It's been a hot busy day for me but it won't be long before things start to cool off. Another month and things should be pretty nice most days! School starts in ONE week! I've been busy getting things together. Today I'm reading the teacher manual for DD's history. They used to come with a CD of visual aids and things you could print off or put on a screen. This new edition has a website with links. And they are WAY more interesting! A number are for interactive "tours" of relevant locations. There are video and audio clips. It looks SO much more interesting than what you used to find in the resources. I'm excited to see how they enrich our lessons this year.
Do you have any interesting museums near you?
We have a few historical sites with Historical Interpreters. I think the most popular one is an old fort on an island. I've never gotten to go though. They are typically only open on the weekends during the school year but when they arranged a homeschool day they sold out 2 full tours! My mother has taken my kids to a historic plantation. We have some smaller museums geared towards specific local interests; but only one art museum that I know of.
I think the best museum are Children's Science museums because they are hands on and most encourage parents to play with their kids. We have one within driving distance that is fun enough. I do not like cities with all the traffic and noise. But that's where the best museums (and shows) are. DS wants to visit the Air & Space Museum in Washington DC someday after I told him about going when I was a kid. That would be a fun family vacation someday; but its not close.
Do you have any interesting museums near you?
We have a few historical sites with Historical Interpreters. I think the most popular one is an old fort on an island. I've never gotten to go though. They are typically only open on the weekends during the school year but when they arranged a homeschool day they sold out 2 full tours! My mother has taken my kids to a historic plantation. We have some smaller museums geared towards specific local interests; but only one art museum that I know of.
I think the best museum are Children's Science museums because they are hands on and most encourage parents to play with their kids. We have one within driving distance that is fun enough. I do not like cities with all the traffic and noise. But that's where the best museums (and shows) are. DS wants to visit the Air & Space Museum in Washington DC someday after I told him about going when I was a kid. That would be a fun family vacation someday; but its not close.
