We have recently returned from a brief (4 day) trip to our nation’s Capitol and not only did we learn a great deal about our country, but I was also able to learn some great ways to be budget conscious on our trip. Today over at Hip Homeschool Moms I am talking about Visiting Washington, D.C., […]
We recently returned home from a short trip to Washington, D.C. Out of the five of us I am the only one has been to Washington, D.C. Some of the things that we all enjoyed the most were not surprising, but it was interesting to see that we each favored some monuments over others. […]
We all know that Thomas Jefferson was our third president, but did you know that he had three very unusual pets? President Jefferson shared the White House with two pet grizzly bears and a friendly mockingbird that would sing along as the president played the violin. In their new book, President Adams’ Alligator, author/illustrator team […]
Historical Conquest: The Journey Through Time is an epic card game where players can create personalized societies with key players from history and battle them one against another; anyone, anywhere, anytime. Each card is complete with: fantastic illustrations of people, places, events in history; abilities in the game according to the abilities they had in […]
In 1925 the world was blessed with a dog named Balto and other sled dogs. Below is their story and many resources to learn more about what these amazing sled dogs accomplished. In 1925, a life-or-death race to rescue the children of Nome, AK, from disease made an international hero of one sled dog — […]
Wilson Bentley was born February 9, 1865, on a farm in Jericho, Vermont. From early in childhood he loved snowflakes. He learned that most crystals had six branches. Starting at age 15 he drew 100 snowflakes each winter for 3 winters. Wilson learned to use micro-photography to photograph snowflakes. When he was 66 his book […]
In 1994, the President signed the King Holiday and Service Act, establishing the Martin Luther King holiday as a national day of service. “MAKING THE KING HOLIDAY “A DAY ON, NOT A DAY OFF.” President Clinton signed the King Holiday and Service Act, sponsored by Sen. Harris Wofford and Rep. John Lewis, to make the […]
Last year around this time I compiled a list of Martin Luther King resources, most if not all of them are free resources and printables. All of the links are currently working and offer a wide range of activities for all ages ranges. Things like color by number, an animated biography, a web quest, a […]
Quote For The Week: “Give yourself permission to suck, it is the only way to learn.” You can read the full article that corresponds to this quote here. I was nominated in the Homeschool Post Blog Awards for Best SUPER Homeschooler!! Please considering clicking the button below and voting for me! You can vote once […]
Over the past month or so I have been keeping my eyes open for Election 2012 resources. Of course there are many more than I could ever account for, but I have compiled a small list of my favorite, mostly free election resources that I am using with my children (ages 13, 9, & 6). […]
I am so excited to share some of the photos and little facts we learned from Civil War Day at Genesee Country Village! The kids enjoyed the Fall Sampler there so much this year that they couldn’t wait to get back for more 1860s fun and learning! We had 4 hours, and more stations than […]
We are using the Little House series as a basis for half of our history this year. In doing this we started the year with a week long camp where the kids got to “Live a Long Time Ago” in the 19th Century. They wore time period appropriate costumes, and learned things like how to […]