Here are a photos from the spring in Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa. Find a list of historical fiction set in Africa here. These photos are published under a creative commons license (CC BY-SA 4.0). If…
Here are images taken by me at Dachau Concentration Camp in 2008. I put them in order of entering the camp, turning left and going clockwise around the site. Go here for information about each…
I really liked having goals for my two-year-old and myself last year. So, I figured I'd try and do it every year. Then as I wrote this article and titled it "Plans and Goals," I realized that…
This was such a fun activity! In preparation for a flight we were planning on taking in a few weeks, I thought it might be good to show my daughter what it meant to go…
Cutting basil she picked for pasta I'm still dipping my feet into this whole "homeschooling" thing. I really don't like the term "homeschooling," since I don't like what comes to mind when I think of…
At the end of our community worker theme, we had a little get together. It was a great party. It would have been a lot better if I'd had a few more older kids to…
I like to plan. But, I also like to lay in bed. I figured if I tried to have at least a simple list of things I need to keep in mind each day, then…
My sister-in-law is homeschooling her 4th and 2nd grader. She is not a fan of California history (crazy!), so I offered to try and put together some field trips for the kids. We live in…
[Part of an ongoing series of historical fiction book lists for students and teachers. For the full list and to see more info, click here.] Civil War Causes and Events Lower Grades (K-3) Abraham Lincoln-D’Aulaire (5.2/1) A.…
This was a simple unit that I spread out over the month, but probably would have taken a week or so if I'd done an activity each day. Goals: Start to know she has a…
[This is a subtopic of Africa and also part of an ongoing series of historical fiction book lists for students and teachers. For the full list and to see more info, click here.] Lower Grades (K-3) The Adventures…
[This is part of an ongoing series of historical fiction book lists for students and teachers. For the full list and to see more info, click here.] There are a limited amount of English historical fiction books…