Buen Dia’! Welcome to our Expedition Earth week on Venezuela! Did you know that kids in Venezuela have hot chocolate for breakfast? It’s a very thick soupy pudding mixture that children dip bread in! We didn’t have any soupy hot chocolate, but did try our own U.S. version, and frankly…
Hi homeschoolers! Want to learn all about the United States in a fun hands-on way? Look no further! As promised, I’m reposting our Expedition Earth World Geography studies on Thursdays. It was such a fun curriculum and I’m excited to go through it again when the Teeny Tot is a…
Hi everyone! As I mentioned yesterday, for one week only everything in the Confessions store is on sale! Yep, you heard me for one week only, everything at Confessions of a Homeschooler is 30% off! Today I’m featuring both the Road Trip USA and Expedition Earth Geography Curriculum. Come…
Hi everyone! I hope you are enjoying the curriculum discussions we’ve been doing lately. I’m hoping they will help you in choosing curriculum for your own family! Today I want to focus on the subject of Geography. Of course our family had a great time with the Expedition Earth World…
Welcome to our United States Geography tour! We are nearing the end of our unit study and today we are learning all about the beautiful state of Washington as we go through our Road Trip USA Curriculum! Washington was made the 42nd state on November 11, 1889. It was…
Welcome to this week’s United States Road Trip lesson on Ohio! Ohio became the 17th state on March 1, 1803. It has been nicknamed “The Buckeye State” due to the dense forests of buckeye trees that were once found in the state. Cleveland, OH is the home of the Rock…
North Dakota became the 39th state on November 2, 1889. It is known as “The Peace Garden State” to commemorate the International Peace Garden on North Dakota’s border with Manitoba, Canada. The geographic center of the North American continent lies just south of Rugby, ND. From this point is approximately…
Welcome to our Road Trip USA week on Nebraska! Nebraska was named the 37th state on March 1, 1867. It is nicknamed “The Cornhusker State” in recognition of the University of Nebraska football team, the Cornhuskers. Nebraska has more miles of river than any other state. It also has more…
Welcome to our Road Trip USA week on Missouri! I can’t believe that we’re over half way done with the Mid-West region! Missouri became the 24th state on August 10, 1821. It was nicknamed “The Show Me State”, possibly due to a speech made by U.S. Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver.…
Welcome to our Road Trip USA week on Minnesota! Minnesota was admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858 as the 32nd state. It is known as the “Land of 10,000 lakes” because it has 11,842 lakes and 90,000 miles of shore line. The waters in Minnesota flow in three…
