Our homeschool law requires that we study the history of our state. So each year we include a topic, usually one tied in with our American history lessons. Since we are in Pennsylvania, it is easy. Our state was pivotal in much of the history of this nation.
As a field trip, the girls and I took a walking tour of Philadelphia's historic section, visiting Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, Franklin Court, and Christ's Church. Costumed tour guides that day were recruiting for the Continental Army. The girls love this sort of "school."
We also used Abeka's My State Notebook. It is part of the 4th grade curriculum but I used it for my 3rd and 5th graders. The girls worked on this all year and it is suitable for any state. There are 83 colorful pages. The girls researched and recorded such things as state song, tree, flower, flag, etc., plus there are pages on early settlement, historical figures, famous landmarks, government, weather, industry and agriculture, wildlife and plant life. The girls made several kinds of maps and filled their books with pictures from travel brochures and internet articles they read.
We will be studying the Civil War this fall so I think a trip to Gettysburg will give us good material for our state study to meet the requirement next year.
As a field trip, the girls and I took a walking tour of Philadelphia's historic section, visiting Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, Franklin Court, and Christ's Church. Costumed tour guides that day were recruiting for the Continental Army. The girls love this sort of "school."
We also used Abeka's My State Notebook. It is part of the 4th grade curriculum but I used it for my 3rd and 5th graders. The girls worked on this all year and it is suitable for any state. There are 83 colorful pages. The girls researched and recorded such things as state song, tree, flower, flag, etc., plus there are pages on early settlement, historical figures, famous landmarks, government, weather, industry and agriculture, wildlife and plant life. The girls made several kinds of maps and filled their books with pictures from travel brochures and internet articles they read.
We will be studying the Civil War this fall so I think a trip to Gettysburg will give us good material for our state study to meet the requirement next year.
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