New Orleans Unit Study & Notebooking Pages - Pool Noodles & Pixie Dust

New Orleans Unit Study & Notebooking Pages

A New Orleans unit study is a perfect way to learn important pieces of United States geography, history, and culture. As roadschoolers, I am always trying to find new ways to connect geography to our homeschooling. Just like this unit study and accompanying notebooking pages, which is the first in a series of US geography […]

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New Orleans Book List for Kids - Pool Noodles & Pixie Dust

New Orleans Book List for Kids

A New Orleans book list is the perfect place to start if you want to explore the history, geography, and culture of this beautiful U.S. city! And, with this geography-based book list, you’re sure to find some great new titles to learn and have fun with! I tried to include titles that will work for […]

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Roadschooling in Mammoth Cave National Park. Learning History & Cave Science - Pool Noodles & Pixie Dust

Mammoth Cave National Park

Mammoth Cave, located in the state of Kentucky, holds the status of being the longest cave system in the world. It is truly massive, with over 400 miles of it documented and explored. We’ve been roadschooling in Kentucky recently and this place was on our bucket list while we were here. It was definitely a […]

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Vermont Unit Study - Pool Noodles & Pixie Dust

Vermont Unit Study

“Ever since I arrived at the state of manhood and acquainted myself with the general history of mankind, I have felt a sincere passion for liberty. The history of nations doomed to perpetual slavery, in consequence of yielding up to tyrants their natural born liberties, I read with a sort of philosophical horror; so that […]

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Gifts From Jesus - Pool Noodles & Pixie Dust

Gifts From Jesus

Last year my family took a roadschooling trip across the country to try to get the wanderlust out of our systems. But, it backfired. Thankfully! And, we’re back at it. We are now a full-time RVing family. Which in practical terms means, we have downsized from a 3 bedroom home to about 300 square feet. So, if […]

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Rainy Day in Monterey Bay

Last fall, while roadschooling in California, we took a trip down the coast to check out some of the coastal cities. Our plan was to visit some great beaches. We tend to steer towards the outdoors as our source of fun and educational activities. National parks and off the beaten path type of adventures really […]

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Roadschooling Holidays Flagstaff, AZ

When we’re roadschooling or just out of town during a holiday it can be a challenge to know what to do for our kiddos. We want to make holidays special for them. But it’s easy to just ignore holidays like Halloween, which we’re not big on anyway. We happened to be traveling through Flagstaff, AZ […]

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Golden Gate National Recreation Area

During our time roadschooling in California, we headed to San Fransisco one day and found ourselves at the Marin Headlands. The headlands are part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. They lie just north of the city of San Fransisco across the Golden Gate Bridge. These headlands are a seemingly hidden treasure up in […]

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Roadschooling in Padre Island National Seashore. - Pool Noodles & Pixie Dust

Padre Island National Seashore

Padre Island National Seashore is located southeast of Corpus Christi, Texas on the Gulf Coast. Padre Island is the longest barrier island in the world. And, the national seashore protects 70 miles of coastline. It is the longest stretch of undeveloped coastline in the world. It’s out of the way, but so worth a visit […]

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