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Exploring Around the World: Italy

My husband and I took the trip of a lifetime last month, to Northern Italy, for my cousin’s wedding. It was such a magical, romantic experience. Everyone should have it on their bucket list! The food was out of this world, and it was…

History Homeschooling

Exploring Around the World: France

Last school year, we began our journey around the world as we learned about various countries in Asia, Australia and Africa. This school year, we are beginning in Europe. First stop: France! We started our unit on France like we start all the others:…

Art Homeschooling

“I Can Do Hard Things” Repurposed Art

We made mosaic collages today with our mantra for the year, “I can do hard things!” I am constantly encouraging these kids to never give up, even when things do not come easily. With struggle comes growth, strength and eventually confidence! 👊💪 Hope they…

Art

Self Affirmation Art for Kids

To create these, I took a picture of each student and made them black and white. The kids created their backgrounds with chalk pastels, I love these ones, and designed them however they wanted. Then, they cut out their pictures, and added these affirmation…

History Homeschooling

Exploring Around the World: Japan

We started our unit on Japan by finding it on the map and globe. We identified what continent it belonged to and which ocean surrounded it. Then the kids painted the Japan flag, and labeled it “Japan is traditionally called the ‘Land of the…

History Homeschooling

Exploring Around the World: China

To kick off our China study, we read the book Ping from Beautiful Feet Books. The kids really enjoyed this book. It mentioned cormorant fishing on a couple pages, and the kids had some strong feelings about it. After, we watched “The Art of Fishing…

History Homeschooling

Exploring Around the World: Thailand

DISCLOSURE: Some links used on this website are affiliate links, meaning I do receive compensation if you chose to purchase items through these links, at no extra cost to you. What a fun and interesting country to explore! We started this homeschooling unit the…