Exploring the World Beyond Maps: Discover! Social Studies for 5th Grade Geography
I looked for something that would help my 5th grader, learn the map and about the people in each place, the perfect solution from Discover! Social Studies.
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Building Independence in your Homeschool with BookShark Virtual
This year one of my middle schoolers is using BookShark Virtual Level F Eastern Hemisphere.
We will be taking a look at life on the other side of the world. Unlike most other BookShark levels, Level F is not a chronological study, but is more of a unit study as we travel around the Eastern Hemisphere, exploring countries and cultures very different than our own, such as Japan and China.
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Our Plans for American History and More!
We will be starting our 8th year of homeschool soon with an 8y (4th grade), 10y (6th grade), and 12y (7th-9th grade). We will continue for a second year working our way through American History. With Out of the Box kids, grade levels are hard to follow;
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Our American History Curriculum Choices: Mid-Year Review
But don’t underestimate the value of being flexible and being willing to throw it out and try something completely different. Unlike a traditional school your curriculum, choices only have to be a good fit for your family, and not other people. Each family is different. What your best friend loves may not work for your family, and that doesn’t make you a bad homeschooler!
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3 Simple Steps to Teach US Geography Without a Textbook this year
We are on week 10 of our school year and we just wrapped up our United States Geography studies for the year. We started our US Geography homeschool unit early during our summer term, with the benefit that we will wrap up early this year.
