Category Archives: History

Learn While Geocaching!

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Margot

Here in New Hampshire, we are pretty hardy folk. When the famous “Nor’easters” come through, we are prepared. Food, water, fuel – check, check, check!  So when a hurricane comes rolling through, what does our Homeschool Co-op group do? Batten … Continue reading →

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The Play’s the Thing!

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Margot

Community theater is a fantastic way to have kids learn valuable life skills, and a great way to enhance your ongoing curriculum, regardless of being home schooled or otherwise-schooled. Speaking, singing, dancing, acting, set-designing, lighting and sound-arranging, ticket-taking, theater-prepping–it all … Continue reading →

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Castle in the Clouds

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Margot

  Wow! That’s a view!  Our homeschool group, Relaxed Homeschoolers of New Hampshire, recently went on a field trip to this unique mansion with breathtaking views. We took a trolley ride from the carriage house up to the main mansion. … Continue reading →

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Mt.Kearsage Indian Museum

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Margot

Nearly every major city has a Museum of Natural History, or an Art Museum… but it is really exciting to check out the smaller, more unique museums. Antique Car Museums, Photography and Camera Museums, Museum of Roller Coasters, Funky Fashions … Continue reading →

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Light Up Your Day at a Lighthouse

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Margot

Imagine being tossed at sea in your ship, in a pitch black night, during a torrential downpour of rain that seemingly would never end! You are lost, cold, tired and scared. But you are a Ship Captain, and you have … Continue reading →

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Crack the Code

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Margot

Cryptography is code writing. Code makers and code breakers have for decades been making new and harder codes to communicate secrets and military plans without detection.  In WWII, The Navajo Codetalkers, like those below, assisted the US and were vital … Continue reading →

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