Best picture and chapter books about Vikings
Cycling back around to Vikings! This time, we read books about Vikings as they fit into European Medieval history.
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Age of Exploration
Resources about the Lost Colony of Roanoke
The 2nd grade US history curriculum jumped from Columbus to Jamestown. Hold the phone! Did they forget about the Lost Colony of Roanoke? I can see how that might happen with a name like “the Lost Colony.” So…..how do I know about it? I happen to be an expert at finding things to do while
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Christopher Columbus Books: An Honest Look at the Real Story
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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How to Sail and Explore: The Age of Exploration
The next section in our study of American history was the Age of Exploration. We happened to be studying Portugal simultaneously which matched up perfectly! The Age of Exploration My older kids read Around the World in a Hundred Years: from Henry the Navigator to Magellan. In twelve chapters, it discusses the following explorers: Prince
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How to Sail and Explore: Leif Ericsson the Viking
We began our study of American History with the first non-native explorers who reached the shores of America: the Vikings. Sail like a Viking Your Life as an Explorer on a Viking Ship is a fun book that puts the reader in the shoes of a new Viking recruit. It is a gentle introduction to
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