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Putting History into Perspective
Connecting History to the Modern World Let’s face it, sometimes history can seem so dry. Without context children lose the importance of understanding how history affects their own lives. Trying to connect their minds and hearts to something that happened long before they were even born can seem like a daunting task. Actually, it may seem impossible. This post contains affiliate advertisement links. The reality is it’s hard for any human to connect to something that happened decades, if not centuries, ago. It will seem irrelevant if there isn’t an understanding of how it connects with ones self.
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Using a Self-Guided History Curriculum for High School Homeschool
By the time a student is in high school they most likely are working at an independent level. This is true for my son. It’s been true for several years now. In fact, he’s become his own teacher so to speak, while I’ve become more of a facilitator ensuring he is completing assigned work, reviewing any needed content and tracking his work. This new system is made all the easier with the use of a self-guided history curriculum. This post contains affiliate advertisement links to 3rd party sites. Notgrass History has been such a blessing to our homeschooling lives. It started a couple of years ago when I was busy…
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We ARE One Nation – United
I know that there seems to be a large divide in our country. Everyday I watch as more and more happens to divide us. In my opinion, it is a targeted political agenda to divide the people. It’s a shame. But, I also believe that at the heart of most Americans, we are one nation united. This week, I was privileged to attend a show at the beautiful Starlight Theater in Kansas City, MO with some new friends and my sisters in the church. This was my first time attending an event in this particular theater. It is an outdoor amphitheater with a gorgeous stage area that is reminiscent of an old-world…
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The Ultimate List of American Study Resources for Middle School
Plus a Bonus American Study FREE Download Have you ever thought about how the time span between Memorial Day and Independence Day is a great time period to do an American Unit Study? There are so many directions you can go with such a study. It could be governmental based, military based, geographical, historical, great men of America, great women of America, pivotal moments in America, like I said, so many directions. This post contains affiliate advertisement links. That’s why I wanted to put together a Unit study this year as a review for my son. We simply aren’t quite complete with our required hours due to the family crisis we’ve…
