Fun President Timeline!
Here’s a fun way to make a presidential timeline to help kids remember when presidents were in office. The Mailbox magazine says: Help students study the presidents of the United States with this...
View ArticleTest Your History Knowledge!
Here’s a fun way to test your history knowledge (and the kids’!) and start some discussions on the topics that come up. Play the History Channel’s Ultimate History Quiz. It’s 10 questions each on a...
View ArticleGearing Up for Civil War Days
This is how we study the Civil War. Anna and I went and picked out dresses to borrow from the Wilder Pageant for our upcoming reenactment roles at Wasioja’s Civil War Days. The dress I like best is...
View ArticleBack from the Civil War
We’re back from Wasioja! It was so much fun and so much work, and I’m so glad we did it. We learned so much I couldn’t possibly share it all, and it was so incredible. I really recommend taking part...
View Article10 Fun Ways We’ve Learned and Played Lately
It’s been a long time since I’ve done one of these updates. Here’s a few of the ways we’ve learned and played in our homeschool recently……. Jack, Alex and Daryl dressed up in old time clothes to...
View ArticleGearing Up for Pageant Time
It’s that time of year again. Opening night for the Wilder Pageant is in two days. The next three weeks will be crazy. Most of my family will be at the pageant every Thursday, Friday and Saturday...
View ArticleFemale Philosopher Unit Study
Image from this wonderful sounding class: http://www.women-philosophy.org/portfolio/university-of-paderborn-erasmus-mundus-history-of-women-philosophers/ After reading what this dingbat said about...
View ArticleFree Fun U.S. States Game!
Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational has created an awesome free printable card game that helps kids learn all about the geography and history of the states. Battle of the States is played a...
View ArticleHistory Fest 2014
Another History Fest has come and gone, and it was another magical week for our family. This is something I posted to my homeschool email list about this year’s event and it sums it up well… I’m home...
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