Granny_Weatherwax Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 DH's friend invited us out to lunch one day. DS and I were in the middle of a math lesson and wanted to keep up our momentum so we decided to work on it through lunch (DH's friend loves the idea of us hsing DS and thought it was great that we took our backpacks and books). Well, the friend took us to a local pub for their specialty burgers. So there we were sitting on bar stools in a bar homeschooling. Can't say I ever thought about doing something like that.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amandamc0017 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Jiffy Lube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Not old enough for homeschooling yet, but the weirdest place I've breastfed was down a mine. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in VA Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 LOL - I breastfed on the Winnie the Pooh ride at Disney. Oh - and there was the time I needed a rental car and the rental car place had to give me a ride to where they keep the cars but ended up having to make a million stops along the way. My middle dd was a baby in her carseat. I nursed her in the back of this rental car shuttle van standing up leaning over the car seat. (yea - not safe I know LOL) Homeschooling - well we've done school at gymnastics while waiting for one of the kids but that's not that weird. Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny_Weatherwax Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 I nursed her in the back of this rental car shuttle van standing up leaning over the car seat. (yea - not safe I know LOL) Heather :lol: I breastfed both of my children and I can imagine having to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Yeah, we school out at lunch, in the car, in the back of the car while waiting for older brother, in doctors' offices while waiting for appointments, at the hairdressers upon occasion, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen table, outside, you name it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10Newtons Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Too funny!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 In the family waiting room of a hospital. My dad was having surgery and we pulled out the math book right there. We did "try" to do some school while evacuated for a hurricane. We were in a hotel full of evacuees with a cat and a dog. We didn't get much done. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterfly113 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 In the waiting room while my hubby had a colonoscopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMCassandra Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 (edited) In a van loaded to the gills during our cross-country move. I *knew* we would need time off AFTER the move, so I was *determined* to keep school going until we arrived. We were all basically shoehorned in there, eight hours a day for eight days. Each day I required that they did one subject--we switched off between Flashmaster and Latin vocabulary cards. Some days it was like pulling teeth, but we got'er-done. And then I took two weeks off guilt-free after we arrived so I could get the house in order. ETA: They were also doing a lot of listening to quality audiobooks, but they didn't know it was stealth school. [Evil laugh] Edited June 27, 2009 by WTMCassandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Okay, I thought of THE place! How about The Lexington Cemetary? It's on the National Register, is a national arboretum, etc. It's one of the coolest places I know. We not only sometimes do school there, I've led both field trips and botany classes there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanagnostos Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 On a plane. Yes, I know it's not that unusual. I see kids doing school work and lessons on the plane all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Laundromat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Bathtub (dd) while I sat on the john. (Doesn't everyone read aloud this way?):D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Bathtub (dd) while I sat on the john.(Doesn't everyone read aloud this way?):D That would entirely depend on how much fiber there was in the diet. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 That would entirely depend on how much fiber there was in the diet. ;) Well, there's also the week I had rotavirus. I was homeschooling on the run. THEY just stayed out of my path. :D In addition, I have homeschooled in waiting rooms in doctor's offices, while getting physical therapy, while getting a tire changed, at the library, at Chik-Fil-A (a freestanding one with a play area--GREAT motivation!) and in hotel rooms, while on vacation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evergreen Academy Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Mine have homeschooled lots on the run too - waiting room at the orthodontist, at Shriners Hospital while ds8 is fitted for prosthetics, on the sidelines during PT, at the park. We listen to lots of books on tape while we're on the run as well, and have enjoyed so many classics that way. I love that we can do our work anywhere, and one year, watching a then 9-year-old ds stand on his head in the living room while quietly reading "Call of the Wild," I thought, "this is why we homeschool." :) Blessings, Aimee mom to 6 great kids ages 6-18, schooling 1, 3, 3, and 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 My ds favorite place is at the Farmer's Market or at a local donut shop. We have also done school in a closet at dh's office (only place we could find without a constantly ringing phone). We have also done it at doctor's offices, in the car, at the homes of relatives, and at the local health department. