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Nature Study for Wimps

by Jessica
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Written by Simple Homeschool contributor Jessica Fisher of Life as Mom Spending time with your children in the great outdoors can be a wonderful learning experience. Not only are fresh air and sunshine essential to good health, but exploring God’s creation firsthand can be a fantastic way to solidify what our kids have read and [...]

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Vacations and Field Trips for Children of Varying Ages

by Jessica
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Written by monthly contributor Jessica Fisher of Life as Mom All of life is learning. Our children can learn so much, academically as well as socially, by a simple trip to the grocery store as well as by completing a math lesson amidst the distractions of a sibling. And summertime is no different. Whether it’s exploring [...]

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Living History Museums: Going Beyond Textbooks

by Kara
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Written by Kara Fleck, editor of Simple Kids. Would it surprise you to learn that my family and I are time travelers? It is true!  Our mini-van recently became our personal time machine when we visited one of our favorite local living history museums, Conner Prairie. Living history museums are a way to interact with [...]

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4 Natural Ways to Learn on Vacation

by Jamie
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Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom Summer is almost officially here, and undoubtedly many of you are in the planning stages for a family vacation. Whether you’re heading into the woods for a week of camping, venturing to the seaside, or boarding a plane to another country, we [...]

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A Beach Blanket Education

by Stefani
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Maybe it’s because the beach is such a completely different landscape from the one we call home. Maybe it’s the legendary lure of the sea. Whatever the reason, some of our greatest learning adventures have happened with sand in between our toes and salty wind in our hair. For those of you looking forward to [...]

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Volunteering is Serious Business

by Jena
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We blame it on Little House on the Prairie. After reading the entire series, we promised ourselves we’d find time to volunteer at a nearby living history museum. In the summer of 2006, we traveled back in time to become a farming family in 1845. We learned to bake a pie over an open fire, [...]

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