I love to read. At some point in middle school, I got it into my head that I needed to read all the classics or at least the classics I thought were what I should read. Now many of these were books made into movies, like Little Princess. So when I set about putting together my … [Read more...]
Italy Unit Study
Italy is the center point for a lot of history. A LOT OF HISTORY. Narrowing that down into a usable Italy unit became a challenge to decide what I want to include. I ended up leaving out large amounts of things I could have included in our Italy Unit because it strayed too much … [Read more...]
Princess Bride book club
Inconceivable! Princess Bride is one of the most quoted movies in my house, and a great many other houses. It's also one of the rare movies, people don't know for sure if the book or the movie was created first because the movie is so incredibly perfect, that and it was the same … [Read more...]
Galveston Flood of 1900 lesson
Oh gosh, almost 10 years ago, because Jeff and I went there for our 10th anniversary, we stayed in the Hotel Galvez in Galveston. It's the oldest hotel in Galveston, and in the basement it has a museum to the history of the island, AND a history of the Galveston Flood of 1900. I … [Read more...]
Great Depression dice game
It wasn't until I was in college I realized the Great Depression was a worldwide event. It's taught quite a lot in US history, but when you reach the 1930s in world history, it's all, "Let's get ready for World War 2!" So, while we played this Great Depression dice game as part … [Read more...]
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