via skype or something


Obviously visiting loads of places and plenty of play as well.

I'd add that one of our biggest concerns is interaction with other children, learning how to build friendships etc...this I assume is hard enough if home educating at home (but at least you have clubs etc)...if travelling around as well we won't have clubs or regular contact with the same people...any suggestions here?

Any and all advice greater received

Many thanks

Toby

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