Growing up every year as a kid we would go to Colorado to visit family. I learned just enough about Colorado to know a few terms, Pike’s Peak, Pikers, Red Rocks, and of course Denver Broncos. My Dad was a big football fan, and so that’s what I knew about Colorado going into our … [Read more...]
New Mexico unit
There’s an interesting thing about the Southwest United States, there are a lot of overlap because of the Spanish/Mexican influence. However, you can also see some very distinct differences between each state. Texas certainly learned that when we attempted to convince New Mexico … [Read more...]
Washington state unit study
When I was in third grade my school got Weekly Reader newspapers. They were small papers with a theme, one week the theme was Mount Saint Helens and the great volcano eruption. Somehow in my head Mount Saint Helens had just erupted. In reality Mount Saint Helens erupted … [Read more...]
Visit New York through picture books
Years ago the kids and I were working our way through the United States through good books. Since the kids were little, we also did lots of crafts and hands-on projects, and I really miss those days. It's also a key part of our homeschool geography lessons. We still read all of … [Read more...]
Hawaii unit study
So, as I was making this Hawaii unit study I discovered I’m terrible at spelling Hawaiian. I can spell the base state name, but Hawaiian, I kept forgetting the third a. Oh the travails of a homeschool Mom. In other news, my kids loved this homeschool geography unit because of … [Read more...]
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