All the new resources for CV19

Condition specific resources:

Virtual Marine Biology camp 11am PST
http://oceansinitiative.org/coronavirus-community-service-a-virtual-marine-biology-camp/


Virtual paint class  https://www.facebook.com/MermaidMasterpieces/ 1 and 6pm EST

Lunch doodles with Mo 1 pm  https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/

Lyme art association virtual visit https://lymeartassociation.org/yin-and-yang/

Down Dog, Yoga for Beginners, HIIT, Barre, and 7 Minute Workout  free until April 1st. https://www.downdogapp.com/




Resources that have been around a while :) 
Duolingo
Today in CT history: https://todayincthistory.com/2020/03/18/march-18-a-rising-star-falls-twice-2/


Links to other lists:
https://virtualschoolactivities.com/?fbclid=IwAR39Zq5x0bdLp8x3zA7I_E4fZIfczv-zeWX-hXzYnMarWWMhj_hLu4jBwI4

Unschooling Reading List/ author sites

This is in no particular order:

Free to Learn By Peter Grey
Deschooling our Lives Edited By Matt Hern
Deschooling Society by Ivan Illich


The Art of Self Directed Learning  and others Blake Boles
Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education" Grace Llewellyn

How Children Fail by John Holt
Dumbing Us Down  and others John Taylor Gotto

Unconditional Parenting and others By Alfie Kohn

Authors who have Several Realted Books
Sandra Dodd
Pam Laricchia

http://imhomeschooling.com/unschooled-kerry-mcdonald/

Connecticut Homeschool Resources

Facilities that offer homeschool classes 

Mystic Aquarium

Mystic Seaport-

Connecticut River Museum- Essex

Lyman Allyn Art Museum- New London

Connecticut Historical Society- Hartford

Denison Pequotsepos- Mystic

New Britain Museum of American Art

Children's Museum West Hartford




Facilities that offer homeschool discount days 
( always double check that these are still happening before you treck out, and unless otherwise noted, these places do these things during the school year only)


Jump Off Manchester and Stratford Every 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month $10 for jump/play from 12pm to 3pm. $2 Jump Off grip socks required separately.

Launch Trampoline park Hartford

Old Sturbridge Village



Co-op's ( secular inclusive)
Epoch Arts  
Thames Valley 4-H



Regular Homeschool events at Libraries

Groton Public Library

New London Public Library




Library Passes for Museums
Most, if not all Connecticut Libraries have discounted or free passes to things like the state parks ( you only have to pay for 3 now inf you have CT plates, but Dinosaur State Park, Fort Trumbull, and Gillett Castle are covered by the pass), museums, zoo's, etc. Check your local library's web page or call.  If they don't have what you want, check other libraries that you are willing to drive to or that are on the way to where you are going.  Here are links to a few of the libraries, but there are a lot of libraries in CT. :) (If you are new to CT and don't know this- I have great news- you can check things out from any library in the state with your local library card! :)
East Lyme
New London
Groton
Norwich
New Haven
Hartford

You get the idea :)

Beautiful Natural Places in CT that I have seen and loved:
Kent Falls
Devil's Hopyard state park- Waterfall



Other: (I make no specific claims about these resources, some I haven’t even fully reviewed, so take them at will, use the parts that help you, and leave the rest. The content owners are exclusively responsible for their content)

http://www.kids.ct.gov/kids/cwp/view.asp?a=2573&q=320680

https://connecticuthistory.org/

http://www.ducksters.com/geography/us_states/connecticut_history.php

This is a sculpture garden that you are welcome to just roam around for free.  https://www.facebook.com/studio80.sculpture/

a Cheaper than regular amtrak train for exploring from New London to New York  https://www.shorelineeast.com/

https://onlineschoolmom.com/

http://www.orpheusbooks.com/the-nature-year


This list is always in flux.  Whenever I have time, I'll research and add more.  Also feel free to leave comments and suggestions for things to add.

Morefield mine, Twin Lakes

Fairy Stone State Park, Philpott's Dam, Jacks Creek Covered Bridge, Blue Ridge Parkway

We spent the 1st week of May at Fairystone and the surrounding area.  I feel really connected to southwest Virginia  because my parents families are from areas close by.  I also just love the hills.  The smell of the air and the feel of the atmosphere just feel like family. 

 This is the cabin we stayed in.  It was beautiful.  Without any wifi, cell service, phones, TV, etc. It really felt like we were away from the world.

Unfortunately, we were there at a time that swimming was not open.  Though, if I went back, I'd go at the same time.  Not swimming was a fine trade for the peace of a low popularity week! 

The kids named these fairy pools.

 Hunting fair stones was neat.  We rand into a local man and his grandson who were kind enough to help us find and learn about the fairy stones.

 Philpotts dam is an interesting place.  You should check out some of the history of the area.

http://www.angelfire.com/folk/goblintown_mill/Fayerdale/Fayerdale.html

http://www.sovanow.com/index.php?/news/article/mecklenburg_county_meets_the_government_men/

This is the lower side of the dam

The kids were very excited to see this guy catch a rainbow trout right out of the dam bottom.

We had a great hike to the Fairystone Lake dam. It was up and down and down right beautiful.  Along the way there was great conversation and I taught the kids about some of the wild edibles we saw.  It was mostly wood sorrel and violets, but I also saw a few very interesting plants. You can see a little more about those on my other blog. Me and Botany

The boys were fascinated to study the creatures that were hanging around the dam.

 We got ALOT of rain that week.  It had it's own appeal.  For example, we got to watch a waterfall right outside the living room window on the stairs from the parking spot.

water exploration.

 This is the view of Fairystone lake from outside cabin 25, a few doors down from us.

 This little shack was on the Blue Ridge parkway

Another beautiful blue ridge parkway view

Making Smores.  Mom isn't really that good at making fire! 

The view from our screened in porch

This image may bother some.  Elias found an already deceased lizard and decided to perform a necropsy. Cause of death remains unknown. (but there was a good biology lesson in here)