While my mom was in town last month, we decided her visit was a great excuse to do a guided tour of our little town. We'd been eyeing this for a while as a fun way to learn more about where we live. Of course, as homeschoolers, it's a great educational opportunity as well! We made a reservation (recommended during the busy season) with Surf … [Read more...] about Tourists in our own town: field trip fun
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NC Maritime Museum: homeschool field trip
We enjoy field trips so I'm trying to do better about planning them. A couple of weeks ago I set aside time to list a whole bunch of field trips in our area. Opportunities abound: we have no excuse not to do at least one a month, maybe more if weather and schedules cooperate. For our first of the homeschool year, we toured a history museum just up … [Read more...] about NC Maritime Museum: homeschool field trip
Field Trip: Sheriff’s Department
Field trip number two for this year was to the Sheriff's Department. My seven year old liked this one even more than our tour of the shorebird hospital. Kathryn and I enjoyed both and learned plenty, although I think the parts that impressed us were not necessarily the same parts that impressed him! We started our tour with a demonstration by … [Read more...] about Field Trip: Sheriff’s Department
Homeschool field trip: wild bird shelter
When I started blogging back in the dark ages (10+ years ago), it was just going to be a little online scrapbook of my homeschooling adventures with my only child. Things sure did change, but I do still like to share our homeschool adventures. Every year I say I'm going to make a point of doing a fun field trip at least once a month, but most … [Read more...] about Homeschool field trip: wild bird shelter
Homeschool Festival at Biltmore Estate
I'm feeling sentimental, so I'm re-sharing his post from my old Rose Cottage blog, back in April of 2009: before Lindsey or Scout and Jem were in the family, before Kathryn looked like a grown-up, before we had a grandbaby on the way... Wow. I sound old. Anyway, hop on into the time machine with me and head to Biltmore Estate: * * * * * … [Read more...] about Homeschool Festival at Biltmore Estate
Georgia Aquarium Homeschool Program
Since we're focusing on ocean study and marine biology, we kicked off our homeschool year back in August with a visit to the Georgia Aquarium, and on Monday we went again. This time, we participated in our first homeschool event at the aquarium. Ken took the little kids to look at some of the exhibits (sadly, the touch tank area is … [Read more...] about Georgia Aquarium Homeschool Program