Last week for co-op we learned about the first Battle of Bull Run. My kids had been eagerly looking forward to it because they’d spent a good hour or so building our battlefield, with much laughter and face making as you can see. So, before I get into the battle I’d just … [Read more...]
Civil War Battles shown visually
I have visual learners. They’re also kinetic learners they need something they can touch. There’s some lessons I do well with this, and others not so much. The Civil War is playing nicely to their strengths. We talked about the battle of Fort Sumter, which was a fairly … [Read more...]
Adapting classic books to younger children
I love Classics, I should rephrase that. I love some Classics, Dickens still causes me to shudder with horrible memories of reading Great Expectations. But, I love the vocabulary they expose my kids to. Reading higher level books is why my kids will say something is … [Read more...]
The Underground Railroad
We've reached the point in U.S. history where there are a lot of great picture books. And I'll share some of the ones we've read at the end of this post. At co-op this week we decided to make it real. We talked for a long time about what the slaves went through and how hard … [Read more...]
Illinois: Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers
On my list of president’s I admire is Abraham Lincoln, I think he’s on everyone’s list though, so that’s not all that remarkable. As an odd factoid there was a photographer who got a rare photo of soon to be President Lincoln shortly before he headed to Washington. He printed … [Read more...]