Tag: roadschooling

Homeschooling as you travel with your vehicle, also known as “roadschooling,” is popular among the RV community, as it provides a flexible and interactive educational experience. Once you know how to outfit an RV for roadschooling, you’ll discover a number of benefits, including the ability to learn and work without distractions, more time with your children, and extracurricular activities that enrich the learning experience while traveling. Here are RV Trader’s five ways to make the most out of roadschooling your kids in your RV.

1. Learn Online

There’s an established curriculum and requirements for homeschooling set by each state’s educational department that’s available online. Aside from your own instruction, you can make use of pre-recorded and live-stream educational lectures available through different educational sites by state. If you’re staying in one state for a longer period of time, this is a chance to keep up with their academics by using all online resources available for education. And regardless of what state you’re in, there are lots of online resources offering tips for roadschooling, such as information about homeschooling kids with special needs. Do your research and determine what may be best for your schedule and what subjects your children need to learn.

2. Visit National Parks

Learn about the natural wonders of the country, get out in nature, enjoy recreation, and appreciate your surroundings. At national parks, your kids can learn history and science, and stay active. You can even have your kids do a report on what they saw and discovered. The National Park service also has resources online that you can introduce to your roadschooling students. Your children can also get involved in the Junior Ranger Program, which focuses on the National Park’s mission and efforts to protect the environment.

3. Get Involved with Recreation and Social Groups

Get your kids involved with social groups so they can develop necessary interpersonal skills. Make sure they’re active with their age group while you’re out traveling with your new or used fifth wheel, camper, or other type of RV. When you visit a town or city, see what community recreation groups or clubs are available for kids after school. Whether it’s sports, music, theater, or other activities, these will improve the roadschooling experience. And even if you’re out in the country or a park, there’s still a chance for your kids to socialize with fellow campers at RV campgrounds.

4. Develop Life Skills

Traveling with your RV gives you a chance to teach some important life skills while on the road. This is a chance to teach your kids to cook at a campsite, change a tire, play an instrument, or get involved with local causes you care about. It’s also an opportunity to reinforce positive habits and responsibilities, like keeping track of an allowance, cleaning, or even helping set up camp when you visit an RV park.

5. Tour Colleges and Universities

Go out and explore with your new or used RV while touring the top campuses in the country. If you have kids that are high school-aged, this is a chance to visit colleges, universities, and other higher education institutions. Your RV gives you the chance to easily move around and see where your students will continue their studies. You’ll be able to visit more schools and surrounding communities up close and get a better idea of what’s the best path for your kids once they graduate.

Roadschooling is a unique chance for your kids to excel by taking on educational activities and projects while you travel with your RV. Set aside time in your schedule for instruction, visiting new places, and staying active in social groups for a positive learning experience. If you’re ready to purchase your next new or used vehicle, be sure to see all the listings nationwide on RVTrader.com.

Traveling with your family adds to the fun of RVing, but it can be challenging to plan your trips around your child’s school schedule. Take their education mobile by embracing the “roadschooling” trend. This allows you to teach your own kid while you travel, creating lesson plans for both in and out of your RV. First, you have to get your rig ready to be a classroom on wheels. RV Trader has five tips for outfitting an RV for roadschooling.

1. Think About What You Really Need

Unlike a traditional school, you likely won’t have multiple rooms for your child to learn in. This means you’ll have to make a list of the most important things they’ll need for their lessons. This will typically include a laptop/tablet, writing utensils, paper, books, and a few enrichment activities. You likely won’t need a printer, multiple monitors, and anything else that would clutter or take up unnecessary space in your RV.

2. Designate a Space for their Classroom

Most RVs don’t have the capacity to set up a full workspace for your kid. And, unless you do a custom build on your camper, you likely don’t have a designated desk area. However, you can maximize the space you already have in your RV.

A dinette would be the best choice since it’s comfortable and sturdy enough for your child to read, write, and type on while you’re moving. You can also install a fold-out desk that is mounted to the wall or inside a closet to be their workspace. That way, you can simply fold it back up so it’s out of the way at the end of each school day.

Give your kid the best view in the house by letting them work from the passenger seat of your RV. Many Class A motorhomes have large, cushioned seats that, when used with a lapdesk, make for an excellent place to study or do homework.

You can also transform your bedroom’s dresser into an RV workspace and give your child a quiet place to work. Here, your kid will be able to close the bedroom door and eliminate any distractions when you’re on the road. This works best if you have a low enough dresser. You can even remove some of the drawers to add some leg room.

If you stop your RV at a destination with nice enough weather, let them do their work outside. Your  kid can get some fresh air by setting up a folding table right outside your RV, or take advantage of any picnic tables at a campsite.

3. Get Organized

Wherever your child does their schoolwork, make sure to keep it tidy. Like any classroom, it’s easy for clutter to build up quickly, which is why organization is key. Utilize storage cubes to hold your child’s school supplies, books, and other materials. These can also keep them out of sight when your kid is finished learning for the day.

4. Add Decoration

Once you have your child’s designated school area picked out, add some decoration. Let your kid decorate the space with colorful wallpaper, posters, and even a corkboard for them to hang their artwork and good grades.

5. Equip Your RV with Internet

You certainly don’t want to rely on stopping at coffee shops and libraries for your kid to have access to Wi-Fi. You can purchase a hotspot from your cell phone provider, or use your smartphone as one, to get the internet almost anywhere.

Just keep in mind that you won’t have the same signal strength as you would using residential Wi-Fi. If your child has to video chat for school, the connection might not be strong enough for a clear picture.

While most of your child’s lessons will happen in your RV classroom, don’t forget to turn your travels into educational opportunities too. A mix of in-RV lessons and hands-on learning at historic sites and museums offers your student a one-of-a-kind opportunity to learn while having fun. And, if you’re looking for an RV to take on the road with your family, browse the nationwide inventory of used and new RVs for sale on RVTrader.com.