Create Your Own Mayflower Compact – New and Improved!

I love Thanksgiving.  I love everything about it – but I most love the real historical information.  Not the cranberry-sauce-from-a-can version, but the we-were-starving-and-now-we-have-much-to-be-thankful-for version. When I was nine, my grandmother took me to Plimoth Plantation.  It was amazing!  It was the first time I really tried to put myself in the shoes of historical… Continue reading Create Your Own Mayflower Compact – New and Improved!

NEW! Resources for Gordon Korman’s “WhatsHisFace”

I’m always super excited when I find fun books that have great learning connections, and Gordon Korman’s latest book WhatsHisFace fits the bill perfectly!  It’s a hoot, too – I found myself laughing out loud often while reading it.  It makes the perfect addition to a unit about Shakespeare. When 12-year-old Cooper Vega moves for… Continue reading NEW! Resources for Gordon Korman’s “WhatsHisFace”

Project Passport World History Studies by Home School in the Woods – Review

I remember loving the study of Greek mythology when I was in middle school.  My teacher was tough but let us do fun projects, and the stories were fascinating.  I’ve been looking forward to teaching my own kids about Ancient Greece and including those myths and projects. Unfortunately, when I sat down to do some… Continue reading Project Passport World History Studies by Home School in the Woods – Review

Heroes of History: George Washington Carver – Review

We’re gearing up for another living history co-op event here, and so we jumped at the chance to read Heroes of History- George Washington Carver from YWAM Publishing as this amazing man fits into our time period perfectly.  We were torn, though – there were so many good titles to choose from!  We were also interested… Continue reading Heroes of History: George Washington Carver – Review

Make History Come Alive with Drive Thru History – Review

We needed to do our schoolwork at church one day, so we hooked the laptop up to the projector and watched it big-screen style. My Little Man loved it!

A few years ago we used some Drive Thru History DVDs an part of our Colonial American history unit.  We all loved them, which is why we were very excited to find out there’s more to Drive Thru History than just fantastic homeschool videos. While you can still purchase Drive Thru History Adventures in that… Continue reading Make History Come Alive with Drive Thru History – Review

“Wulf The Saxon” by Heirloom Audio Productions Review

Our family loves to listen to books in the car when we travel – and since we live 45 minutes from our library and just about everything else, we do a lot of listening!  So when we were offered the chance to try out Wulf the Saxon by G.A. Henty, an audio drama by Heirloom… Continue reading “Wulf The Saxon” by Heirloom Audio Productions Review

NEW! A Linked Unit Study for Elise Broach’s “The Wolf Keepers”

Every once in a while, I read a book that I grabs all of my attention and screams to be used for fun with kids.  I love taking those books and turning them into fun unit studies for educational purposes, and Elise Broach’s new book The Wolf Keepers is just such a book. A high-stakes middle… Continue reading NEW! A Linked Unit Study for Elise Broach’s “The Wolf Keepers”

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

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