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Raphael Art history lesson

August 14, 2020 Ticia 1 Comment

Raphael art project

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...]

history artist study, Europe, Renaissance

Six! Comparing history to the musical

August 7, 2020 Ticia 3 Comments

King Henry VIII wives lesson 9th history Renaissance

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...]

history 9th grade, Europe, Renaissance

Titian art lesson

July 20, 2020 Ticia 1 Comment

titian art lesson for high school

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...]

history 9th grade, Europe, Renaissance

These courageous explorers changed the course of history, the Age of Exploration

October 8, 2019 Ticia 10 Comments

Age of Exploration unit

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...]

history 5th grade, 7th grade, 9th grade, Age of Exploration, high school, middle ages, middle school, Mystery of History 2, Mystery of History 3, Renaissance

War of the Roses lesson

April 8, 2019 Ticia 9 Comments

War of the Roses lesson history Middle Ages Europe

Can I just say that a few weeks ago when we got back into our history lessons I was incredibly excited? I've been eagerly looking forward to digging into all of the fun of the Renaissance and Reformation (huh, I thought I had a landing page for this), and we kicked this year off … [Read more...]

history 5th grade, 9th grade, Europe, middle ages, Mystery of History 3, Renaissance

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