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Zookeeper’s Wife book club

October 26, 2022 Ticia 1 Comment

Zookeeper's wife book and a movie feature 9th 11th high

A few years ago Jeff was looking for a movie we could watch for Mother's Day. He picked Zookeeper's Wife, and we got about halfway through it before The Artist got overwhelmed with the darkness of the story and wasn't emotionally ready to see the light and hope buried under all … [Read more...]

history, reading and writing 11th grade, 9th grade, book and a movie, modern history, World War 2

Turkey Geography Unit

August 22, 2022 Ticia 1 Comment

Turkey is a crossover country. There are elements of its culture that are very Asian/Middle-Eastern and there are elements of very European culture. We studied Turkey as part of our crazy push to complete all of Europe and be done with a continent. I regret that decision because … [Read more...]

geography 9th grade, Asia, Europe, main dish

Mortal Engines book club

May 27, 2022 Ticia Leave a Comment

Mortal Engines book and a movie feature 8th 9th

This all started when I was looking for a book to give Superman for his birthday. Then I remembered Mortal Engines came out in the theaters and he wanted to see the movie, so inspiration hit. I gave him the first book in the Mortal Engines series, and a few other dystopians. This … [Read more...]

reading and writing 8th grade, 9th grade, book and a movie

Netherlands Unit Study

March 21, 2022 Ticia 1 Comment

Netherlands Unit geography 9th Europe

For reasons related to my Dad having a friend from Holland, I somehow didn't realize Holland was a part of the Netherlands until I was definitely an adult. He would talk about his friend from Holland, and how such and such thing happened in Holland. Of course, there's also the … [Read more...]

geography, recipe 9th grade, Around the World in 12 Dishes, dessert, Europe

Princess Bride book club

February 22, 2022 Ticia 1 Comment

Princess Bride book and a movie reading 7th 9th

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...]

reading and writing 7th grade, 9th grade, book and a movie

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