Say what you want about war, it does create a lot of advances in technology. For example, canning was invented because Napoleon wanted a way to feed his army. World War 2 brought its own set of advances, and many of those after the war were transferred into a ready-made food … [Read more...]
Oregon Trail Book list
When I was in college Scholastic started an amazing book series called Dear America (it's on my History Books to read list). One of my favorite books from that series was an Oregon Trail diary, and it's one of the books I kept to give my future child to read someday. My daughter … [Read more...]
Explore the trenches of World War 1 with this activity
A few weeks ago in a blogging group, we got to talking about outside learning for the summer. Y'all Texas summer is hot, like it was over 100 last week for several days. Instantly I knew whatever I volunteered had to be outside, and then I remembered this World War 1 trench … [Read more...]
What happened to the Hindenburg?
All right, we all know what happened to the Hindenburg. I know as a young kid I was fascinated to learn about the Hindenubrg disaster, and it's certainly a topic brought up in books and movies all the time. However, my kids are being chrono-journalists thanks to their Byline … [Read more...]
The Greatest Showman meets the Brooklyn Bridge
I have to admit when I first saw the trailers for Greatest Showman I was super stoked. Hugh Jackman, totally on board, musical, yep, P.T. Barnum, who I've found fascinating since we learned about him when the kids were in preschool? Oh yes. There were a few moments I really … [Read more...]
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