We are helping another homeschool family learn about the state of Tennessee by learning about the state of Tennessee.
We spent a few days researching the facts and the fun stuff: state flag, state flower, state animal/tree/insect/etc. Then we researched all the different things made or originated in Tennessee, and then some fun things unique to our state.
Since we are at Vandy all the time anyway (heyyy one of the greatest hospitals in the country), it was easy to build in some extra time downtown.
We spent HOURS at the (free!) Tennessee State Museum and we still had to cut it short. I didn't expect them to love it so much, honestly. And it's way bigger than I remembered...
We spent another day scowering thrift shops all over for Tennessee-related items (and completing our Halloween costumes because we are multi-taskers). We spent a third day on lower Broadway hitting all the best souvenir shops to gather items that represented what we learned.
Brynn wrote a paper/letter about our adventures and findings and Roman drew them some pictures.
We packed it all up in a Moon Pie box and sent it to California!
We included: Moon Pies, GooGoo clusters, Bush's baked beans, post cards of the state flag, state facts, Elvis, and the Nashville skyline. A "boot" keychain, guitar pics, and matchbox from Ernest Tubb Records (because they threw it in for free so whatevs). Brochures for the Ryman/Grand Ole Opry, Johnny Cash museum, and a black bear. We also printed all the pictures of our "study" adventures as well as personal photos of us at some TN favs: Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Beale St and the Peabody ducks, Dollywood, horseback riding in the Smokies, and Tennessee Football!
It turned out so great and was really really fun, actually. We heart homeschooling slash delight-led learning slash Rocky Top!
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