Teach kids to discover a new world Teaching kids about China can seem daunting. However, there are countless possibilities for fun. China has a rich culture that dates back thousands of years. You could spend years studying China’s heritage and history and still learn something new every day. If you plan to include a introduction […]
Geography
Free Homeschool Geography Resources
Learning About the World with Free Homeschool Geography Resources This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Little Passports has just launched FREE resources for homeschooling families! Little Passports has just developed study guides for the first 6 months of their World Edition subscription. These digital guides are free to download and […]
Geography: A Literature Approach
One of my favorite resources for our homeschool Ask any homeschool mom what she wants from curriculum, and she’ll probably say she wants something that is easy to use and affordable. Geography: A Literature Approach fulfills that request! The study guide incorporates geography, history, and science in a Charlotte Mason-style approach, using the award-winning Holling C. Holling books: Paddle-to-the-Sea,Minn of the […]
Visiting Kenya with Little Passports
**The links in this post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on my link. Have you thought about purchasing Little Passports but want a better idea of what’s inside each monthly package? Little Passports, the award-winning subscription for kids, has sent us a sneak […]
Geography Curriculum Resources
Homeschool Geography Resources for Elementary Grades Geography is one of our favorite subjects to study. We do some independent geography lessons, as well as including it in our other studies, such as literature, history, and Bible study. Mapping I’m proud to have grown up as a Navy brat. One thing we did when I was a […]
Cooperative Learning: International Festival
International Festival Our homeschool support group held an International Festival this year, and we gathered for a cultural exchange to learn about the countries the different families studied. Each family that participated signed up to research a country and prepare a presentation about that country. We all brought food inspired by the countries studied, and […]
Great American Postcard Swap: USA Festival
We’re participating in the Great American Postcard Swap with other homeschool families, sending out postcards all over the country, and hopefully receiving 50 in all! Our homeschool group recently held a USA Festival where kids signed up to study a state and create a project board and presentation on what they learned. We all also brought […]
Great American Postcard Swap: Louisiana
We’re participating in the Great American Postcard Swap with other homeschool families, sending out postcards all over the country, and hopefully receiving 50 in all! Some facts about Louisiana: The Louisiana Tourism site has tons of stuff–Louisiana should be called the festival state, as it hosts celebrations for everything from jazz,cotton, shrimp, and gumbo to sugarcane and […]
Great American Postcard Swap: Kentucky
We’re participating in the Great American Postcard Swap with other homeschool families, sending out postcards all over the country, and hopefully receiving 50 in all! Some facts about Kentucky: The Bluegrass State is the birthplace of both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, home to Fort Knox and the Kentucky Derby, and headquarters of the Louisville Slugger. The Kentucky […]
Great American Postcard Swap: Kansas
We’re participating in the Great American Postcard Swap with other homeschool families, sending out postcards all over the country, and hopefully receiving 50 in all! Some facts about Kansas: The United States purchased Kansas from France in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Kansas played a large part in the lives of the pioneers settling the West. […]
Great American Postcard Swap: Georgia
We’re participating in the Great American Postcard Swap with other homeschool families, sending out postcards all over the country, and hopefully receiving 50 in all! Some facts about Georgia The Peach State is the home of Coca-Cola, and you can take a virtual tour of the World of Coke. Pharmacist John Stith Pemberton invented Coca-Cola in […]
Great American Postcard Swap: Florida
We’re participating in the Great American Postcard Swap with other homeschool families, sending out postcards all over the country, and hopefully receiving 50 in all! Florida, the Sunshine State With 65,755 square miles of beautiful beaches and an abundance of wildlife, Florida is the home of Gatorade and Tim Tebow, the first homeschooler to be nominated for […]