Sometimes the most interesting bits of history, are not the ones we all know. As an example, I didn't know a bit about the 1904 Great Baltimore Fire until we were researching Maryland for our United States geography lessons. Then I found out about the unsung heroes of the Great … [Read more...]
How to create your own nation
Have you ever thought about how difficult it is to create a new nation? It’s an important skill for fiction writing to create realistic worlds, and it’s a useful geography lesson to think through because how a country is set up dictates some of the worldviews of the people living … [Read more...]
The Oldest Barn in America, a lesson in Order of Events
As I went about trying to find good books about New Hampshire for our geography lessons, I found a nice bit of Colonial American history and an amazing family story. This lesson also made for a great opportunity to work on order of events in a story as we read the almost 400-year … [Read more...]
Invent a better plow and you’ll build a farming empire
Growing up you always knew what a John Deere tractor was. They were green and yellow, and were the sight I associated with farmers. As we work our way through United States geography, I'm sometimes surprised by where people are from. Since John Deere is so clearly associated with … [Read more...]
Why do we float in the Great Salt Lake?
One thing I love about homeschooling is the ability to mix subjects together. In this case, we mixed some science lessons with some geography lessons. As part of our Utah unit study, we learned all about the Great Salt Lake, and that, of course, led us to a Great Salt Lake … [Read more...]
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