By Holly Giles | Field Trips , homeschooling , Simple Living , southern homestead
4H Fowl Fun The Volusia County Fair is in 2 months and we are gearing up for our entries! The fair association and 4H were offering a “Fowl Fun Day” to teach you about entering chickens. The flyer I received sounded too good to pass up. They would teach anatomy, breeds, disease, and pest control. In […]
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By Holly Giles | Field Trips , Florida , Florida field trips , Great Outdoors
Alexander Springs Last week we had family in town. My husband’s Aunt and Uncle from Tennessee were here for a few days. We decided to cool off at Alexander Springs. We were going to meet them at spring, which is located in the Ocala National Forest. The Forest was established in 1908 as the FIRST national forest […]
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By Holly Giles | Field Trips , Florida , homeschooling
The Farmers Market How can you turn a morning at the farmers market into a homeschool lesson? Follow our morning at the farmers market and we will show you 5 life skills your kids can learn. I gave each of my boys $5 and a food challenge. They needed to purchase food for our family […]
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By Holly Giles | Field Trips , Florida , homeschooling
Fort Christmas Fort Christmas Florida pioneer village is a hidden gem in Central Florida that everyone should experience. This property has transformed into a great field trip destination over the past 40 years. On December 25, 1837, 2,000 army soldiers arrived to construct a fort during the Second Seminole Indian War. Thus the name of […]
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By Holly Giles | Field Trips , Florida , homeschooling
Hands-on Science works best here on the Frontier, so anytime I can match a lesson with the outdoors it’s going to be a hit. Some friends from our co-op had been asking us to do a class on tadpoles. Some of the kids had never watched them grow before and were anxious to give it a […]
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