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Civil War

Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters by Patricia C. and Fredrick L. McKissack

December 30, 2015 by Amy Leave a Comment

Our final long(ish) Civil War-related read aloud was Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters by Patricia C. and Fredrick L. McKissack.  Set in the year 1859, this long picture book contrasts the differences in Christmas celebrations held in the Big House versus those in the slave quarters.  The narrative goes back and forth … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Picture Books Tagged: Award Book, Christmas Book Basket, Christmas books, Civil War, Coretta Scott King Award, Juvenile Nonfiction, Read Aloud Thursday, U.S. History

Shiloh

December 27, 2015 by Amy 1 Comment

We visited Shiloh National Military Park on our last official school day before breaking for Christmas.  (But yes, we’re Learning All the Time.  😉 )  This was a perfect way to end our year and also to cap off our Civil War studies.  It was a beautiful, though quite blustery, day.  I’ll let the pictures … [Read more…]

Posted in: Education Tagged: Alabama field trips, Civil War, Field Trips, North Alabama Field Trips, northwest Alabama field trips, Tennessee Valley field trips, U.S. History

Our Little Women party

December 26, 2015 by Amy 1 Comment

  Our last pre-Christmas bedtime read-aloud was Little Women, and I determined mid-book that we’d have a Little Women-themed end of the semester party.  This was partially inspired by Julie Bogart’s party school idea (go here to watch Julie give an explanation of this idea via Periscope).  It was also a good way to end … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Education Tagged: bravewriter, Bravewriter Lifestyle, Civil War, history, party school, U.S. History

Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen

December 15, 2015 by Amy Leave a Comment

Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen is a book that really packs quite a wallop.  I listened to it through my OneClick Digital account on Saturday while I went for a walk (my first walk in weeks!) and then as I drove to a lunch date with two of my closest friends from childhood.  It weighs in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Education, Young Adult Fiction Tagged: Civil War, slavery

Civil War!: America Becomes One Nation by James I. Robertson, Jr.

December 10, 2015 by Amy Leave a Comment

Civil War!:  America Becomes One Nation by James I. Robertson, Jr., is the book we used as our “spine” for our Civil War studies.  This is the first time I’ve successfully used a nonfiction book on just one topic as a read-aloud for our studies (as opposed to more of a survey, like History of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Education Tagged: Civil War, history, Juvenile Nonfiction, Read Aloud Thursday, U.S. History
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