The sinking of the Titanic has always been one of those historical events I’ve been fascinated with but I’ve never really paid much attention to the anniversary. This year that’s different. I think it all started with the fact that Jennifer A. Nielsen’s book Iceberg came out in March and it just sparked something in…
Here is my list of great books I would recommend broken up by time period. This is a living list, meaning, I will be continually adding to it. I do plan on making a printable of this list in the near-ish future but want to read a few more books before I do so. If…
Today I’m continuing the homeschool without a curriculum series and we’re chatting history! I thought history was incredibly boring as a student but now I love history. I have some fun history resources to share that we really enjoy. You can see the entire homeschooling without a curriculum series here. HISTORY RESOURCES…
It’s never too early to introduce kids to biographies. I love the increase of the number of biographical picture books in the last number of years. It’s not even just the number, it’s the quality as well. Even I have learned a lot about history thanks to some well written picture books. In this list I’ve…
Tomorrow, November 5th, is Guy Fawkes Day (also known as Bonfire Night and Gunpowder Treason Day). It is a remembrance of when Guy Fawkes was caught with 36 barrels of gunpowder under parliament in London. He was a part of a group of men who intended to blow up the king and other members of…
One of the units I had on my list to study this year was pirates. And since September 19th is Talk Like a Pirate Day I thought we would learn about them leading up to that day. We’ve only done a few unit studies so far this year but this one was our favorite one yet….