100 Field Trip Ideas for Homeschoolers {Free Printable}

I’ve compiled a list of 100 field trip ideas for homeschoolers to provide inspiration and help you plan to add them to your homeschooling. (Don’t miss the free printable at the end!) Field trips are a great way for homeschoolers to provide their children with a wide variety of learning experiences. In fact, the freedom to go on field trips is one of the ways homeschooling exceeds traditional brick and mortar schooling.

Homeschooling offers the flexibility of time and schedule to go out and experience the real world instead of only reading about it in a textbook. Field trips are especially fantastic for relaxed homeschoolers who prefer a more natural approach to learning (as opposed to primarily book-based learning).

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History and Community Field Trip Ideas for Kids

There are so many ways to bring history alive and field trips may be the very best way. Putting children into authentic locations with people who can explain to them more fully what happened there makes learning topics interesting and real.

Art museum
Bakery
Bank
Battlefield
Birthplace of famous person
Blacksmith
Bookstore
Cemetery
City or county offices
College
Courthouse
Fire station
Historic homes tour
Historical re-enactment
House of worship
Library
Lighthouse

Local historical museum
National historical park
Newspaper
Nursing home
Old schoolhouse
Pioneer village
Post office
Police department
Presidential birthplace
Presidential library
Radio station
State capital
State historical museum
State historical park
State library
TV station
University
Used bookstore

Science and Nature Study Homeschool Field Trip Ideas

There are so many fascinating ways to bring science to your children in a real-life setting!

Aquarium
Arboretum
Auto factory
Bee keeper
Bird watching
Botanical garden
Cave
Chiropractor
Christmas tree farm
Children’s science museum

Dairy farm
Dental lab
Dentist
Doctor
Eye doctor
Fish hatchery
Food factory
Fruit orchard
Greenhouse
Horse farm
Laboratory
Lumber mill
National Weather Service
Natural food store
Nursery
Observatory
Petting zoo
Planetarium
Power plant
Radio station
Recycling center
Veterinarian
Water treatment facility
Weather station
Wild animal rescue
TV station
Zoo

Art and Music Field Trips for Homeschoolers

Don’t forget that field trips in the areas of the arts are also important, especially for your artistic children. Sometimes it seems easier to “justify” taking the time to take a “real” field trip to a historical place or for a science topic, but the arts are also an important part of a thorough education!

Art gallery
Art museum
Ballet
Ceramic shop
Children’s theater
Florist
Graphic design studio

Jeweler
Marching band competition
Musical
Orchestra
Photography studio
Pottery studio
Stained glass studio
Theater
Woodworking shop

Fun Field Trips for Homeschoolers

Lastly, here are some ideas just for fun!

Amusement park
Ball games (baseball, basketball, football)
Beach
Bowling alley
Geocaching

Ice skating
Local festival
Roller skating
U-pick farm
Water park

Learning with Themes Activity Pack for Field Trip Records

If you don’t have a copy of my Learning with Themes Activity Pack, make sure you check it out. These pages can be a great addition to many of your field trip activities.

100 Field Trip Ideas for Homeschoolers Printable

You can download the free printable of these lists to tuck into your planning book for future reference right here. Before you download the activity, please understand my Digital Products Terms of Use.