Eli and I have certainly enjoyed a meandering pace through Story of the World for history. Because we’re never rushed to move on to the next chapter, it provides plenty of time for rabbit trails when he shows special interest in a topic. One of those special interests this year was the Vikings. We had […]
Nature Study: Fossil Walk and Follow Up Fun
(This post contains links to my products.) Boy, I hope your neck of the woods contains as many fossils as mine. In Central KY, we can find fossils hidden just about everywhere – and that makes our rock walks so much fun! We get to be scientists (petrologists, paleontologists, archaeologists or rockhounds – you decide) […]
Homeschool Geography For All Seasons
(This post contains affiliate links.) I’m a fan of research-based learning. This is learning that requires action from my children – not just pulling up rote facts or answering simple questions. In research-based learning, my children must dig deeper to determine answers. It forces independence and competence in knowing how to learn. While it’s not […]
13 Colonies Travel Brochure
An Easy 13 Colonies Travel Brochure Project In an effort to share more of our project-based learning, I thought I’d highlight Caleb’s latest middle school research & writing assignment. As part of a Colonial History unit study, Caleb and I read a two great books about the 13 colonies. Afterward, I asked him to choose […]
Project-Based Learning
In my last post, I focused on how I prepare unit studies in our homeschool. I wrote very briefly about using projects at the end of the unit for evaluation. In this post, I’d like to explain further why I believe project-based learning is important and how to incorporate projects into your unit studies (or […]