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How to Home School in a Small House

If you’ve spent any amount of time on Pinterest–and be honest, we all have–you’ve probably noticed an overwhelming number of posts about home school classrooms. They are always big, and beautiful, and magazine-worthy. And quite frankly, I think sometimes they can scare off families who are thinking about home schooling but only have  a small space to use for school.

Guess what? You don’t need a classroom to home school! And I am living proof of that. My house is pretty small–there are five of us living in 1200 square feet. We use every inch of this small space all day long. Besides home schooling three children, I am a director for Classical Conversations and I run an Etsy shop.  Sometimes my CC class even meets at my house.

So where do we home school in our house without a Pinterest Perfect classroom?

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Mule-Drawn Canal Boat: Toledo, OH

Possibly one of our most unique field trip experiences was taking a ride on a mule-drawn boat. We weren’t completely sure what to expect but it was an overall pleasant day.

The boat ride on the canal itself was the start of the adventure.  While on the boat, the staff became a living history exhibit and talked to us as though we’d traveled back in time. They were very entertaining as the boat, being pulled by two mules, slowly made its way down the canal.

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