Homeschooling - Hands On Learning

Yet another reason I love homeschooling ~ today's history lesson was about important inventions that helped the nation grow. The first one we read about was Cyrus McCormick's invention of the mechanical reaper in 1834 and the impact it had on farmers. A couple of months ago we stayed overnight with Mike when he was on site at the Hershey plant in Stuarts Draft. I was looking for a fun place to visit with Griffin and our friend Branden when we were there. We decided to visit the Cyrus McCormick Farm in Racine, and now I am especially glad we did. Honestly, if we were not a homeschool family, we more than likely would never have found this place!