When looking up Belarus for our geography lessons I did my usual search for interesting things to study, and came up with very few things of note. So, I turned to my friend Natalie and said, "What should I study?" She immediately said, "you should check out Chagall", and I … [Read more...]
Let’s learn about Europe!
You know how people will ask, "Where would you love to visit if money and time was no limit?" My brain locks up because there are SOOOOO many places I want to visit. SO many. Our geography lessons let me virtually visit a country as we read about them, put together a few … [Read more...]
Raphael Art history lesson
I have to admit, I knew Raphael, but being a kid during the 80s and 90s my first thought when I hear Raphael was the headstrong turtle from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, heroes in a half shell, turtle power. I mean I knew there was an artist, but truthfully, it was TMNT in my … [Read more...]
Six! Comparing history to the musical
About two years ago as I was researching history lessons I ran across a musical called Six, the Six Wives of King Henry VIII. I immediately knew I needed to find more about this musical, and I fell in love. I immediately started planning how I was going to use this in our … [Read more...]
Andorra Unit Study
I headed into the Andorra Unit Study thinking of Andorians from Star Trek. That was actually the joke I got from my kids and husband every time I said we were going to study Andorra. Just in case you were wondering, no the people of Andorra are not blue-skinned and they do not … [Read more...]
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