This year we have joined with friends in a homeschool co-op and have decided to study American History. Well we've just finished our first unit on "New World Explorers". From Native Americans, Leif Eriksson, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan and Coronado and the Seven Cities of Gold to Pirates of the High Seas we have had a blast! We've learned a lot about the life of an explorer and the many reasons they chose to leave home and venture out in search of new lands. We've studied and understand to some degree the anatomy of a sailing ship and how to tie some pretty important sailing knots. We've even created some nautical instruments of our own to read the stars and navigate across the open seas. If by chance you need to brush up on your "Old Sea Sayings" or would like to understand a little more about Ship & Navigational terms, just ask our 7 yr. old li'l explorer, he knows a lot about it and would be glad to share his new found vocabulary with you. It's really been a lot of fun and now we are ready to move on to "Colonial Life in America". Hope to see you join us along the way as we seek to share our learning adventures with all of you, (our family and friends.)
Meet the Crew:
"Rag-a-muffin Roosky" "GarBear" (arrrgh)
(4 yrs.) (5yrs.)
Captain "AKC"
(7 yrs.)
"KayKay Kinners"
(11th grade)
Navigational Tools:
"The Quadrant"
Knot Tying:
"The Bowline Knot" "The Stopper Knot"
Making our Captain's Log:
love it!!! I miss home schooling!!
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