I finally got around to completing the President Notebooking Pages. Originally, I had planned on getting these done in time for President’s Day, but it didn’t happen. Hey, I’m only a couple of days late. **grin** This packet of notebooking pages includes color images of each of the US Presidents with spots to fill in information about that particular President. It also has a copywork page for the Oath of Office and two additional pages with fill-in-the-blank statements about the office of the President. Would you rather have a lapbook? You can download the free United States Presidents Lapbook. The…
Tag: History
Native American Talking Stick The Talking Stick is a tool traditionally used by Native Americans when a council is called. It was a visual queue as to who had the right to talk during the gathering. The talking stick would be passed from person to person as their turn came to speak. Only one person was allowed to speak at once. This method encouraged other council members to listen to the speaker and be respectful of the person’s viewpoint during their turn with the talking stick. The idea was that the viewpoint of each member of the council would be valued…
My blogging friend Rodna over at Training Children up for Christ asks me if I had a lapbook study on Christopher Columbus. It was said a bit tongue in cheek as she didn’t really expect the answer to be yes. (We were talking about the Little House lapbook series that I had done.) Well, it just so happened that I had made one up a couple of years ago (or so), but I had never got around to preparing it for posting on my blog like I had done with the Little House lapbooks and other lapbooks. (There are several…
Constitution Unit Study
Posted in Homeschooling
Munchkin is learning about United States History and United States Government this year in school. This week, she’s finishing up with the overview of American Government. Starting next week, we will begin the more in-depth look into the founding of our nation and the structure of our government. The first thing we will be doing is a month long unit study on the United States Constitution. I was thrilled to see that Homeschool Resource of the Day is having a constitution theme week, so I’ll be gathering up those free resources as they are posted on their website. In addition,…
Uncover Exciting History Review
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Uncover Exciting History by Amy Puetz All too often the study of history is seen as boring by students. In fact, I was one of those students when I was in school. Although I was a good student, I found history very dry. Homeschooling Munchkin has allowed me to see a different side of history – the side of history that is exciting. By moving away from dry textbooks and using other living books, fun resources, and field trips, history can come alive. Amy Puetz has found a way to teach history in a story style that will capture the…