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 …
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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 …
Llama, Llama, Duck! & Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer.
Science for the younger two today was a lesson about Camels, Llamas, Deer, and Caribou. So of course, we had to play the Llama song. Enjoy. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeCm793CFZo] Then during …
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 …
A Nation of Immigrants
Anyone not a Native American is descended from an immigrant! This would be a great time to check out genealogical resources online. Ancestry.com is an amazing resource which offers a …
Climate & Currents
Read pgs 9-12. Discuss Climate (aka weather) & Currents & their affect on the continents & each other. What factors can affect our climate? Why is it helpful to understand the oceans’ …
Latitude & Longitude
Read pages 6-8, or watch the videos below. Sometimes it’s hard to remember which is longitude & which is latitude. A good way to remember is that longitude is long …
The Continents
I started blogging my younger children’s history lessons as a way to get all those YouTube videos and other resources into one location. My kids LOVED it! They watched the …
Lawmen & Outlaws
In the late 1800’s, the West wasn’t as “wild” as the stereotype suggests, but there were plenty of reasons to require some kind of law enforcement. In most Western towns, …