A few years ago I read a post by Phyllis over at All Things Beautiful on how to make an edible Roman road (she has made most posts private now, so I removed the link). I thought, "I'm totally doing that in my history lesson when we next study Ancient Rome." Fast forward a few … [Read more...]
Archimedes lesson
Hi! Future Ticia 2023 here, I was sitting down about to write down our Archimedes lesson from a few years ago. I started to create a draft and thought, "I thought I had already written about Archimedes, maybe I should double-check this," and sure enough there it was. I had a … [Read more...]
Diary of Anne Frank book club
This is not going to be like our other book and a movie night. Much like with Zookeeper's Wife, this is a serious topic and while I want us to have snacks as we watch the movie after reading the book, I don't want to make light of a serious topic. Especially since this is listed … [Read more...]
8th-grade books made into movies
Did you cheer in your mind growing up when the TV cart was rolled into your classroom? Or were you one of those lucky people who had a TV in every classroom like schools do now? Reading a book and then watching the movie is a great way to get more engagement with your kids (or … [Read more...]
Design an irrigation system
Have you ever thought about what early technology looked like? When we think of technology we tend to think of something involving a screen, or maybe a rocket. But 5000 years ago technology was a shovel, or in the case of this history lesson, an irrigation system. It takes work … [Read more...]
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