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Lego history of Thanksgiving

November 11, 2016 Ticia 12 Comments

The first Thanksgiving lesson Lego

We all know the story of the history of Thanksgiving right?  I grew up acting it out in school.  We made the paper bag vests, and half of us were natives, and the other half were Pilgrims.  The Pilgrims had a hard winter, and the first year they had a good crop they threw a big … [Read more...]

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Sail with the Pilgrims when you make this Mayflower craft

June 3, 2011 Ticia 12 Comments

Mayflower craft play

There are a whole slew of great books about the Pilgrims and the Mayflower to use for our history lessons, but I wanted to do something a little different, so we watched, drumroll please: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving* I remember seeing this as a little kid and my Mom … [Read more...]

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Massachusetts: Pennies for Elephant

June 2, 2011 Ticia 7 Comments

 Amazon.com Widgets If you haven’t read this book, go find a copy.  It is WAY TOO cute!  The story, the illustrations, the team work. Quick Synopsis: A circus owner is retiring and has offered to give his 3 elephants to the Boston zoo if the city can pay $6000 (and this takes … [Read more...]

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Massachusetts: Sisters of Scituate Light

May 24, 2011 Ticia 6 Comments

I got lucky when looking for books for Massachusetts and found this delightful little tale about 2 sisters who live at the lighthouse outside of Boston during the War of 1812, Sisters of Scituate Light. Their family had gone on a trip and left them in charge of the lighthouse.  … [Read more...]

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