Top Tips for Tide Pooling with Kids

Top Tips for Tide Pooling with Kids

Tide pooling is one of our favorite winter adventures. Here in Southern California, December through early Spring is when we see the lowest low tides. These extra low tides are ideal for tide pooling. Creatures and their habitats are exposed during these low tide times 

Butterflying in San Diego

Butterflying in San Diego

Butterflying isn’t the first thing that pops in my head when I think about Fall activities. To me, Fall has always been more about leaf peeping, pumpkin picking, and apple farms. That all changed last year when we read CITIZEN SCIENTISTS. affiliate links are included 

Photography 101 for Kids: Teaching Kids How to Take Pictures

Photography 101 for Kids: Teaching Kids How to Take Pictures

Photography was our first art unit of fifth grade. In a world of watercolors and oil pastels, that might seem like a strange place to start but it leaned into my kids’ natural interest in photography and our heavily science based curriculum. As with most 

Getty Villa, Percy Jackson & Mythology for Fourth & Fifth Grade

Getty Villa, Percy Jackson & Mythology for Fourth & Fifth Grade

Mythology hooked my kids in fourth grade. They dove into gods and goddesses, primarily in Greek culture, but learned about mythology from around the world. Here are some of our adventures and resources as they explored the magical world of mythology. affiliate links are included 

Marine Biology Field Trip & Unit Ideas for Third, Fourth & Fifth Graders

Marine Biology Field Trip & Unit Ideas for Third, Fourth & Fifth Graders

Marine Animals are kind of an obsession in my house. My son has basically minored in sharks the last 3 years and my daughter vacillates between adoring anything from octopus to whale sharks to seashells and more. affiliate links are included below. Declaring Marine Biology 

San Diego Model Railroad Museum and 20+ Terrific Train Ideas for Kids

San Diego Model Railroad Museum and 20+ Terrific Train Ideas for Kids

Tucked into the lower level of the Casa de Balboa Building on the Prado in Balboa Park is the San Diego Model Railroad Museum. Don’t let the basement entrance fool you, at 27,000 sq. ft., it is the largest such indoor model train exhibit in 

All About California Unit for Fourth Grade

All About California Unit for Fourth Grade

California History is the social studies focus for fourth graders in California. Growing up in Wisconsin, I learned about Wisconsin history so this unit was almost entirely new information to me as well. We had so much fun exploring the diverse geography, history and people 

Apple Farm Field Trip and Learning Activities for Elementary Schoolers

Apple Farm Field Trip and Learning Activities for Elementary Schoolers

Apple picking season is upon us! We headed to nearby Vulcan Apple Farm in Julian CA early in the morning for some homeschool U-Pick awesomeness, Covid style. Apple picking is a yearly expedition for us. We’ve gone every year with our twins since they were 

How to Use An Adventure Journal on Your Next Field Trip

How to Use An Adventure Journal on Your Next Field Trip

Dinosaur skeletons were towering on either side of me as I fast walked through the Natural History Museum trying to keep up with my twins. I was starting to sweat, my shoulder felt like it was going to have a permanent strap mark from the weight 

5 Things to Know Before Visiting the One World Trade Center with Kids

5 Things to Know Before Visiting the One World Trade Center with Kids

I am pulse racing, heart thumping, sweaty palms terrified of heights. Despite this I have found myself in the tallest building in Milwaukee, the original World Trade Center Towers, peering from the crown of the Statue of Liberty and most recently the One World Trade