Learning About The Civil War

I'm a firm believer in learning "evolving" on its own. 

Our study of the Civil War has been a beautiful example of Interest Led Learning. 

Yes, the Civil War is on our history "schedule" this year, but the specifics of studying it are not. I like to leave those specifics up to my children. My job is to provide a variety of resources, field trip opportunities, and inspiration so they can soak in as much about the subject as possible.

This is why I consider myself more of a homeschool GUIDE than a TEACHER. 

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Learn About Davy Crockett

My son wanted to learn more about Davy Crockett.

This, my friends, is where the fun begins in homeschooling.

We introduce a subject or character to our children and they desire to learn MORE. Eventually, everyone is digging for information and more knowledge and you have a beautiful interest led study on your hands.

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Using The Story of The World as a Spine For Learning

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We have been using The Story of The World for the past three years.  

I want to share how we use this basic history text and activity guide as a spine for learning in our homeschool.

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