I have a confession, I kind of sidestepped the whole “geography” thing. In fact, I am not very consistent with Social Studies in general. Now before you judge me, hear me out. My kids are still relatively young and up until now, teaching them “facts” about history that doesn’t mean anything to them seems pointless. […]
How to Make a Timeline for Your Homeschool
Timelines have long been used as a visual representation of the bigger picture. They help our kids see where events have happened and how that fits in with other important people or moments in history. Back when we were kids we used to have our timeline filling one of our homeschool room walls and would […]
How to Use Lapbooks in Your Homeschool
Do you use lapbooks in your homeschool? For the longest time I didn’t even know what a lapbook was, which is crazy because I know now that we did them as kids being homeschooled. Once I did learn what they were, I thought they were just too much work. Who has time for all that […]
History Curriculum for Hands on Learners
I’m going to just take a moment to state that I dislike social studies, I always have. Back when I was being homeschooled it was my least favorite subject. In high school I barely passed. I found it uninteresting and just rote facts to memorize. The maps all kind of blended together and the dates […]
