We try to have a board game night every weekend, so learning these historic board games was a blast. Honestly, my chess-loving children were better at these strategic games than I! We didn’t discover these games until we studied the middle ages, but some of their origins go back further. This post may contain Amazon Affiliate […]
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We’re diving into Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Era with all the books on Shakespeare and fun books inspired by his works! Interested in learning how I introduce the Shakespeare’s actual plays to my kids? Find that info here: Easy Ways to Introduce Shakespeare to your Kids This post may contain Amazon Affiliate Links. I may earn
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Our favorite chapter beginner books from the series Big Foot and Little Foot, Marvin and James, Mercy Watson, and Deckawoo Drive.
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We are once again diving into the history of Halloween! And this year, we found another significant event that occurred on October 31: Reformation Day.
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Never did I ever…think I’d become a baseball mom! But I have three who are in the sport and I do what I do best: support them with books! Here is a pretty long list of inspirational and diverse baseball biographies in picture book form. I know there are even more out there! This post
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What do you remember about Columbus from your own social studies classes? Take an honest look at the real story with these Christopher Columbus books.
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We had a fun second year of our book club for middle schoolers (although we only had two middle schoolers)! Here are all the ideas, links and discussion guides that we used for our meetings! This post may contain Amazon Affiliate Links. I may earn a few cents on qualifying purchases. Thanks in advance for helping
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Poetry, but make it fun! Here are the best books about poetry that we read in the past year. Bit by bit, my kids were inspired to write their own! This post may contain Amazon Affiliate Links. I may earn a few cents on qualifying purchases. Thanks in advance for helping with the costs of running
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Here’s our family’s My Father’s World review of Rome to the Reformation, which covers the Middle Ages. It can be used for a range of kids from 2nd to 8th grade.
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This is a review of AmblesideOnline Year 2, which focuses on books about medieval times. I read these aloud to my 7 and 9 year old kids this year.
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