I have to admit, I knew Raphael, but being a kid during the 80s and 90s my first thought when I hear Raphael was the headstrong turtle from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, heroes in a half shell, turtle power. I mean I knew there was an artist, but truthfully, it was TMNT in my … [Read more...]
Six! Comparing history to the musical
About two years ago as I was researching history lessons I ran across a musical called Six, the Six Wives of King Henry VIII. I immediately knew I needed to find more about this musical, and I fell in love. I immediately started planning how I was going to use this in our … [Read more...]
Titian art lesson
I don't know why, but for some reason I find the name Titian fun to say. Maybe because it almost seems like you're saying a bad word? But, Titian is an interesting Renaissance artist, and we studied him as part of both a history lesson on the Renaissance and (this was a bit of … [Read more...]
These courageous explorers changed the course of history, the Age of Exploration
Hey, this is Future Ticia of 2019, I originally wrote this post in 2016 a few years after the last time we studied the Age of Exploration and went through our Age of Exploration Unit for Elementary School (or middle school since this was designed for my 5th grade kids). Now my … [Read more...]
War of the Roses lesson
Can I just say that a few weeks ago when we got back into our history lesson lessons I was incredibly excited? I 've been eagerly looking forward to digging into all of the fun of the Renaissance and Reformation, and we kicked this year off with a bang with the War of the Roses … [Read more...]