I am trying to come up with the simplest way to cover patriotic holidays and give an overview of symbols (the flag, Liberty Bell, etc.) with my younger...
Abeka's 1st grade (I believe) history book goes through several symbols of the USA and various freedoms, like freedom of speech, religion, etc in each to...
Check out www.homeschoolestore.com Do a search for patriotic. They may have just what you are looking for. I've used several of their products including...
Since I posted this question, I thought I'd let you know the ideas I now have. I decided I will set aside 30 minutes each week to focus on patriotic songs,...
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Julie Kreigh
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Jun 9, 2007 1:22 pm
Tammy, This will be our first year with it as well after using MOH for 2 years! Does anyone know if there is a Vol. 2 of AAH in the works? Julie PS - I love...
Volume 2 is in the works. The original plan was this fall, but as with life - it will probably be a bit later than that. The author and publisher would like...
Thanks, Tammy for these ideas! I love them and now I have a bit less planning to do! :) Luanne ... Since I posted this question, I thought I'd let you know...
This is for the author/publisher to think about and I'm not sure how else to send this, but here's an idea. While I realize that this is written at the 5 to...
Hi everyone, My name is Jen and I just received my order for AAH and will be using it this fall with an 11 yo girl and 12 yo boy. The curriculum looks ...
Hi Jen, You and I must think alike! :) We are also using AAH next year but I added in Time Travelers History for the hands on activities, lapbooks and...
Their stuff fits soooo well with AAH! I'll be doing the Time Traveler ones for New World Explorers, Colonial Times, and most likely American Revolution (while...
Thank you Amanda and Jen (nice name :D)! I like the look of what the Time Travelers has, but I think it may have a lot that I won't use so it may not be be...
just read these 2 poems (in a great book I just bought - A Kick in the Head: An Everday Guide to Poetic Forms) and thought I'd share them with this group. They...
I love that book! I was looking at doing a poetry study with that this year...now I think I'm convinced :-) Jen just read these 2 poems (in a great book I...
I'll be using it as well in my Writer's Workshop class for middle schoolers! Can't spend a long time on poetry, sadly, but will work it in. Let me know how...
I haven't done lapbooks, but I did buy Amy Pak's (the one who does timelines) "Time Travelers Colonial Life" set. They do have a lapbook to do. I thought...
Maggie- I'm looking for a writing program for my middle schooler - what materials or curriculum are you using for your Writer's Workshop class? I've looked...
I'm not Maggie but my money's on IEW! I also integrate LLATL... Jen Maggie- I'm looking for a writing program for my middle schooler - what materials or...
Hi Kim, Our Writer's Workshop is based on a model that I learned about in the very early 90's from the public school system. It was based, I am told, on: The...
Hi Luanne, This is an excellent suggestion! I hope in the future to be able to provide something of this nature but that doesn't help you right now, does it?!...
What great ideas! I'm not sure, but it seems like I remember having one of those "Wee Sing" tapes when my boys were little that focused on patriotic songs. Let...
There is a very easy-to-use lapbook at www.handsofachild.com called America the Beautiful, it goes into all of what you listed, and is great for younger kids....
Oh my! I just bought a book yesterday and read through a good portion of it last night and loved it and mentioned it here in an earlier post about Writer's...
