A lot of times we think of field trips is like a little extra added fun.

And though it is a little extra added fun, I really think it's more a part of your education.

I think that you can grasp a whole lot more if you see it, touch, it, feel it,

and it becomes a tangible part of your education than just reading about it in a book.

This is Your Morning Basket, where we help you bring truth, goodness, and beauty to your

homeschool day.

Hi, everyone, and welcome to episode 90 of the Your Morning Basket podcast.

I'm Pam Barnhill, your host, and I am so happy that you are joining me here today.

Well, on today's episode of the podcast, we're going to be talking to homeschool mom Deschelle McVeigh,

and we're going to be talking all about how she combines travel and learning to

create these wonderful hands-on experiences for her kids that go well beyond the textbook and get them

up and outside and into the world. I think you're going to be inspired by this conversation.

I certainly was. Actually, I got off the conversation with

Deschelle, went on a walk with my husband, and we planned a field trip for the very next day,

because I was just so inspired by everything that DeShall had to say. So we're going to get on

with that in just a minute. Now, speaking of inspiring things for your homeschool,

we would love to help you find the easy button to add more morning time to your homeschool.

Maybe morning time is something you're doing already or it's something you want to do and

you're just like, I'm a little bit overwhelmed by this idea. What we have for you is

your morning basket plus. In your morning basket plus, we have over 50 sets of morning time plans

that you can use, plus our monthly explorations clubs to help your kids explore. And it's really fun because in our monthly explorations,

which cover all kinds of topics from farms, snow and ice, George Washington Carver, space

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