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U.S. History

Concord for Christmas

December 23, 2016 by Amy 3 Comments

Our last stop on our Boston Christmas vacation was Concord.  Oh, how I loved visiting Concord!  Steady Eddie and I had been through Concord back seventeen years ago this past June on our honeymoon trip (ultimate destination:  PEI).  We had a limited amount of time on both trips, so we had to pick and choose … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Education Tagged: Boston, Christmas, Concord, Field Trips, Holiday, literary trips, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, U.S. History

Boston for Christmas

December 20, 2016 by Amy 5 Comments

This year we decided to do something completely new for us.  We decided to take off for a week in an unknown (to us) city and explore!  In an effort to make the holiday meaningful (and to simplify our lives, a quest I feel like I’m just beginning and am hoping to take our family … [Read more…]

Posted in: Education Tagged: Boston, Christmas, Field Trips, Holiday, literary trips, U.S. History

“The President Has Been Shot!” by James L. Swanson

September 21, 2016 by Amy 2 Comments

I have had an Audible subscription for a while–long enough to have acquired all of the Harry Potter books (save the most recently published one) and several more titles with my credits.  However, audiobooks are not my go-to; I much prefer reading a book over listening to it.  Since I’ve spent an unusual amount of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Education Tagged: Audiobooks, Juvenile Nonfiction, Nonfiction, U.S. History

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

March 30, 2016 by Amy 2 Comments

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor has long been on my TBR list (the one I carry around in my head).  I read Taylor’s The Land right after it was published, and as a prequel to Roll of Thunder, it really piqued my curiosity.  I devoured it and LOVED it.  Fast forward over … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Juvenile Fiction Tagged: Bravewriter Lifestyle, Newbery Award, Read Aloud Thursday, U.S. History

World War I picture books

February 12, 2016 by Amy 5 Comments

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…]

Posted in: Books, Picture Books, Uncategorized Tagged: history, Read Aloud Thursday, U.S. History, World War I, World War I picture books
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