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Category: history
How Martin Luther King jr. inspires kids today
As part of looking up different things about the state of Georgia I found out that Martin Luther King Jr. is from there. So, was Jackie Robinson, but I ended up deciding to study Jackie Robinson for New York, since that’s where the team he played for was from. Ahhh the tricky questions you have…
Georgia and the Trail of Tears
As I was researching Georgia I learned that the Trail of Tears originated here. So, I decided making a Chreokee Rose and explaining its significance when paired with the Trail of Tears seemed like a perfect lesson. Then I found Trail of Tears (Step into Reading) {affiliate link}. Now I remember reading this book before…
Thomas Edison lesson
Does anyone else confuse Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein in their heads? I know they’re two completely separate people, but I keep confusing their names. I have no clue why, which can make for some very confusing history lessons for the poor kids I’m teaching. And I would be remiss if I didn’t add this…
Ezra and Nehemiah told in LEGOs
Sometimes when we’re doing our Sunday School lessons at home, I like to be silly. This particular time I decided to tell the entire story of Ezra and Nehemiah in Legos. Originally when I wrote this I couldn’t remember the name working with Nehemiah, so as I wrote this homeschool history lesson post I wrote “someone else,”…
Battle of Gettysburg lesson
“Four score and seven years ago our forefathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great Civil War, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We…