The Lenni Lenape, also known as the Delaware, originally inhabited the current states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the southern part of New York. The Crow’s Tale, read it for free on archive.org “In the dark depths of winter, snow is falling and the animals are freezing and famished. Brave Crow sets out on […]
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These are the books about George Washington that we enjoyed. Some are overviews of his life, some focus on events during the Revolutionary War, and some on his presidency. I felt it was important to also learn about one of the Washington’s enslaved people, Ona Judge. We also used one of the books as a
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Where on the timeline is “Colonial Life in America?” It’s from the earliest British colonies in America (Jamestown in 1607) until the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783. These are the books that we read for a glimpse into colonial life. Fort Mose The subheading of this book is “and The Story of the
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Benjamin Franklin is such a interesting character to study along with the history of colonial America. These books about Benjamin Franklin focus various facets of his personality: his inventions, his love for swimming, his inventions, and his role as statesman for the colonies. Picture Books Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin, link
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The Wild Explorers Travel Journal is a compilation of geography unit studies that are sold together in a bundle at a deeply discounted price. New bundles of the Journal are released every 3 months, with creative topics from ten to fifteen small curriculum shops. If you enjoy multi-age, family style learning, you’ll want to keep
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I made a handful of acquaintances in college who had attended the prestigious Stuyvesant High School in New York City. And now, I know the history behind the person, Peter Stuyvesant! Here are the books that we read about the Dutch pioneers that created the settlement called New Amsterdam. Picture Books On the Day Peter
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Earth Day has become a global celebration of community efforts to clean up our environment and live in a cleaner way. The beginnings of this environmental movement is usually attributed to American Rachel Carson. One of my favorite things to do is to make science connections in our geography and world studies lessons. There are
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One of our favorite aspects of geography is celebrating beautiful traditions of other countries, and how those traditions sometimes become part of ours. Japan’s national flower is the sakura, or cherry blossom. Every springtime, people enjoy the Hanami (flower-viewing) Festival across the country of Japan. I grew up near Washington, D.C. where the Cherry Blossom
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When real life interrupts school, shift and think of real life as school! This paradigm shift has been 2 years in the making for this type-A, list making homeschooler! To help, read Peter Gray’s 5-point definition of play. This is from his book, Free to Learn. Carpe Diem This has been my motto since high
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These are the books we read to study the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts. Who knew that they most likely did not land on Plymouth Rock? Most histories do not mention why the modern-day Thanksgiving celebration is offensive to Native Americans. The last book on the list does good job presenting this side of the story.
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