Tag: World War 2
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World War 2 unit
One of my favorite authors sent out an email reminding us that this week is the 70th anniversary of D-Day. I was lucky enough to be in France during the 50th anniversary of D-Day, and in honor of that, I’d like to share with you all of our World War 2 unit which is an…
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Victory in Europe, the end of World War 2
Hi! Future Ticia 2024 here, tomorrow is the 80th anniversary of D-Day, and I thought it would be fun to republish this Victory in Europe lesson which shows how D-Day was part of a massive victory plan among the Allies. Now I return you to Past Ticia 2013. Victory in Europe at the end of…
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Diary of Anne Frank book club
This is not going to be like our other book and a movie night. Much like with Zookeeper’s Wife, this is a serious topic and while I want us to have snacks as we watch the movie after reading the book, I don’t want to make light of a serious topic. Especially since this is…
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Zookeeper’s Wife book club
A few years ago Jeff was looking for a movie we could watch for Mother’s Day. He picked Zookeeper’s Wife, and we got about halfway through it before The Artist got overwhelmed with the darkness of the story and wasn’t emotionally ready to see the light and hope buried under all that darkness. I don’t…
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World War 2 bombing run simulation
Last year I as we studied modern history I was excited to reach two particular events: World War 1 and World War 2. I had an excess of hands on history lessons I planned to complete with the kids. Our World War 1 unit was a huge hit, and our World War 2 unit was…