Hey, this is Future Ticia of 2019, I originally wrote this post in 2016 a few years after the last time we studied the Age of Exploration and went through our Age of Exploration Unit for Elementary School (or middle school since this was designed for my 5th grade kids). Now my … [Read more...]
Joan of Arc unit
Ticia of 2019 here, I first published this Jan. 1 of 2016, but we went and saw Henry V last night, and this Joan of Arc unit is the only history lesson I have from the Hundred Years War. That is a tragedy of epic proportions that must be remedied, especially since we covered … [Read more...]
Teaching Medieval History for High School
I have always been intrigued by teaching history through literature. I love reading historical fiction, and any primary sources I can get my hands on, which can include what was then realistic fiction. You can learn so much about a time period from reading books, but I've always … [Read more...]
War of the Roses lesson
Can I just say that a few weeks ago when we got back into our history lesson lessons I was incredibly excited? I 've been eagerly looking forward to digging into all of the fun of the Renaissance and Reformation, and we kicked this year off with a bang with the War of the Roses … [Read more...]
Rome to Reformation history lessons
You know what is a fascinating time period? The middle ages. The time from the early Roman Empire to the start of the Reformation have so many fun hands-on history lessons you can go through. So let's call this Rome to Reformation history lessons. Mainly because I like how that … [Read more...]