Insomnia Strikes Again

It's not terribly late, not really. But I was going to get up early with hubby tomorrow because he is going to be out of state for the entire week (yes, I just had the poochy lip syndrome). I plan on making him some breakfast- if he wants it. He doesn't like to eat real early in the morning. Not that I blame him. Guess we'll see.

And I'm finally done with this term's classes :) Yippie Skippy! Now I have almost a month of no school. It is nice... If all went well I ended with a B in each, if not so well then a B & a C. I don't want a C but I did what I could. I missed an assignment in each class :( That's why the grades are low. Of course, I still have to work ;) You know, teach and all that stuff. But they kids' school is so much more fun than mine. Although next term I will be taking Spanish (note to self: kids need 4 YEARS of foreign language in order to get ahead in this life!)

So I was just looking at Petra School's Geography Terms Tour- Cliffs and Debbie's Geography/History Link-Up, which got me to thinking: we need to do a states study! Why? Well, why not! The kids did this in elementary school I am sure but they do not recall majority of it. So I am trying to think of what to do for state study that is fun, not too time consuming (for them or me!), and fun. Oh, I mentioned fun already! One thing that I want to do, regardless of studying states or countries or just the world! is to make salt dough maps (?). I never did that when I was in school (yes, yes, I was deprived lol) and as far as I know my kids didn't either. So why not now :)

I want to find books that are written in the different states by a good writer. There is a lady that wrote books about all the states (she's from Nebraska perhaps??) and the kids loved them but they are books for the fairly young (1-3 grade ?). I know that John Muir is a good author of such books but I am not entirely sure that is the route I want to go just yet...in keeping with the 'fun' part...

So I was searching for state facts for South Dakota. We learned quite a bit last year when we traveled there but we've not retained it well. Or maybe it's just me :)

Anyway, now it is late, late, late and yay! I'm tired....