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Zookeeper’s Wife book club

October 26, 2022 Ticia 1 Comment

Zookeeper's wife book and a movie feature 9th 11th high

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 … [Read more...]

history, reading and writing 11th grade, 9th grade, book and a movie, modern history, World War 2

World War 2 bombing run simulation

January 12, 2022 Ticia 2 Comments

world war 2 bombing run

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 also a huge hit. … [Read more...]

history modern history, Mystery of History 4, US history, World War 2

World War 2 movies to watch with your kids

August 2, 2021 Ticia 64 Comments

world war 2 movies to watch with the whole family movieschooling history

A few years ago we were studying World War 2, and we watched a lot of World War 2 movies with my kids. I wrote down all of the movies I watched with my kids (the movies for all ages, because my oldest were in 1st grade). I wrote down all of the World War 2 movies I knew about and … [Read more...]

history movieschooling, US history, World War 2

Should we drop the bomb? WW2 history lesson

December 9, 2019 Ticia 6 Comments

World War 2 bombing of Hiroshima lesson

Almost 80 years later, we are still talking about the decision to drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. When they did a showing of different World War 2 planes at the Smithsonian, the decision to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki was still so controversial they had requests not to … [Read more...]

history Asia, modern history, Mystery of History 4, World War 2

Exploring History in a World War 2 sub

February 11, 2019 Ticia 12 Comments

get the most out of a world war 2 field trip

Over the past two decades we've watched a changing of the guard. For forty years, our government was run by people who lived through and fought in World War 2. They could point to their service and say, "This is what I gave up for my country." It's a bit sad to see that changing … [Read more...]

field trips, history, Texas field trip, Texas history, United States history, World War 2

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