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Tag: Kentucky
What is your freedom color? An Underground Railroad lesson
Bear with me for a lesson on the Underground Railroad So……. I’ve discovered something that’s a side effect of the books we’ve been reading for our history lessons. My kids have decided because in all of the books with black people they’re always slaves or not allowed to do things, so they’ve decided it’s a…
Kentucky: Derby, of course
How can you learn about Kentucky without at least having a brief stop at the Derby? You can’t. So, I didn’t. First we read “The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby,” it’s a bittersweet story about a jockey who eventually quits racing here because of racism. I don’t think it was the best book…
Survey the country with Daniel Boone
For years I confused Daniel Boone and Davey Crockett. I’m not really sure why, but in my mind, they were both similar, they were both from Tennessee or Kentucky and I could never remember which one was from which. They both were frontieresy (yes, spell check that is a word) and of course, lived at the…
Abraham Lincoln activity: Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek
I love Abraham Lincoln, and also tall tales, so a book that combines the feel of a tall tale with Abraham Lincoln is a good find, and one that I can use to make into an Abraham Lincoln lesson that isn’t just about his hat? Even better, this was one of my favorite history lessons from…