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A Cemetery Scavenger Hunt Makes a Great History Lesson
A cemetery scavenger hunt is a simple way to study local history with your kids! With a clipboard, pencil, and my free printable, you’ll look for names, dates, and symbols that tell the story of the people remembered there. We’ve visited several cemeteries while studying Kentucky history, and there’s always something to talk about. A veteran’s headstone can connect to a war we’ve studied, or a familiar last name can send us looking into who a local street was named after. Below, you’ll find the printable and ideas for planning your own cemetery visit. A History Lesson in Your Own…
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What Makes a Pickle Sour? Simple Sour Food Science
Milk isn’t sour like plain yogurt, and a fresh cucumber tastes nothing like a sour pickle. What changes? Sour food science starts with familiar ingredients, but the explanation includes tiny living things that make acid as they feed. Pour a…
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How Bill Peet Can Help You Teach Character Lessons
I’ve talked a lot about using picture books to help teach good character qualities here at Our Journey Westward. For that matter, I’ve talked a lot about using picture books to teach, well, everything. Bill Peet’s stories are some of…
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Easily Add Poetry Recitation to Your Homeschool
When my son was in second grade, I decided to give weekly poetry recitation a try. I wanted poetry to have a bigger place in our homeschool, but I honestly had no idea how much fun the two of us…
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Can Sound Travel Through Water? Amazing Facts to Hear
Sound travels about four times faster through water than through air. So why does a sharp slap against a swimming pool wall sound like a muffled thump beneath the surface? This underwater sound nature study investigates that puzzling difference between…
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Pumpkin School: Math and Science Activities for Autumn
Can you imagine using pumpkins to teach math, science, geography, history, AND language arts? You can do just that while enjoying a fun day of pumpkin school! Set aside the textbooks for an afternoon or spread these pumpkin math and…
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A Great Lakes Nature Study Begins Beneath the Water
Lake Superior stretches beyond the horizon, while a small lake might fit between two wooded shores. Size alone doesn’t explain why both are lakes. In this Great Lakes Nature Study podcast episode, Mrs. Cindy starts with the land hidden beneath…
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