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...]
Colonial America lessons
Do you want to know one of my favorite historical eras? Colonial America and the Revolutionary War fascinate me. I'm intrigued by people who are so desperate to change their lives they would sail across an ocean, abandon all that they know and start a new life. Colonial America … [Read more...]
Pack your bags, it’s time for simulated public school
I stepped up what I expected of the kids because they’re getting ready for high school. This has led to certain children in my life complaining I am a terrible tyrant and I expect way too much of them. I laughed in my head at the strange thoughts of my child and didn’t say any of … [Read more...]
The benefits of online college credits for your high schooler
I remember from the moment I hit high school age, everything I was told by my teachers was, “This goes on your permanent record, and affects entry into college.” It was scary. Now I have friends whose kids are going off to college, and my kids are not that far away from college, … [Read more...]
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