Today’s lesson focused on southern society before the civil war. I emphasized that in order to understand the causes of the Civil War, we have to first understand what was going on in the United States during the antebellum era. The antebellum era is the time from the signing of the Constitution until the start […]
Teaching writing to a multi-level group, at home or in co-op, does not have to be a challenge. Make it focus on organization, and give skills which will serve them in all areas of their lives. It may come as no surprise, but I use history as a spine on which to hang many […]
This school year, we are studying the background to the Civil War through the 1990’s. We do 1 hr. of writing and 1 hr. 15 mins. of history every other week with a group of about 12 students who are between 5th and 8th grade. Between co-op times, we work on our own. The students are […]
The French and Indian War, in North America, began over the right to access and colonize land and to the export trade items which that land would produce. This war, between the superpowers of France and Britain, is known as the Seven Years’ War when fought outside of North America, and is considered a World […]
Characteristics of the Middle Colonies Use Picture Stories for discussion starters. Also, as an activity, ask your child to interpret the images, and tell a story about the Middle Colonies. Image Credits: “American Beaver” by Steve is licensed under CC BY 2.0 “American Mink” by Pdreijnder is licensed under CC BY 3.0
Characteristics of the New England Colonies John Rolfe, in the Virginia Colony, developed an export crop of tobacco. In the New England Colonies, a colder region, tobacco could not be grown. The New Englanders created an economy based on farming grains, fishing, whaling, and logging. A perfect book to read at this point would be […]
Characteristics of the New England Colonies Use Picture Stories for discussion starters. Also, as an activity, ask your child to interpret the images, and tell a story about the New England Colonies. Image Credits: “An Ear of Rye” by LSDSL at en.wikipedia is licensed under CC BY 3.0 “Cucurbita” by George […]
Examining a map showing the “ancestry with the largest population in each state” reveals immigration patterns. This map, created with data from the most recent census, shows a wealth of information. Notice that the map shows “Ancestry with largest population in state.” Much of what was shown on the map made total sense, when I […]
Characteristics of the Southern Colonies Use Picture Stories for discussion starters. Also, as an activity, ask your child to interpret the images, and tell a story about the Southern Colonies. Image Credits: “The Old South” by Nimur at en.wikipedia is licensed under CC BY 3.0 “Nature of Pinar del Rio” by Gorupdebesanez via Wikimedia Commons (Own […]
An ancient housing construction technique, used in the Jamestown settlement, is the technique called wattle and daub. This technique was used throughout history and around the world, where similar materials were available In Britain, there was a long standing tradition to build in this manner. In the days when people would have relied on the use […]
