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Fill Up Your Summer with… FIELD TRIPS! (and get FREE Notebooking Pages!) Yes, you can make summer fun AND educational at the same time! Education can take on many forms; I’ve been spouting those words for years.
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- Tags: American history, Auditory Learners, Hands-on history, Kinesthetic Learners, Visual Learners
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Do you have children that are so different from their siblings, you wonder how they ended up in the same family? I came across this article that I wrote on our two youngest sons several years ago… It’s as relevant today as it was then. I’d like to share it with you… "The Story of a Cello and a Djembe."
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Are your kids learning about Latin American history? Do they enjoy Hot Pockets, Pizza Pockets, or Calzones? Then, boy, do we have a recipe they’re going to love! Empanadas are a stuffed bread or pastry that are believed to have originated in Spain and Portugal around 1520. Today they are eaten all over the world.
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Valentine’s Day is this week, and you are trying to find a creative way to include the history of this holiday in your child’s lesson plan. We’re here to help! Today, we’re going to discuss the history of Valentine’s Day, an ancient Roman Catholic tradition. Plus, we include our special Linzer Cookie Recipe!
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Sometimes it takes getting your hands dirty to really understand something, and nowhere is this concept truer than in the kitchen! These five recipes are designed to spice up your school with some historically accurate culinary finery of the highest order, from Johnny Cakes to Marengo Chicken, Wassail, and more.
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- Tags: American history, Hands-on history, Historical Food, Historical Recipes, Kinesthetic Learners, Learning Styles, U.S. history, World History