Protected: Setting up a Texas History Co-op Class
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African History
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
Experience Texas History
You know you need to teach your kids Texas history -it’s an important part of a curriculum in Texas. Maybe you never took Texas history (since you are from another place) or you’ve forgotten those facts from junior high. You aren’t sure where to start. There are numerous great programs out there, but you
Large Map Activities
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,
Do You Know Where It Happened? Geography/History Quiz
Take this quiz to test your geography/history knowledge! Why Should We Bother to Learn Dates? Printable Date Cheat Sheet and Reasons why learning History dates and facts is worth the effort. Read More Take Another Quiz Test your knowledge with another quiz. Read More Other History Resources Timeline, History and Geography Connections Read
Cycle 3, Week 10 Classical Conversations
Teaching Squares Aside from just memorization through skip chanting and singing, it is helpful to use visual and real life application for teaching squares. When a student can see it, it becomes obvious why we call these numbers perfect squares – they form a square when we use tiles or color in a graph. Saxon
Why Should We Bother to Learn Dates?
Yes, if you don’t know a piece of trivia [such as dates], you can just look it up. So, why should we bother to learn [memorize] dates or other history facts? Are you really going to look it up? Suppose you are watching a TV show or reading a book. There will likely be
Do you know important dates in American History?
Take this quiz to test your history knowledge! Why Should We Bother to Learn Dates? Printable Date Cheat Sheet and Reasons why learning History dates and facts is worth the effort. Read More Take Another Quiz Test your knowledge with another quiz. Read More Other History Resources Timeline, History and Geography Connections Read More