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Our family doesn’t homeschool full-time so we call our committed to home learning and hands-on learning throughout our days farm school. From picking up construction and engineering skills in our chores; to hands-on service opportunties; to spontaneous nature study; our days are filled with books, movies, and moments that we use to enrich our crew’s love of life and learning!

Key topics: Book lists and reviews; family field trips; history lessons and unit study ideas; learning with movies and audiobooks; nature study and wildlife experiences; service projects and community outreach opportunities.

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20 Picture Books of Amazing Women in History and Science

Walking in High Cotton Posted on May 13, 2021 by JamieMay 13, 2021  
20 picture books of amazing women in history and science via Walking in High Cotton.

As you might have seen, The Engineer’s Wife by Tracey Enerson Wood was on my recent Farm Reads list from February. Great book! I’ve also been working on some picture book manuscripts of my own and reading a lot of current picture books as research. So it was really cool to come across the Secret Engineer: How Emily Roebling Built the Brooklyn Bridge. This lead me to a wonderful rabbit trail of new picture books about amazing women in history! So many of them I wasn’t even familiar with before … Continue Reading…

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Farm Reads Book List for February 2021

Walking in High Cotton Posted on February 17, 2021 by JamieMay 19, 2021  
Book list of what I'm reading for the end of winter and into spring on the farm, via Walking in High Cotton

I’ve always been a bookworm. Really, from childhood. Those Pizza Hut Book It! challenges were my bread and butter growing up. (BTW, did you know Book It! is still around and runs a great summer reading program?!) I go through phases now where I have a lot of time to read, and then less time (or motivation). But I always have a book list to be read and usually stacked up on my night stand. I go through spurts where I’m reading a lot of young adult fiction to preview … Continue Reading…

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10 Book Series About Library Adventures for Middle-Grade Readers

Walking in High Cotton Posted on February 1, 2021 by JamieFebruary 1, 2021  
10 Book Series about Books and Library Adventures for Book Loving Middle Grade Readers, via Walking in High Cotton

Are you a book lover, or have a book lover in your home? Or are you hoping to make a bookworm out of a more reluctant reader? I’ve stepped out of my historic fiction box lately and found a couple of new middle-grade series that are all about BOOKS. Library adventures, book characters coming to life, the hunt for a famous author, falling into the book’s world…fun fiction adventures to give the kids a mental break between assigned reading. The Book Scavenger Series. By Jennifer Chambliss Bertman The 12-year-old female … Continue Reading…

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Reading Log Book Selfies Printable for Summer Reading

Walking in High Cotton Posted on June 23, 2020 by JamieJune 23, 2020  
FREE Printable reading log book selfie snapshots...a fun way to track summer reading for the whole family! via Walking in High Cotton

Do you have a daily reading requirement for the kiddos over the summer? Or even during the school year? We do. So after reviewing a ton of book lists and reading log options on Pinterest, I came up with these fun printable Reading Log Book Selfies for our kiddos to use. Based on Instagram and good old-fashion Polaroids (which are all the rage, again!) they are snapshots with either book spines to be completed or blank to insert an “actual” selfie or draw a picture. Then they can be posted … Continue Reading…

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5 Easy Ideas for All-Age US History Lessons for the Non-Homeschooling Mom

Walking in High Cotton Posted on April 29, 2020 by JamieAugust 25, 2021  
5 easy ideas for all-ages history unit studies. Perfect for relaxed summer engagement, homeschooling, or unexpected crisis learning. via Walking in High Cotton

5 easy ideas for all-ages history unit studies. Perfect for relaxed summer engagement, homeschooling, or unexpected crisis learning. via Walking in High Cotton

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Daily Learning Routine for Non-Homeschooling Moms

Walking in High Cotton Posted on April 6, 2020 by JamieMay 12, 2020 6
Daily Learning Routine for the Non-Homeschool Moms, with FREE Printable weekly schedule and assignment sheets.Perfect for organizing and managing these challenging times in quarantine OR for transitioning from school to summer break. Via Walking in High Cotton

Boy, the world is quite a mess lately, hmm? Our kiddos are home full-time until September and Mr. Fix-It and I are both Essential workers at our off-homestead jobs, so our house has been kinda reeling lately. A little bit of organization goes a long way! We have always done summer home-learning activities, but I had to look over my previous activities and make some adjustments for this new phase of Crisis-Schooling. It’s not really the same as homeschooling. I’m not trying to cover a complete school year or curriculum. … Continue Reading…

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Coal Mining Communities Unit Study for Middle Grades (5th-8th)

Walking in High Cotton Posted on March 27, 2020 by JamieMarch 27, 2020  
Resources for a Unit Study on coal mining communities, including FREE Amazon and YouTube video list, website links, book lists, and templates for student projects and reports. Perfect for grades 4-8, but could easily be aged up or down to suit a general family unit study as well. via Walking in High Cotton

Resources for a Unit Study on coal mining communities, including FREE Amazon and YouTube video list, website links, book lists, and templates for student projects and reports. Perfect for grades 4-8, but could easily be aged up or down to suit a general family unit study as well. via Walking in High Cotton

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15 Great Non-Fiction and Classic Literature Graphic Novel Series for Grades 4-8

Walking in High Cotton Posted on June 19, 2019 by JamieMarch 30, 2020  
15 great Non-Fiction and Classic Literature graphic novel series for grades 4-8. Full-color, engaging text, comic book style that upper elementary and middle school kids will enjoy reading. via Walking in High Cotton

