Voting is OPEN! Please scroll to the thumbnails below and click on the word ‘vote’ under your favorites. You get 10 votes! Here’s how it works: Any child aged 7 to 12 may enter. The photographs must be taken by the child, but adults may assist in the uploading or digitization process. Each photograph must… Continue reading Nature Photography Contest for Kids – NOW OPEN!
Tag: homsechool
Field Work Friday – Exploring Shackleford Island
While we were on the North Carolina shore a few weeks ago, we took the ferry to Shackleford Island to do some exploring. Shackleford is home to more than 100 wild horses, and it’s also known as one of the East Coast’s best shelling beaches. I still don’t know why that is, but we… Continue reading Field Work Friday – Exploring Shackleford Island
Book Club, Girls’ Edition: “Mystery on Skull Island”
Our family is studying pirates right now, so for book club the girls read “Mystery on Skull Island,” an American Girl History Mystery book. It takes place in Charles Town, South Carolina, in the 1720s, just after pirates went from being popular to scary. We learned a lot about colonial life from this story and… Continue reading Book Club, Girls’ Edition: “Mystery on Skull Island”
Field Work Friday – Dental Hygiene
This week we were visited by Pat, a dental hygienist for a local pediatric dentist. That might not sound too exciting, but Pat brought along Ally the Alligator and shared lots of good tips for caring for your teeth. Pat talked to us about how important it was to brush our teeth each morning and… Continue reading Field Work Friday – Dental Hygiene
