I hope you have been following along this year with my Art Around the Ancient World Series. With my co-op class I did a full program that included history, literature (see my living book list for Ancient History ), map skills, art and artifacts and so much more! Geography Through Living Stories Every week we would read […]
History & Geography
Living Book List for Ancient History
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 […]
Teaching History with Art and Artifacts
Teaching History with Art and Artifacts There are so many ways to teach things. Choosing one that interests you, and especially your children, will be much more effective than any textbook or rote memorization of facts. You probably already know this but maybe aren’t sure how to design a program. Let me share with you how […]
Passports and Homemade Geography Stamps for Kids
For my Co-op class this year along with my Art Around the Ancient World program I am incorporating a bit of geography. To kill two birds with one stone I have created geography passports for the kids in my class. They also serve as name tags for my students because I am simply terrible with […]
Phoenician Timeline Figures, Books and Resources
Phoenician Study Timeline Figures, Books and Resources ( You are here) Make Phoenician Purple Dye Art Project- Phoenician Batiks Part 1 Art Project- Phoenician Batiks Part 2 Timeline Figures and Notebook Pages for Phoenicia I have created some simple Phoenician timeline figures. This short PDF also includes a few blank writing pages that could be […]