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Stories from the New England Algonquian Tribes

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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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Booklist of Stories about Trees Around the World

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Our current nature study ~TREES~ is inspired by the many sticks and leaves my children pick up every time we walk a nature trail. We’ll be reading these books about trees around the world in addition to the larger stack about the science of trees and the fascinating ways they communicate. Overview Around the World

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Top 5 Books for New Jersey: The Garden State

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Top 5 Books for New Jersey, plus a biography about poet William Carlos Williams. There were a couple books about the indigenous Lenni Lenape tribe specific to New Jersey. They are listed here: Lenni Lenape booklist. G is for Garden State, link to read for free on archive.org “Readers will be delighted to discover the

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Top 5 Books for Delaware: The First State

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During our study of Delaware, we had the chance to visit Winterthur Gardens. We also looked back on our memories of seeing the horseshoe crab spawning in Delaware Bay. Learning about Caesar Rodney and Annie Jump Cannon rounded out this week of Delaware. Here are our top 5 books for Delaware. The indigenous people in

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5 Books to Understanding the Constitution

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Here are 5 books that we found helpful to increase our understanding the Constitution, past and present. We the People We found it interesting to learn about all the quarreling and compromises leading up to the final draft of the Constitution. Cheney does a good job presenting it clearly for the elementary age group. “America

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3 Books about the Life of Poet Phillis Wheatley

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Phillis Wheatley was born around 1753 in what is perhaps present-day Senegal. She was enslaved and lived in Boston, Massachusetts with the Wheatley family where she was taught to read and write. Phillis became the first famous black poet in America, although she had to defend herself as the author of her poetry. She was

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Stories from the Five Nations of the Iroquois

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The Haudenosaunee are more commonly known as the Iroquois. Haudenosaunee means “People of the Longhouse.” The Iroquois Confederacy is comprised of five nations, with one added later. The original five nations of the Iroquois are the Cayuga, Seneca, Mohawk, Oneida, and Onondaga, who agreed to the Great Law of Peace in the 14th century. The

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