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Finding Florida: MLB Spring Training is how Floridians know that Spring is coming. Several MLB descend on the state so we use them for homeschool,

Finding Florida: MLB Spring Training

Seasons are hard to distinguish  in the land of perpetual sunshine.  It can be hard to know when winter ends and spring has come when there is no snow to melt.  There are some tell tale signs like the Tabula trees blooming in their pink and yellow glory as well

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Finding Florida: Lake Mirror Historic Tour

Finding Florida: Lake Mirror Historic Tour     A phenomenal historical tour in Lakeland that is not only free but highly recommended is the Lake Mirror Historic Tour . Held on the 4th Tuesday of every month in the evening , you will leave with more history about Lakeland than

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How we learn Florida history without a textbook is pretty simple. One must simply look around, travel to destinations and listen to local tell stories.

How We Learn Florida History Without A Textbook

 How we learn Florida history without a textbook is based on necessity here in Autismland.  My husband and children have lived in the Sunshine State all their lives.  I, on the other hand, have only lived here my adult life along with a few years in early childhood.  I know

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Finding Florida Through Field Trips

Finding Florida through field trips is a continuation of our Florida History Without a Textbook series. Part of finding out about our state means we get out and discover it. This has been tremendously fun as we discover new and exciting places to visit.  Some of these trips the children have taken

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First Field Trip: A Steel Foundry

  A spur of the moment field trip came up, and we couldn’t pass it by. My friend’s husband does the HVAC for a local steel foundry, and he set up a tour for us. I wasn’t totally excited about it, but it turned out to be really interesting! I

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