I’ve been teaching Ancient History through art and literature in my co-op class this year. You’ll find the hands on art projects to go with these books in my Art Around the Ancient World series. I purposely wanted to stay away from historical fiction for this list; my focus has been on stories that either take place […]
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100+ Lessons for Living Books
As I put together this list of lessons for living books, the thought occurred to me that we use the term living books quite often but do we really know what that means or what it is in reference to? A living book is a book that is excellent quality that contains living knowledge and ideas. […]
Ancient Babylon Art Lesson for Kids
My son AND my students loved this lesson. I was somewhat concerned about the potential mess in doing glue designs with kids in 3-5th grade. Would it work? I am glad to say the kids loved it and did a fantastic job. It was a much more fail proof lesson than I had first thought. […]
L. Frank Baum Biography for Kids: Wizard of Oz Activity # 9
L. Frank Baum Biography for Kids In my Wizard of Oz travels I found a wonderful L. Frank Baum biography for kids that I would like to recommend: The Road to Oz: Twists, Turns, Bumps, and Triumphs in the Life of L. Frank Baum I rather enjoyed reading it myself on the way home from […]
How to Inspire Your Child with Poetry
For me having an auditory learner really makes poetry study easy. Whether poetry is your thing or not, here are suggestions for How to Inspire Your Child With Poetry. 1. Read poetry together. Children must hear poetry read. So don’t just hand them a book unless they are already interested or have already been exposed […]