Wisconsin is known for being America’s Dairyland and we chose to highlight the cows this week. The kids had fun creating these silly cows and I love how each picture took on its own personality. Note: Although I am using black marker to draw the cow, I started with a pencil, drawing very lightly. Then, …
The automobile industry has been an integral part of the Great Lakes region economy since the early 1900s. This week, the girls and I worked on Old Time Automobile drawings. My original intent was to research old advertisements and have the girls design their own ads, but we ran short on time. So instead, we …
This is an outline of our State Studies Unit 1 :: Week 5 Great Lakes States. It is the fifth week of a 9 week homeschool unit. Read the State Studies Unit 1 Overview to learn more about the program and catch up on past weeks. Public Domain Photo Read about: Ohio (OH), Columbus Michigan …
Creative Commons Photo available here Throughout the Pennsylvania countryside, you will notice round designs painted on the sides of barns. These Barn Stars or Hex Signs became popular as paint became more affordable in the mid-1800s. The meaning of these signs is unclear, some say they were used as symbols of protection, but many historians …
This is an outline of our State Studies Unit 1 :: Week 4 Mid-Atlantic States. It is the fourth week of a 9 week homeschool unit. Read the State Studies Unit 1 Overview to learn more about the program and catch up on past weeks. If you are following along at home, please note that …
This week as part of our State Studies Unit, our art project was to recreate the salt glazed pottery, commonly found in the New England and Mid-Atlantic states. More on that in a moment. When I was little, my mom could be uber-organized in the big things. She was great about party planning, making sure …
This is an outline of our State Studies Unit 1 :: Week 3 Mid-Atlantic States. It is the third week of a 9 week homeschool unit. Read the State Studies Unit 1 Overview to learn more about the program and catch up on past weeks. Public Domain Image Read about: New York, NY, Albany Delaware, …
This is an outline of our State Studies Unit 1 :: Week 2 New England States. It is the second week of a 9 week homeschool unit. Read the State Studies Unit Overview to learn more about the program and catch up on past weeks. Public Domain Image Read about: Massachusetts, MA, Boston Rhode Island, …
This is an outline of our State Studies Unit 1 :: Week 1 New England States. It is the first week of a 9 week homeschool unit. I will be adding more notes and journal pages as we go along. I will also be writing a post to give you a more detailed idea of …
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I’m excited to tell you that we will be sharing our new Free Homeschool Companion Curriculum, State Studies Unit 1, on a weekly basis as we are working on the unit. After we have completed the unit I will go back and organized it all into a PDF format similar to our Harvest Time (and …
One of the amazing things about homeschooling is the ability to reassess your process, your progress, and your goals at any time. You have the chance to make changes to your day or curriculum as needed. This is one of the gifts of homeschooling, at the same time though, it is one of the curses …
