I’m not saying “don’t read Little House on the Prairie.” But also check out these two books, rooted in history, and sharing Asian and Jewish perspectives.
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This is our second time going through a living US History Curriculum with picture books and experiences. I’ve learned so much from homeschooling this way for seven years now. Our First time The first time we went through US History, my twins were 7 years old and the littles were 3 and 4. We lived
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This year, we’ve been focused on American History, including the study of indigenous American tribes. Here are the top 6 books about Thanksgiving in America, gleaned from various booklists on my blog. AND we’ve been continuing our country studies (currently central Africa), so finding the last book about harvest days around the world has been
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The Abenaki lived in present-day Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and northern Massachusetts. Here I have compiled the stories that I found from the traditions of the Abenaki, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot. Wabanaki Confederacy in Maine “The Wabanaki Confederacy–the People of the First Light–comprises the Maliseet, Mi’kmaq, Abenaki, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot nations. Our territories once covered present-day
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We dove into these stories from New England Algonquian tribes of the Wampanoag and Narragansett peoples along with our study of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. According to Legends of America, the New England Algonquian tribes “include Mohegan, Pequot, Narragansett, Wampanoag, Massachusett, Nipmuc, Pennacook, Abenaki, Maliseet, and Passamaquoddy.” I will post books from the Algonquian tribes
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I’ve been compiling and reading books that pertain to specific tribes as we study Native American History. Here are a few that I keep returning to for the big picture. Encyclopedia of American Indian History & Culture “More than 160 tribes are featured in this outstanding new encyclopedia, which presents a comprehensive overview of the
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