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  • Quick and Easy Native American Report

    Quick and Easy Native American Report

    In college, as a history minor, I was required to take Texas history. The class was only offered on Tuesday/Thursday from 4:30 to 6:30. As a sophomore, I signed up to take the class and made it through precisely one class before dropping it. The professor was particularly enamored with some of the more… Shall…

  • Can you cross the Oobleck Ocean?

    Can you cross the Oobleck Ocean?

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    A few years ago we studied astronomy (check out our astronomy lessons), and at the end of it all we had a Life in Space Unit, and one of the activities I somehow forgot to write about all those years ago was crossing the Oobleck Ocean. This is a super fun and messy STEM project,…

  • The Discovery of Iceland

    The Discovery of Iceland

    Because I’m a glutton for punishment, and because I want a little leeway in our schedule I decided to complete two weeks’ worth of lessons in our Illuminations 2 schedule (a now-defunct homeschool scheduler), and we actually did it.  I was rather amazed.  Our most favorite lesson of that busy week was the discovery of…

  • Teaching your kids about small arms combat and ancient warfare

    Teaching your kids about small arms combat and ancient warfare

    As we learned about ancient history, I knew for the battles to really make sense I needed them to learn about small-arms combat. So I set about to teach them about small-arms combat for a fun history lesson. The first step was to teach them how to fight effectively with small arms combat. Future Ticia…

  • LEGO Creationary game review and tips

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    {This post contains affiliate links.  See my full Disclosure statement for more information} I have been staring at LEGO Creationary Game {affiliate link} for years now.  I have nearly bought it for my boys several times, but kept holding back because I’ve heard mixed reviews on the game.   THEN…… Dun dun dunnnnnn, I received…