If there was one thing I wasn't planning at all when I started homeschooling, it's that we'd become a family of gamers. Well, we may not be gamers according to everyone's definition, but we do play a lot of games. My boys love their digital games, but they also love board games, and this past year, … Continue reading Board Games
The last place I want to share with you from our trip to Biloxi is the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park located in Mobile, AL. My boys have enjoyed learning about military vehicles and the history that goes with them ever since they started playing digital games. Of course, my husband, who is a history … Continue reading USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park
When we spent a week in Biloxi, Mississippi, we drove one day to Mobile, Alabama, which was only an hour's drive away. We had two places we wanted to visit in Mobile, and one of them was the Mobile Museum of Art (MMofA). If you're in the area and you enjoy art, I recommend that … Continue reading Mobile Museum of Art
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I have been a long-time collector of pottery, and for awhile, my eldest son's interest was making pottery, so when we visited the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi, MS, we were in for a treat. George Ohr, a.k.a. "The Mad Potter of Biloxi," was quite a character. He lived from 1857-1918 and first became … Continue reading Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art
Officially, our "homeschool year" isn't over until August, and I will continue to give my boys lessons through the summer. However, when the weather turns warm, we start making time to get outdoors, and I begin to prioritize our lessons in this way: What can we finish before June? What do I want to stop … Continue reading Nearing the End of 5th Grade Homeschool
As I mentioned in my last post, we had good opportunities to do some birding on our trip to Mississippi, and this is my eight-year-old's biggest interest. On our last day of vacation, we made a stop at the Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge, and we were hoping to see these amazing birds at the … Continue reading Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge (and Carnivorous Plants)
Mississippi gave us a great opportunity to give some time and attention to our eight-year-old's biggest interest, so we made a point to do some serious birding on our trip. One unexpected perk of having a hotel room on the 5th floor was that we had a great "bird hide." The boys sat at that window … Continue reading Pascagoula River Audubon Center
Lucky for us, my husband and I are of the mindset that we just have to get away sometimes, despite the cost or all-the-things-needing-doing. It's educational for the kids, and it's important for our mental health too. There are so many places to explore nearby in the southeast U.S., and going for a few days … Continue reading Biloxi Vacation
If you live in Georgia, I recommend you take a drive to the town of Locust Grove and visit Noah’s Ark. We’ve been there twice, but the first time we went, it was flooded, so we were only able to walk around the perimeter, although we had fun doing that too. This last time, we … Continue reading Noah’s Ark
My eight-year-old (who you know as my little birder) took piano lessons for nine months, enjoyed it for awhile, and then decided that the piano wasn't for him. We had told him we wouldn’t make him continue lessons, if he didn’t like it, and we were true to our word. However, he was good at … Continue reading Homeschooling & Music: Cello
