Or a one on one with someone who reenacts and loves the era? Maybe someone who can bring history to her? Or Skype?

I really hope I am helping and not just spouting off random ideas. Lol

I like this article...I'm going to have her look through it and encourage her to do more research on one of the dogs. I've been trying to find different ways to get dogs involved in the state standards for history (medieval times) and while I find bi...

Oh, you reminded me that Mr. Acorn knows how to make chainmail! He used to help out in an SCA armor shop. Maybe I can get her interested in making some chainmail jewelry and twist some historical perspective in there... Fingers crossed!!!

Last year we read the story of Lewis and Clark from the perspective of Seaman, the dog that traveled with the expedition. It was pretty interesting. We are using Trail Guide to Learning. It uses 6 week units to make an immersive study of history. All...

What about games from that era? There was kick the cabbage. Lol

I didn't read through all the responses, so excuse me if this has already been said. I stopped when I read "history is boring", but also saw someone found the key of history when they said the genealogy was fun... History is NOT about dates, It shoul...

If you give a child an assignment and they don't do it or don't finish it, do you wait or try something new? Since I'm the "teacher" I'm finding she doesn't care about timelines. It's tricky. In fact, I don't assign projects with a due date at all any...

I'm glad "no video games" works for you. I have a no games/tv/ipod rule here, but the one thing I have not been able to take away yet is her stories. She is an audio-book-aholic. I did try it once (and I was miserable all day) but she picked up the Bib...

Okay, not a homeschoolers, but was unsure where else to put this. Figured you guys would know! ;) My 8 year old is having trouble sorting out her directions, east, west, north, south. Mostly it's when it's northeast, southwest, etc. Do you have a...

Never eat shredded wheat. Helps with remembering the directions. Mnemonics always helped me.

I taught my 3 yr old to read a compass by putting a few xs in tape around the yard. Then have him stand there, I would say find n. He would find north and walk until he found a prize. Usually a quarter, we did this for awhile and then went to subwa...

Her thing is she gets the sw,ne mixed up. Ask her where the store is from the house on a map, and if it's not a straight line, she gets confused. Say the store is NE from the house, she says SW. Or forgets the East. I had her draw a map on the driv...

I don't have any words of wisdom, but wanted to share that I had similar issues with directions when I was a kid. I didn't get how north wasn't always straight ahead! Eventually I got it, and I ended up as salutatorian of my high school class, so bei...

I like the mnemonics and compass suggestions. I would also start having her learn the United States map. Most kids can remember that California is west, and where the sun sets. The north is the North Pole and it is on top, and the East is where the...

I learned NEVER EAT SOGGY WAFFLES... I like shredded wheat

Take her letterboxing! With a compass! :)

This is how I taught my kids: http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb//pubs/teachers-packets/mapadventures/ It's fun and they still have directions down several years later.

Oooh thanks! These look good. I'll try them out with her later. Thanks!

I just wanted to thank everyone for their advice and say that the Dogs Unit Study plan is working! I found a printable lapbook outline revolving around Dogs and tied into a Nature program that was at our library. She actually asked to go to the lib...

Great! Keep with the theme as long as she is interested! :) working dogs, leader dogs, hunting, etc. Cool My daughter would love that, too.

Does anyone have another homeschool specific support group that you go to for ideas and suggestions and such? I'm just not having a lot of luck with the Yahoo Groups I was referred to. I think I do better with bulletin board formats. PS; any idea...

I also found Yahoo groups very frustrating. I have found friends online at web-seminars that after chatting in a chat room with I ask if we can connect on facebook and I have found that choosing people who I liked in a group setting are usually very su...

I will ask my homeschool graduate about MLP ideas (yes, he's a brony)

Hi, this is Dan, Dartmoor Dreamer's son. I am a successful graduate of home school, and a board-certified fan of My Little Pony. In addition, I have aspirations of child education. I have some ideas, but first, what are you looking for when you say "u...

I am hosting a homeschool letterboxing meet and greet in Northern, Kentucky. Monday, July 13th, 2015. Low key. Mostly will be introducing new folks to letterboxing - going over how-to, etc. Showing folks hot to navigate AtlasQuest. There will be an...

I've posted on the homeschooling board off and on mostly to offer encouragement. I 'unschooled' my kids and allowed them to follow their passions from kindergarten until community college. My daughter is dyslexic and didn't learn to read until the th...

Big congratulations to your daughter! And you for helping her achieve such a wonderful goal!

Congratulations to your daughter! And you! I taught for several years and I can honestly say if my children were school age, I would home school them. A child can be unschooled and learn everything they need to know to get into a good college and ha...

That is amazing! Congrats! I just had a conversation with my husband today - wondering about our homeschooling journey - and if I've been failing the kids.... as homeschoolers - we never have these thoughts, right??? :) This is my 10th year homes...