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How to make an edible Roman Road

September 20, 2023 Ticia 13 Comments

How to make an edible Roman Road Ancient history Ancient Roman 3rd 8th

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...]

history 3rd grade, 4th grade, 8th grade, ancient history, ancient Rome

Archimedes lesson

March 20, 2023 Ticia 10 Comments

Archimedes density history science lesson physics ancient history ancient greece

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...]

history, STEM 8th grade, Ancient Greece, ancient history, Mystery of History 1, preschool

Diary of Anne Frank book club

March 8, 2023 Ticia 2 Comments

Diary of Anne Frank book and a movie 8th 11th World War 2 modern history

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...]

history, reading and writing 11th grade, 8th grade, World War 2

8th-grade books made into movies

August 25, 2022 Ticia 1 Comment

8th grade book and a movie reading

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...]

reading and writing 8th grade, book and a movie, book list, landing page

Design an irrigation system

July 25, 2022 Ticia 1 Comment

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...]

history 8th grade, ancient history, ancient mesopotamia

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