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...]
Jousting Activity for King Arthur Unit
Last week I showed your our knight’s shields we made as part of our King Arthur study, now you get to see how we used the shields: a super fun Jousting activity for homeschool history. I’ll warn you this is super messy, and you need to wear clothes you can ruin (though I will … [Read more...]