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Viking Spear Craft

December 14, 2015 Ticia 3 Comments

Viking spear craft great hands on learning tool

Last year as part of our study of Vikings in our homeschool history we created a Viking costume.  Not too surprisingly because they are Vikings, it mostly focused on weapons. We actually added an entire week into our Illuminations schedule* for Viking projects last year.  Today I … [Read more...]

history Mystery of History 2, Vikings

Viking Brooch craft

September 16, 2015 Ticia 7 Comments

How to make a Viking brooch history Middle Ages Vikings

Last year in our homeschool history we were studying the Middle Ages, which meant we studied Vikings!  Yes that requires an exclamation point.  In the middle of winter when everyone was in the winter doldrums we took a week out of our normal Illuminations schedule to have a week … [Read more...]

history 4th grade, 8th grade, middle ages, Vikings

Leif Ericson discovered America

May 18, 2015 Ticia 8 Comments

Leif Ericson lego history lesson

I’ve been a bit all over in posting our history lessons this year, partially because they’re getting more complex.  Shortly after we learned of Eric the Red and the discovery of Iceland and Greenland, we also learned Leif Ericson discovered America. And because Lego history is … [Read more...]

geography, history lego history, middle ages, Mystery of History 2, North America, Vikings

The Discovery of Iceland

January 28, 2015 Ticia 12 Comments

The discovery of Iceland as told by LEGOS feature

Because I’m a glutton for punishment, and because I want a little leeway in our schedule I decided to complete two weeks worth of lessons in our Illuminations 2 (affiliate) schedule, and we actually did it.  I was rather amazed.  Our most favorite lesson of that busy week was the … [Read more...]

history Europe, lego history, legos, Mystery of History 2, Vikings

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