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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Here are our family style homeschool curriculum picks: what we are starting and continuing in 2024. If I mention a specific curriculum, please know that I pick and choose from multiple curricula, modify everything, and add reads as I please. My oldest kids (twins) are in 6th grade! Please don’t tell me that’s Middle School
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Only four books about Rhode Island, the smallest state in the United States! Don’t miss this booklist about the Native Americans from present-day Rhode Island: Stories from the Wampanoags and Narragansetts. R is for Rhode Island Red, read it for free at archive.org “With every turned page readers will be treated to Rhode Island’s incredible
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I think we covered a ton of ground here in other booklists. But I did find 3 more books about Massachusetts! M is for Mayflower, read it for free on archive.org “M is for Mayflower is a wonderful addition to our series of state alphabet books, as Raven’s sparkling verse and illuminating expository text are
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Have you heard of a young girl who was Paul Revere’s Connecticut counterpart? How about the man who standardized American English? Know any composers from Connecticut? We read fascinating biographies highlighting these 3 famous people from Connecticut! N is for Nutmeg, link to read for free at archive.org N is for Nutmeg mentions other such
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Here are our Top 5 Books about New York, plus a few chapter books! Also check out these related booklists: Stories from the Five Nations of the Iroquois and New Amsterdam: Before there was New York. Edited: SIX picture books! I found one more. Manhattan: Mapping the Story of an Island “From before its earliest
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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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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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