I thoroughly enjoyed frustrating my daughter mispronouncing Czechia, or what was once known as the Czech Republic. That and we may have spent way more time than anyone else might have making jokes about defenestration. Yes, sometimes our geography lessons are very … [Read more...]
Vatican City unit
Sometimes there are some weird facts you learn about. As we studied history for the last couple of years, the kids have been wildly amused as the Papal States have been a minor player off and on for much of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, so I knew they would be wildly amused by … [Read more...]
Latvia Unit
I have been blessed enough to learn a small amount about Latvia from my friend. She grew up in Latvia and moved here in her 20s. Every summer she goes back for a month or so with her husband and children to visit her extended family. The two big things I've learned: in Latvia, … [Read more...]
Les Miserables book club
In high school, I fell in love with musicals, and my absolute favorite was Phantom of the Opera. Summer of my Junior year we visited New York City and I had the chance to see a musical on Broadway, but Phantom was sold out, so we went to see Les Miserables. Now I had a new … [Read more...]
Klimt artist study
I'd seen Gustav Klimt's artwork before. It's one many people enjoy parodying, and like many famous artists, you can see his original work and the work someone found to be fun. Our Gustav Klimt artist study was part of our Austria unit (one of our geography lessons), but it's also … [Read more...]
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