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RSSI'm in homeschooling heaven! Why? Because I've recently discovered yet another great resource that makes my life as a homeschooling mom a little easier—and my kids even learn a lot, too! I'm talking about Seterra, which is a great geography program that I've recently downloaded onto my computer. Seterra uses interactive outline maps to help [...]
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March 16, 2008
Test Your Geography IQ
March 5, 2008
Free U.S. and World Maps and Puzzles
February 23, 2008
Make your own Ancient History coloring sheets
I found these fantastic (and free) ancient history fonts that are great for making your own coloring sheets. These would be great to use with Susan Wise Bauer's Story of the World: Ancient Times (the wonderful history curriculum we use). It's easy to make the coloring sheets. All you have to do is: Download and [...]
February 14, 2008
Un-confusing the Great Lakes
The kids and I came up with a catchy mnemonic to memorize the location of the Great Lakes. First we memorized the names of the Great Lakes (Superior, Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie) and then we used the mnemonic SHO ME (pronounced "show me") to remember their locations. It's worked wonders and the kids have no [...]
February 8, 2008
Learning Basic British Geography and Terms
I've always been frustrated that I haven't entirely understood the difference between the terms Britain, Great Britain, British Isles, and United Kingdom. I'm not sure if I was ever taught the difference in school; but even if I was taught, I apparently never really learned it. I obviously want to make sure my children understand [...]
February 6, 2008
European Geography Game
February 6, 2008
A Lesson From History: Rome's gonna fall? So what!
It's hard for children to grasp what it would mean for their country to be absorbed into an empire such as Rome. Likewise, it's difficult to understand the implications of that empire suddenly losing its grip on their land. I'm reading Jack Whyte's The Camulod Chronicles, and I came across a passage in the first [...]
February 5, 2008
Geography A to Z — Free Printable Worksheets
Another great geography worksheet set from Education World that we've been using is Geography A to Z: Places that start with… Again, I love the worksheets, but was disappointed that the answer key was not available in one place. I consolidated the answer key and you can find it below. You can also download a [...]
January 24, 2008
Educational "Go Fish" for Science and History
How can a 5-year-old learn to identify Chopin, Magellan, Pasteur, Watt, and 48 other notable people? By playing the simple game of Go Fish. But let me start at the beginning. Over 10 years ago my husband and I purchased a deck of Composer playing cards from a music store in Anchorage, Alaska. We didn't [...]
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