Where to start on African history? I didn’t know much about African history, outside of Egypt, until I studied these history sentences along with my kids. [This post includes affiliate links.] At our local library I found this book: African Beginnings by James Haskins & Kathleen Benson. and it has been a GREAT resource/overview for
[This post contains affiliate links.] On our labor day road trip, we listened to this missionary story on audio book. It’s one of our favorites – the story of Lilian Trasher (as a part of the Christian Heroes Then & Now Series). The subtitle is The Greatest Wonder in Egypt. So, as we are studying ancient
One fun way to learn geography is through movement. Step from one piece of geography to the next so that you learn kinesthetically where rivers, states, cities, etc are in relation to one another. The problem is how/where to find maps that larger enough, durable enough and don’t cost too much. For my Texas history class,
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Free hand drawing of the states this week by two of my daughters. We can take these pages and add them to our States notebook. Other Ideas for studying geography – take flashcards with states on one side and capitals on the other or make a set of cards to use as a match game (write on only
Our states notebook is filled with all kinds of activities, information, maps, and memories. It is not in the least bit fancy – it was done by pre-schoolers through 3rd graders. So, lay off the idea that it needs to be perfect or you need to have it all planned out from the beginning –
We made this poster years ago. We have referred to it many times. The process in making a visual to connect pieces of information is valuable, whether you keep the visual for years or not. Here’s what we did and how it connects with our curriculum. You will need poster board printed out blank map
Incorporate Classical Conversations into our Spelling and Handwriting One goal is to learn to spell all of our prepositions and linking verbs this week. Younger children can use these words for handwriting practice and the older children are learning to write cursive, so they will learn to write the prepositions in cursive. Copywork for science or history can be used for handwriting or
Geography Resources we used: Paddle to the Sea, by Holling C. Holling Mirette & Bellini Cross Niagara Falls, by Emily McCully The Amazing Impossible Erie Canal, by Cheryl Harness (J386.48 HAR) How the States Got their Shapes, a TV series we found on Netflix youTube. We were re-reading this book today. It is FULL