Taking a Day Trip for History

One of the great things about homeschooling is that we're able to integrate lots of local attractions and programs into our lesson plans. Visits to museums, nature centers and other places provides a rounding to our curriculum and allows our children to experience more than a textbook presentation of information. While mid-Missouri has many, many great options, sometimes going to a great program requires a trip in the car!

The Missouri History Museum (MHM), in St. Louis, has an incredible history program for homeschoolers and they recently released their calendar for the upcoming school year. If you haven't had a chance to review the program, check their website.

Each month the MHM hosts a Homeschool Days program. The line-up this year includes:

• Homeschool Days - America I Am (Registration Required)
  Monday, September 19 2011 at 10:00 am
• Homeschool Days - Numbers and Notes (Registration Required)
  Wednesday, October 26 2011 at 10:00 am
• Homeschool Days - The Civil War in Missouri (Registration Required)
  Monday, November 21 2011 at 10:00 am
• Homeschool Days - Winter Wonderland (Registration Required)
  Monday, December 12 2011 at 10:00 am
• Homeschool Days - Bon Voyage, Lindbergh! (Registration Required)
  Monday, January 30 2012 at 10:00 am
• Homeschool Days - Mammoths & Mastodons (Registration Required)
  Monday, February 20 2012 at 10:00 am
• Homeschool Days - Community and Conflict (Registration Required)
  Wednesday, March 7 2012 at 10:00 am
• Homeschool Days - Movement in Black and White (Registration Required)
  Monday, April 16 2012 at 10:00 am
• Homeschool Days - Celebrating Missouri (Registration Required)
  Monday, May 7 2012 at 10:00 am

The programs are designed for homeschoolers and multiple age children. The above days are on our calendar above, but be sure to REGISTER if you plan to attend as registration is required!

Million Minute Challenge

"You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation."

-Plato, Greek philosopher

Families and groups join the Million Minute Family challenge because it is an easy, yet effective way to re-energize and give incentive to spending time with family or friends. Board games and card games offer true face-to-face interaction that is disappearing in our daily lives. Playing a game creates a relaxed environment to converse, laugh and really get to know one another, and all of this can be accomplished in as little as 20 minutes.

Joining the Million Minute Family Challenge is easy:

Register your family or group and receive a free organizer kit by mail.

Gather your friends or family and play your favorite game. You can play one time or play as much as every day. Do what fits your schedule!

Keep track of how long your group plays and return to this website to log your minutes. Every minute you log helps us reach our nationwide goal of one million.

If you'd like to play, register at the website!