This list of resources will be in the sidebar for a little while, too, but I wanted to be sure those who use blog readers have a chance to see this list before Thanksgiving! We won’t be doing a Thanksgiving unit this year, but several books will be in books baskets and book nooks [...]

I put up a summer nature study section for the sidebar.  Here are the spring nature study references – there are some goodies in here that I don’t want to forget for next spring!  And I don’t want to toot my own horn too much, but the NaturExplorer units are perfect resources for any season [...]

Well, I shamefully admit that you may see Cezanne in the sidebar again next school year.  We finished up school around the middle of April and when we were done, we were DONE!  Artist and composer study didn’t happen.  The way I look at it – I’m one step ahead of the game as the [...]

Here’s one more list to prove I’m still ready for spring!  I’m getting rid of the winter nature study ideas in the sidebar to make room for warm spring ideas soon. 

Barb’s (Handbook of Nature Study) Winter Ideas
Barb’s Winter Nature Walk Squidoo Lens
The Common Room’s Winter Ideas

We’re nearing the end of our Westward Expansion unit, so I’m moving the resources from my sidebar into a post for future reference.  I’ll be adding Slavery and Civil War resources to the side bar over the next few days.
My Spine – Amanda Bennett Pioneers Unit
Research Questions
Teacher Planet Links
Louisiana Purchase Game
Lewis and Clark Lessons
Lewis and [...]