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Tag: US history
American Revolution Chapter books
This post is inspired by a new book series I found, inspired by a true story of a Texan teenager who participated in the American Revolution. It got my brain thinking of all the cool things I could do with it, and then I realized, “Ticia, you do not have time to create an American…
Historical Thanksgiving picture books
Okay, this booklist came from an amusing source, as I was working on our Massachusetts unit I was finding all of these historical Thanksgiving picture books, so many that I had to severely limit what I picked up for our unit and I thought, “I should actually make a historical Thanksgiving picture book list, it…
Online High School History with Nomadic Professor
My absolute favorite classes in my high school years were my history classes. I had these amazing teachers that didn’t teach me facts and dates, they taught me to look for why, and to look for how events in the past impact today, or how our current mood impacts how we view history events. They…
Oregon Trail dice game
I like when projects can hit several different subject areas. In this instance we’re going to hit History and writing with this Oregon Trail dice game, and bonus it’s a game! Kids always love to learn more when it’s a game! So this is going to hit a history lesson, some gameschooling, and a writing…
Oregon Trail Unit
If you’re around my age and grew up in the United States you probably played the Oregon Trail computer game. It solidified our grasp on US history, and for me, at least, started a love of the Oregon Trail and US history. With all that said, I’ve got a few fun Oregon Trail lessons and…