There are just some weeks where you know you need to shake up your routine and go do something special. We were in that rut a couple weeks ago, so I had my eyes open for some sort of family activity that we could do. On the spur of the moment, we decided to go […]
Government & Election Resources
Right now is the perfect opportunity to teach children about the election process and the Constitution. Here is a list of government and election resources for you to use in your homeschool or classroom: Free Government & Election Printables: Printable Electoral College Map from C-SPAN Classroom. They also have an accompanying Electoral College lesson plan. […]
State Study Scrapbook and Lapbook
This year my two oldest kids will be studying our state history (I know, I said that last year, but this year they really are going to do it!). Since they will be doing a lot of this unit independently, I thought it would be fun to have them create a state study scrapbook and […]
WW2 Final Projects
This past session in our local co-op, my oldest two children studied World War II. The team of teachers did a wonderful job going all out to teach different events. They did so many more hands-on activities and learning than I would have had time to do if I taught this at home. I appreciated […]
Maps and Coloring
We are on year 2 of Sonlight Core 3– American History. Yes, it’s normally a 1yr. program but we had many off-topic weeks, special projects, and just plain off weeks. It has taken us a little longer to get through than I intially had planned, but that’s ok. We were just ending the American […]