Cycle 3 History | Immigrants to America
Solberg Family: Immigrants to America When we studied the American Revolution, I wondered if any of our ancestors could be traced back to that time period. When I found out [...]
Cycle 3 Science | Periodic Table Resources
Week 13: What is the atomic number? The atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, which is also the number of electrons in a [...]
Episode 022 | Where Did That Come From? The History of Santa Claus – Part 2
History of Santa What about that big jolly guy in the red suit? Modern tradition has built him up to be larger than life with a magical sleigh & reindeer. [...]
Cycle 3 History Building Kits | Industrial Revolution
One of our favorite things to do after a history lesson is to build something that represents the time period. We began Cycle 3 with the Sacagawea Tipi project, then [...]
Cycle 3 | Civil War Unit
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EMIL LENDOF/THE DAILY BEAST I've been looking forward to studying the Civil War with my kids. Now that they're old enough to understand tougher issues like conflict [...]
Episode 008 | Taking the Pressure Off of College Prep – Part 2
{ PART 2 of a 2 Part Series } Has the thought of saving for college just overwhelmed you as a parent? Do you find yourself wondering how you're going [...]
Cycle 3 | History Resources
I am such a history nerd, and my goal is to make learning it fun for my kids. I've heard so many people recall how boring history was for them [...]
Cycle 3 Week 6 | Sacagawea Tipi Project
We have just left George Washington and the American Revolution and enter the times of the Louisiana Purchase, westward expansion with Lewis & Clark, and the young Shoshone girl who [...]
Cultivating Creativity: How the Captain Underpants Series Encouraged my Son to Read
Title Photo Credit: SuperKimagery.com If you have spent any length of time around young children, I don't have to tell you that there is nothing more entertaining than potty humor. You [...]
How to Read a Book
Not gonna lie. I totally used Cliff's Notes to get through most of my high school English classes (cartoonist John Atkinson sums up the gist of what I recall in his [...]