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 [...]
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, [...]
Fall is upon us, and apples are in season. Plan a visit to an orchard in your area while working on a unit study. Here are our favorites to get you started. 1. How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World We use the Memoria Press classical curriculum, and this book was a [...]
February is an awesome month when it comes to educational and historical events to study with children. February hosts Black History month, Presidents Day, Valentine’s Day and, in general, is jammed pack with historical information that homeschoolers can relish in learning from. There are so many events that we can study through the entire month. [...]
As homeschoolers, most of us can’t just go to the store to peruse the curriculum or resources that we want to use. Most of us have to rely on online listings, paper catalogs, checking out what friends are using, or waiting for conventions and curriculum fairs. One of the most helpful things, I always think, [...]
As a homeschooling family we have a pretty wide range of ways we homeschool. I wouldn’t call us “traditional schoolers” yet I wouldn’t call us complete “unschoolers” either. Depending on the child we incorporate a variety of learning methods in our home. We drill words, we go on nature walks, we read together, watch educational [...]
