This winter my family is escaping the ice, cold, and snow of Pennsylvania to road-trip it down to the Sunshine State for the chance to adventure at the beach and enjoy the out-of-doors. I can't wait!
I've always had family--aunts, uncles, cousins, and a grandmother--who has lived in Florida, so I have made the trek down there to visit them and enjoy the beautiful beaches many times. But my kids have never been to Florida before and their only beach experience thus far has been in Delaware, where my husband's extended family lives near the beach.
As a nerdy, bookish homeschooling mother, you better believe that I have been planning for over a year (!?!?!?) how to prepare and enjoy this awesome opportunity to explore a different place--with an ecosystem, coastal geography, and regional history so different from our own home state.
Below I've gathered together the books we have been weaving into the rhythms of our homeschool days to learn about beaches, marine life, and Florida history and people. Some have been our lunchtime read alouds, some have been enjoyed at our daily morning time, and others have formed the basis of our science or history lessons.
I've always had family--aunts, uncles, cousins, and a grandmother--who has lived in Florida, so I have made the trek down there to visit them and enjoy the beautiful beaches many times. But my kids have never been to Florida before and their only beach experience thus far has been in Delaware, where my husband's extended family lives near the beach.
As a nerdy, bookish homeschooling mother, you better believe that I have been planning for over a year (!?!?!?) how to prepare and enjoy this awesome opportunity to explore a different place--with an ecosystem, coastal geography, and regional history so different from our own home state.
Below I've gathered together the books we have been weaving into the rhythms of our homeschool days to learn about beaches, marine life, and Florida history and people. Some have been our lunchtime read alouds, some have been enjoyed at our daily morning time, and others have formed the basis of our science or history lessons.
