We have discovered a festive way to spend December in our homeschool that I just have to tell you about! Years ago, we discovered Christmas Unit Studies. They are a great way to celebrate Christmas and get ready for Christmas the whole month long!
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Just south of Daytona Beach, Ponce Inlet is home to Florida’s tallest lighthouse. It’s 175 feet tall! Climbing to the top up the 203 steps is quite a workout, but the view is magnificent.
The British Museum, dedicated to human history, art, and culture, is located in London. British archaeologists have brought back treasures from all over the world to England. This massive building contains a fascinating collection of artifacts, statues, books, manuscripts, coins, metals, and so much more. You can see all these treasures at the British Museum.
One of the gems in Pennsylvania that is too-often missed is the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg, Centre County, PA. The museum is located on the original training grounds of a mounted machine gun troop belonging to Col. Theodore Boal, and it’s an excellent homeschool field trip destination (and helps with the PA history requirement…
National Hot Chocolate Day may be celebrated on January 31, but all throughout the winter, hot chocolatey goodness in a cup is savored. Would you like to try out a new recipe this winter?
Growing up, Christmas was always special in the Curtis’ household. Two weeks before, we bought our tree at the local park, usually accompanied by a snowball fight
Since we were travelling near the town of Mt. Airy, North Carolina, the setting for The Andy Griffith Show and the home of Andy Griffith himself, we decided to take an afternoon visit.
Underneath the St. Patrick’s Day symbols of shamrocks and leprechauns is the true story of a man called by God to share the Gospel with the wild Irish–those same folks who captured him and sold him into slavery. He loved Jesus and the people of Ireland with a zeal seldom seen. This brother in the…
Roses, hearts, pink and red decorations, and lace tablecloths make Valentine’s Day special at our house. But more importantly we love at true love–the kind that our Heavenly Father has for us and we learn about the Christian super-hero–the namesake of this holiday. What do you need to make the day special for the whole…