1001 Homeschool Days at the Beach
Want to learn some amazing ways to learn? In this episode, you will learn 1001 homeschool days at the beach worth of activities!
In “1001 Homeschool Days at the Beach,” Episode #067, Meredith Curtis & Laura Nolette take you back in time to 1,001 homeschooling days spent at the beach and share what they explored and discovered about sand, ocean, marine life, tide pools, crabs, shells, tides, sunburns, swimming, and water safety. So, next time, you decide to homeschool at the beach, don’t feel guilty! There are so many ways to teach geography, marine biology, oceanography, architecture, health, safety, and earth science lessons at the beach. Best of all, you can rest, relax, and play.
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Show Notes – 1001 Homeschool Days At The Beach
Let’s go back in time to the year 2000. We were two thirty-something moms who loved the beach and had nine children between us. And so the adventure began. And continued. We have logged many hours at the beach. Here are over 1001 homeschool days at the beach ideas and activities. Each one of these activities could actually be one-hundred things on their own!
“Finish Math and let’s go to the beach!”
Marine Biology Observation
Bird watching
Dolphin sighting
Manatee sighting
Shark sighting
Fish in the water
Exploring around on the shore
Crab Hunting at Night with Flashlights
Marine Biology
Sea Life: Seaweed, Crabs, Sea Stars, Jellyfish, Fish, Hermit crabs, Mole Crabs
Beach Grass
Oceanography
Low Tide/High Tide moving stuff for tides
Currents
Rip Tides
Ingredients of Sand
Shell Collecting (What animal lived in this shell)
Earth Science
Erosion of Sand on rocks and shells and driftwood
Beach Erosion after Storms
Architecture
Bridges
Draw Bridges
Sand Castles (dealing with water drainage, etc.)
Bridges (Over Intercoastal Waterway)
Lighthouses (Ponce Inlet)
Beach Houses (notice how they are designed to protect from flooding)
Fort at Saint Augustine
History
Treasure Coast Museum
Ponce de Leon Lighthouse Museum
Saint Augustine Fort
Saint Augustine
Geography
Mapping Route to Beach
Looking at Maps of Beach for Inlets, Harbors, Islands, etc.
Landforms: Ocean, Shore, Rivers
Sand Dunes
Human Anatomy/Health/Safety
Burying One Another in the Sand
Water Safety
Rip Tide Safety
First Aid (e.g. Jelly Fish Sting)
Tanning, Skin Care, Skin Protection, Sunburn First Aid
Food & Nutrition
Planning & Packing Lunches, Snacks, Drinks for Hydration
Art
Sand as a Medium/Building Sand Castles
Photography of Nature
Photography of People
Scrapbook the Memories
Collections
Shell Collecting
Character/Leadership
Packing for the Beach
Serving (carrying stuff, setting stuff up)
Leadership (getting things ready to go, packing up when they leave)
P.E.
Climb Lighthouse
Walk Along the Beach
Frisbee, Touch Football, Paddle Ball
Swim, Body Surfing, Surfing, Skim Boarding
We hope this jump starts your own 1001 Homeschool Days At The Beach Ideas! – and if you have any you’d like to share with us, let us know!
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