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Who else was in the American Revolution?

May 25, 2018 Ticia 3 Comments

Nathaniel Greene mini book

Nathaniel Greene lesson A few years ago when listening to the History of Rome podcast he mentioned all of early Roman history has been simplified down to, "Who started this military or cultural idea? Romulus. Who started this religious idea? Other Roman whose name I'm not … [Read more...]

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Visit New York through picture books

July 17, 2017 Ticia 4 Comments

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Years ago the kids and I were working our way through the United States through good books.  Since the kids were little, we also did lots of crafts and hands-on projects, and I really miss those days. It's also a key part of our homeschool geography lessons. We still read all of … [Read more...]

geography, reading and writing 50 states study, book list, New York, North America, read your world

50 State Study: New York

November 19, 2011 Ticia 9 Comments

Under New York City, New York state unit study

Amazon.com WidgetsThis is one of those states that I know we spent several weeks on, but there wasn’t much that was bloggable about it.  And yes bloggable is a word.   So……  let’s see what’s in their books: Norman Rockwell- on the inside is the story written by … [Read more...]

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New York: Measuring the Statue of Liberty

November 9, 2011 Ticia 8 Comments

  Just like we did for whales, we measured out how big the statue of liberty was.  We measured several different parts of her using information I got from the Statue of Liberty information site.  It is fascinating to see how big she is.      I wish I could say the kids were … [Read more...]

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New York: Norman Rockwell

October 14, 2011 Ticia 6 Comments

We read this super cute book about Norman Rockwell, which is apparently part of a series.  At the time I wrote this I forgot to put the link in originally.  But I highly recommend it.  It tells a fair amount about his life and a little bit about how he drew and what his goals and … [Read more...]

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