My girls and I are studying World War I, mostly from the U.S. perspective since we’re in the midst of a two-year U.S. History survey. (All that really means is that we’re handling World War I with a light touch since the U.S. perspective is limited.) For World War I and World War II, I … [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…]
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…]
Today I’m sharing a couple of picture books we’ve enjoyed about the Medieval period. Sometimes I think our Medieval period studies are going to last as long as the Medieval period did, but when you have such fun book as these to enjoy and “fluff up” your studies, you don’t mind a bit. What’s … [Read more…]
This post is for those of you who either educate your children classically or have children with an inordinate interest in the Middle Ages. You all know how much we love read-alouds at the House of Hope. As Lulu has gotten older, I struggle somewhat with how much to give her to do independently and … [Read more…]
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