Tag: field trips
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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…
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Family Vacation on the NC Coast
Last time we went on a family vacation, it was to Tybee Island. This time, the crew was different: LacyDog stayed with my mom and her dog Mocha; Lindsey is living on her own; and of course we didn’t even know about the newest family members during our last vacation! We chose a different location,…
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Back to Homeschool: first week
We started {not} back to school this week, and overall it was wonderful. We celebrated our first homeschool day with chocolate milk and molasses cookies. And of course, a few photos which quickly turned into giggles and a tickle fight. Our homeschool evolution = big progress. Last year, any sort of formal work with the…
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Relaxed Homeschooling
After much stressing, soul-searching, prayer, and journal-writing, I’ve finally realized a few important things: 1 – I’m not going to ever be a perfect mom, but that doesn’t mean I’m not the mom my kids need. 2 – I’ve had a lot of loss in the past year (some I’ve spoken of online; some I…
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Homeschool Field Trip: Apple Orchard
We’ve completed week two of our new homeschool year! Things were business as usual for most of the week — but on Thursday we had our first field trip of the homeschool year, and the very first with our two newest students in tow! I thought I might be getting myself in over my head…