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline4kids Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 In the waiting room while my hubby had a colonoscopy. Oh my goodness!! We did the same thing!!! I had a mini DVD player and we did Cozy Grammar and MUS.:lol: My poor husband, they were all so worried about him that school was the only way to keep them from pestering the nurses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara R Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Jiffy Lube. Me too! Just last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline4kids Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 We have moved 12 :willy_nilly: times for the military in the last 8 years so we have done oodles of school in hotels, the car, and rest stops. Not so interesting, but whatever I use must travel well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 We don't usually homeschool on the run, but then again, I'm only a newbie and I feel a bit insecure. In addition, the few times we have homeschooled in the park, ds gets really distracted. He is, after all, five ;) I guess the oddest place for us was by the hammocks in a state park. I know, not too exciting. But the view was very pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamom Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 We've done school in the woodshed, perched on pieces of wood, also at grandma's house on vacation, sunning on the front steps or all crowded unto the bed. Once I found one on top of the fridge writing sentences, one time perched on a tall wardrobe reading, we jump on the trampoline to learn our math facts. We do alot of spelling bees while driving and sometimes we finish a lesson at the piano teachers house while waiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestavern Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 We went camping in Maine for a week and brought all our homeschooling materials. Did them at the campsite in the morning and spent the afternoon hiking, checking out tide pools, etc. It was great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerriDennis Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 During our first year of homeschooling, I was caring for my ailing stepdad. On the way to the doctor's office one morning, he asked that we go to the ER instead. So we schooled in the ER room that day. Merri Dennis http://www.encourageachild.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 We homeschool at the zoo sometimes - bring our books and park ourselves at a picnic table, then tour the zoo when we're done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 The Marriott "executive" lounge. Hey, they let me in and it was quiet... a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 I feel I must clarify--The lid was down! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockermom Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 I feel I must clarify--The lid was down! :lol: :glare:... not sure if I believe you... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cslbda Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 My husband does the bulk of homeschooling and the kids have done their schoolwork while he has had his hair cut, doctor's visits, & sometimes even when he has to take them along on a gig. People always complement him on how well behaved they are- of course they don't see them at home when they are chasing each other around the house:tongue_smilie:! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama2cntrykids Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 My husband does the bulk of homeschooling and the kids have done their schoolwork while he has had his hair cut, doctor's visits, & sometimes even when he has to take them along on a gig. People always complement him on how well behaved they are- of course they don't see them at home when they are chasing each other around the house:tongue_smilie:! That's funny! Off topic here, but I have gotten that before with my kids. If they saw the kids in their natural habitat, they wouldn't say a word:lol:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheilaZ Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 My kids went to occupational and speech therapy for years so we tend to do school while we are in the waiting rooms there at the hospital, in the hallways, and several times at the McDonald's in the hospital's ground floor. However, the most ironic place that we homeschool is....in the library of our local Public School. :lol: We're there twice a week for an hour while the boys are at school speech. I worked out a deal with our principal so we could have a place to work and not miss part of our school day. Everyone has been very supportive, teachers, the librarians, and the principals. The counselors have avoided us for almost five years though. :D I think they may have some issues. The librarians find it hysterical that our kids know so many of the PS kids. I find it funny that the librarians, PTO president, secretary, custodians, principals, and several teachers know my sons by name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReneeK Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 How fun and funny!:lol: I thought it was strange having my dd6 do phonics in the van. I will have to branch out to places when the schoolwork get piled up. Hopefully my dd will grow out of being so distracted with everything. I just couldn't imagine trying some of the places with her yet. I guess that is what makes hs so interesting at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb in NZ Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 (edited) a transPacific flight during lay-overs in many international airports in the car camping the hospital waiting room while I had a mamogram the waiting room at the drs, dentist, & eye drs but probably the most unusual for us would be during the New Zealand National Gymnastics Competition. Ds#1 was competing & to keep ds#2 busy (& me sane) we did our normal school routine. Blessings, Edited June 30, 2009 by Deb in NZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 During harvest, I often have ds bring along his lessons while I'm driving the semi around after the combine. There is a lot of wait time. We have some great conversations and lessons there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Hospital rooms/inpatient rooms libraries church classrooms airplanes airports grandparent houses hotels restaurants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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