We’ve just kicked off our 11th year of homeschooling. Our oldest will be graduating high school this year. In fact, in 5 years all three will be high school graduates. …
Category: Social Studies
No More Elementary Kids Here!
It’s so hard to believe how quickly time flies. Seems like it was only yesterday we began our homeschooling journey with our oldest son. That five year old is now …
2015-2016 School Year, Already in Full Swing!
So last year was our first year back in Maryland. It was much easier than I’d anticipated, mostly thanks to the wonderful folks over at Calvary Gospel Home Educators who …
The Sinking of the Lusitania
When the RMS Lusitania was sunk off the coast of Ireland in May of 1915, it became the rallying cry that led America to enter the war. Roughly 2,000 people …
Trenches & The Christmas Truce
Life in the trenches of World War 1 sucked. It was almost always wet, and the constant sounds of shelling & gun fire drove many men insane. There is a …
Propaganda – A Valuable Tactic of War
Propaganda posters went up all across Europe at the start of the war. At first, the posters targeted recruitment and assured a swift victory. As the war waged on, propaganda …
The Start of The Great War (WW1)
Vocabulary: Nationalism – Strong patriotic feelings for one’s own county. Alliance – Agreement between 2 or more parties to help each other Neutral Country – One that does not take …
World War 1: a really brief overview
Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungry was killed, which ignited a world war on a scale that no one had ever seen before. There is some neat actually video footage from the …
Daylight Savings Time Explained and Time Zones
This was a neat little video explaining Daylight Savings, how & why it started, and the debate about it’s continued usefulness. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84aWtseb2-4] Also, a nifty Animaniacs video about Time Zones …
The Angel of the Battlefield
Some nice videos: [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msIUnLrbAGc] [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkQMtR3BtyU] [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TbZvRkJwFQ] You can find a lot of information about Clara Barton online. Some good places to try are: The American Red Cross The Clara Barton …