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    An American Girl Christmas – Holiday Homeschooling

    Are you stressing over how to homeschool through the holidays? You can relax!  I have the perfect answer-  Christmas School! The holidays are coming ! The holidays are coming ! Cooking, cleaning, preparing for company, shopping, parties, children’s plays, church events, cooking some more, oh, yeah….and homeschooling ! Phew! I’m tired just from typing all of that ! How DO you homeschool through the holidays ? Do you dream every year about decorating cookies with your kids, curling up by a fire and reading Christmas stories, making handmade gifts and cards, and spending time as a family focusing on the real heart of the holiday ?  Do you find it impossible…

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    American Girl Addy Civil War Unit Study

      Welcome to Addy’s World 1854: Growing Up During America’s Civil War *Note: This is such a deeply emotional topic of study, that will surely create much discussion and perhaps some sadness, anger, and confusion for children.  I hope to convey some positive points (stories of courage, faith, hope against all hope, and the deepest expressions of love) that will help sort out what can be learned,  so that in our personal lives and in the life of our communities and our countries, we will never repeat a history such as this. The Civil War (American Girl Addy) Unit Study Overview Here’s what you’ll find in the Addy Unit Study…

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    Felicity- Colonial America Unit Study

    Colonial America Unit Study Welcome to Williamsburg 1774! Are you read for an exciting, hands-on study of the birth of the United States of America? Where is Williamsburg?  Who were the Loyalists and the Patriots? What did Paul Revere do?  How did the colonies turn into states?  What was life really like during this time?  Did kids go to school?  What did they do for fun?  Did people really eat oyster ice cream?  What questions do YOU have? We’ll learn the answers to all these questions and lots more through the eyes of Felicity Merriman, an adventurous, outdoor loving young girl growing up in bustling colonial Williamsburg.  We will read…