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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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