Do you have a kiddo that loves comic books? Or a kiddo that hates chapter books? A reluctant or struggling reader–easily overwhelmed by page after page of text? I do. I have 2 actually. And I am SO GLAD we discovered a variety of clean, appropriate, quality graphic novels on the market today. Fiction, non-fiction, and even adaptations of classic literature that use Shakespeare’s original text! They’ve been a huge help in keeping our dyslexic and reluctant readers engaged in independent reading–when standard chapter books were failing in a flood … Continue Reading…

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How to Make a Paper Mache Shark for Shark Week

Walking in High Cotton Posted on July 27, 2018 by JamieMarch 30, 2020  

If you’ve been following us on Facebook, you’ve probably seen some of our Shark Week activities. We’re doing a summer unit study on Marine Biology (along with our unit on Archaeology) and Discovery Shark Week has been a great fit for some hands-on family fun learning! We’ve had some ocean-themed food, some shark games, and our big group project of building a paper mache shark! This is a very simple project with no special supplies needed. We had everything on hand already. I’ve shared it here in a lot of … Continue Reading…

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Resources and Ideas for a Family Unit Study on Archaeology

Walking in High Cotton Posted on June 7, 2018 by JamieJune 7, 2018  
Resources for a fun summer unit study for the whole family about Archaeology, including movies, books, and activities...via Walking in High Cotton

Well, the school year is starting to wrap up. Now that our Spring Break road trip is behind us, I’m focused on pulling together some unit study materials for the summer. Our family topics this year are marine biology and archaeology, and this year we’re really focusing on professions in those fields. We want the kids to start seeing and understanding what following your passion really looks like, day-to-day. What jobs do people do if they love history or ocean animals? Archaeology started out as a bit of a stretch for … Continue Reading…

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Visiting Fort Boonesborough State Park in Kentucky

Walking in High Cotton Posted on May 1, 2018 by JamieMarch 30, 2020 2
Visiting Fort Boonesborough State Park in Kentucky...a review of the Living History museum and the campgrounds via Walking in High Cotton

About 2 weeks before leaving for our road trip, the boys and I watched the premiere of the new Men Who Built America–Frontiersmen series. Episode 1 was about Daniel Boone leading the first group of permanent settlers through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky. The settlement was called Fort Boonesborough, and it played an interesting role in the Revolutionary War. Since we were getting ready to leave for our trip, and Kentucky was already on our route, we Googled “Fort Boonesborough.” Turns out there’s a state park (with camping!) at the … Continue Reading…

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How to UnPlan Your Next Family Road Trip

Walking in High Cotton Posted on April 27, 2018 by JamieApril 27, 2018 2
How to UnPlan your next family road trip...flexible planning ideas for fun and adventure without over scheduling your next family vacation. via Walking in High Cotton

Our recent spring break road trip adventure was 10 days and 4,000 miles together. We had a great time and are already plotting our next trip! I say “plotting” and not “planning” because this was a very (very, very!) loosely “planned” trip and I’m sure the next one will be too. Our family likes to call our NOT-AT-ALL-PLANNING style of planning “being flexible.” {smile} Everyone keeps asking me how in the world I planned our awesome trip…well, in my mind, I didn’t. We laid out a very basic route with a few … Continue Reading…

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DIY 50 State Passports…with FREE Printable

Walking in High Cotton Posted on April 9, 2018 by JamieJuly 7, 2020 2
DIY 50 State Passport for Kids...travel and learning fun with FREE Printable Template...via Walking in High Cotton

One of the special projects I did when planning our spring break trip was making fun 50 States passports for the kiddos to get “stamped” as we traveled. It wasn’t that hard, and I’ve got a free printable for you if you’d like to try it yourself. I found a lot of ideas and a few awesome templates on Pinterest, but I didn’t want to mimic a real international passport too much. The Ladybug just got back from a mission trip and we spent a lot of time emphasizing (and re-emphasizing!) … Continue Reading…

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How to Build a Pirate Ship from Corks

Walking in High Cotton Posted on October 13, 2017 by JamieOctober 13, 2017 5
How to build a pirate ship from corks--that actually floats! Fun activity to go along with a pirate or explorers unit study! via Walking in High Cotton

We’re a little behind around here, but we wrapped up our summer unit study on pirates (our astronomy unit study is continuing because we’re just loving it too much to stop!) and I wanted to share some of the fun projects we did! One of our hands-on projects was to build a pirate ship that would really float from corks! Flexibility has become our family motto! With relaxed learning plans, there’s no need to feel behind or rushed. If it takes longer, that’s ok. You just keep fitting it in, … Continue Reading…

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History, Adventure, and Treasure…The Ultimate Guide to Studying Pirates

Walking in High Cotton Posted on July 7, 2017 by JamieJuly 19, 2017 8
History, Adventure, Treasure...the Ultimate Guide to Studying PIRATES. A fun family unit study via Walking in High Cotton

In the spring I mentioned that we would have two family unit studies this summer. One is our Astronomy unit study–which is continuing casually through the whole summer and has been very fun so far! (I’ll have an update on one of our projects soon.) The other topic I chose this year is Pirates. I had no idea they would overlap so much, but space pirates is totally a thing so it’s worked out great! The history of Pirates is an interesting topic because it can involve a lot of … Continue Reading…

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