Touring the Colonial Inn with the Time Travelers

Touring the Colonial Inn in Hillsborough, NC

I love when people give kids big opportunities, and that’s why I was so excited when General Manager Elise Tyler of the Colonial Inn in Hillsborough, North Carolina, agreed to give the Time Travelers History Club a tour of this restored boutique inn. Our resulting trip made the perfect Field Work Friday destination (even if… Continue reading Touring the Colonial Inn with the Time Travelers

Book Club, Hiking Edition: “The Honest Truth”

Just like in Dan Gemeinhart’s debut book The Honest Truth, the weather wasn’t cooperative for this month’s book club.  With loads of rain, the rivers ran high, and we had to change plans often, which diminished the size of our group – but not the adventurous spirit with which we enjoyed this book. Mark from The Honest… Continue reading Book Club, Hiking Edition: “The Honest Truth”

Kids Create: Making a Historical Documentary

As a kid, I always wanted to be a teacher; as an adult, that hasn’t changed.  I was worried about that when we decided to homeschool, but I find myself still teaching – just in a wider variety of roles than ever! Sometimes, what needs to be taught is pushing my boundaries of knowledge, however. … Continue reading Kids Create: Making a Historical Documentary

Book Club, Durham Edition: “The Ambrose Deception”

I love when books lend themselves to big life activities, and that’s exactly what Emily Ecton’s The Ambrose Deception does that in a very big way!  The book is kind of a cross between Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library and The Book Scavenger, both books that we’ve done in book club, and so I was very excited to… Continue reading Book Club, Durham Edition: “The Ambrose Deception”

Taking Book Club to the Treetops with Go Ape USA

I had a hard time finding books for book club (at least initially) when I was planning last summer.  I had expected to use lots of classics, but I found that My Little Man had read every single one I pulled off the library shelf!  After pestering our friendly librarian for lots of book topics,… Continue reading Taking Book Club to the Treetops with Go Ape USA

Book Club: Hiking the Mountain-to-Sea Trail with “Nature Girl”

We’ve been doing this book club thing with my daughter for six years now.  She was a good reader before we started, but my goals have changed a bit along the way.  I want more than just fun with books and friends now – I want to be able to dig in to the books… Continue reading Book Club: Hiking the Mountain-to-Sea Trail with “Nature Girl”

Book Club: “All Four Stars” by Tara Dairman

I’ve had trouble keeping up with our book club sharing, but we’ve been having loads of fun with books this year!  All Four Stars was one of those books.   Meet Gladys Gatsby: New York’s toughest restaurant critic. (Just don’t tell anyone that she’s in sixth grade.) Gladys Gatsby has been cooking gourmet dishes since the… Continue reading Book Club: “All Four Stars” by Tara Dairman

Field Work Friday: Visiting the Nina & the Pinta

Did you know that there are reproductions of historic ships sailing around the world? I didn’t, until recently, but when we found out, my DH arranged to take us to a nearby port city to see the Nina and the Pinta, two of the three ships sailing with Christopher Columbus on his famous voyage in… Continue reading Field Work Friday: Visiting the Nina & the Pinta

Living History: The Roaring ’20s

It was the era of gangsters, Prohibition, and all that glitters.  It’s known as the Roaring ‘20s, and our living history club brought the era back to life.  We love holding this special events each semester, and this one was definitely the glitziest. The day kicked off with a photography session, as the dressed-up students… Continue reading Living History: The Roaring ’20s

Field Work Friday – Berry Hill Resort

It’s probably the last place you’d expect to find a bunch of kids – but the Berry Hill Resort and Conference Center is exactly where we went. Berry Hill was part of a land grant from the British Crown decades before the American Revolution.  The estate was protected from destruction during wartime by the owner’s… Continue reading Field Work Friday – Berry Hill Resort

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