New Year’s Organization
Happy New Year! And Happy New Decade! (Is that a thing?) Have you made any New Year’s Resolutions for 2020? What is it about seeing “January 1st” on a calendar
Category: Homeschooling
The Aztec Empire and Cortes
Welcome back!!! Wow, it sure does feel like winter came on in a hurry. Time to get out those vests and rainboots and trimester two curriculum. We hope you had
The Iroquois Confederacy
Happy Monday and welcome to the final week of the first trimester. The upcoming school break is the perfect opportunity to mix-in some history resource links and videos. Today’s Monday
Learning Along the Way
With the holidays fast approaching, some of us may have hours of car travel or airplane rides in our near future. That time spent “trapped” in a car or plane
First Americans and More
Hello, Down Home readers and welcome to week 12! This first trimester is all too quickly wrapping up. (Did you get your progress reports turned in yet?) For our Monday
Magellan and Vespucci
Hello, Down Home readers and welcome to the start of another week. Let’s be honest, sometimes homeschool days can be hard. And if we are really honest, there are days
A Day in the Life: The Coté Family
We have another A Day in the Life post today! A couple of times a trimester we ask a SLOCA family to give us a glimpse into what a typical
Balboa, Cabot, and Velazquez
It is week 10! Isn’t it fun learning all about the Age of Discovery and the explorers and their adventures? We have another Monday Mix-ins for you with a variety
Reflecting on the Wonder Conference
At the Wonder Conference, I felt a true sense of community among others who desire the same as me: to make new discoveries and enrich our home education. I love
Christopher Columbus
In 1492… Can you think of that date and not hear the rest of the rhyme in your head? (“Columbus sailed the ocean blue.”) I (Sharon) can’t. Thirty-some years ago
