The following post is written by Carlie the founder of So You Call Yourself a Homeschooler? and Managing Your Blessings. In our homeschool, living history is a favorite subject with all of our students (and teachers). Sure, we love all the subjects, but there is something about reading living history books aloud together that excites [...]
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Filed Under: elementary school, family, geography, middle school, social studies
Why Williamsburg Makes an Excellent Homeschool Field Trip
This post is from contributing writer, Kim Sorgius from Not Consumed I’ve had the pleasure of visiting Williamsburg several times. I knew the very first time we that Williamsburg would make an excellent filed trip someday. To walk among living history like they do it in Williamsburg is a priceless experience for a young mind. [...]
Filed Under: field trips, social studies
Mummy Experiment with Apples
If you’re studying ancient Egypt, mummies are likely to be one of those topics that will really interest (and possibly disgust) them. Jamie from The Unlikely Homeschooler has shared a couple of Ancient Egypt themed activities, including an experiment to see what types of materials work best to create an apple mummy. If you’re interested [...]
Filed Under: hands on, HSC Featured Post, social studies
10 Ways to Homeschool with Baseball
Written by contributor Jen @ Forever For Always No Matter What Soon, we will hear the crack of the bat as the major league baseball season gets under way around the country. We love baseball at our house. For the past several years we have taken baseball trips in the summer to different major league [...]
Filed Under: arts and crafts, elementary school, field trips, geography, social studies, sports
Great Homeschooling Links: George Washington
Written by contributor Lauren of Mama’s Learning Corner For hundreds of years, George Washington was considered the most honored figure in US History to the American people. Because of his contributions to our freedom, we honor him every third Monday in February. Are you and your children learning about George Washington over the next few [...]
Filed Under: elementary school, great links, social studies, unit studies
Black History Month: Children’s Books and Unit Studies on Slavery
Pin It Written by Sarah of SmallWorld at Home. February is Black History Month in the United States and Canada—and it’s a great time to educate your kids about the history of African Americans in the U.S. Sometimes we have a tendency to skip over or minimize the painful parts of U.S. history, especially the [...]
Filed Under: great links, holidays and celebrations, lapbooks/notebooks, social studies, unit studies
Teaching Government to Young Children
When I attended my local public high school, one of the required classes for graduation was a United States Government class. I will admit I dreaded taking the class, frankly it sounded terribly boring. Government ended up being one of my favorite high school classes. It wasn’t the most exciting subject matter for a teen, [...]
Filed Under: elementary school, life skills, middle school, social studies
