A couple years ago, I was doing my student teaching and was not able to be involved much in my children's homeschooling. I had to simplify every subject considerably so that they could do it on their own. This history bingo was the greatest success of the whole experiment. Each week I would pick a ...
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2024 U.S. Presidential Election Lap Book
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!I created my first presidential election lap book in 2016, making this my third iteration. I'm flattered by how many people asked if I would be updating it for 2024! With the first debate tomorrow, this definitely took me a little longer than planned, but it's ready! You can also get my ...
2024 U.S. Presidential Election Cards
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!It's hard to believe I've been creating and sharing resources for so long, but I shared these presidential election cards for the first time EIGHT years ago! At the time, my oldest was only 6. The next time I do this, he will be able to vote! 🤯 The election cards themselves are the exact same as the ...
Nile River Delta Activity
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Especially with younger kids, hands-on activities help cement learning in our children's minds. I might have told my kids that the Nile River was in Egypt 10 times, and they still probably would forget. By making a model of the Nile River delta not only did the words "Nile" and "Egypt" become a ...
Papyrus and Hieroglyph Activity
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!I love to make my kids' education experiential and hands-on whenever possible. Often, life gets so busy that my grand ideas don't actually happen as often as I would like. Over the course of the past year, given the shutdown pandemic-y status of the world, we were actually able to do a lot more ...
Ancient Mesopotamian Ziggurat Activity
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Making time to do hands-on history activities with my kids can be a challenge sometimes, but I think it is worth the effort. Kids seem to remember information so much better if they get to experience it in a hands-on way instead of just reading about it. As part of our ancient Mesopotamia studies ...
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Matching Worksheets
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!A LONG time ago, I created Montessori-style Supreme Court Justice cards that could be used to play matching or memory style games. I recently updated those cards to include all the most recent Justices, since there have been 3 replacements since I created the original set. To go along with those ...
Ancient Mesopotamian Cuneiform Activity
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!I did not enjoy history as a child. (Or teenager. Or young adult.) I thought all the dates and facts and figures were incredibly boring. However, now that I'm an adult learning history again, this time with my kids, I think it is fascinating. I want my children to love history. I want them to feel ...
2020 U.S. Presidential Election Lap Book
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Please Note: The updated version of this lap book for the upcoming 2024 election can be found here. Once every four years, those of us in the United States get a wonderful opportunity for teaching our kids a little about how our government works. In 2016, I created my first presidential election ...
2020 U.S. Presidential Election Cards
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Please Note: An updated version of these cards with the 2024 presidential candidates can be found here. Four years ago, I created Montessori-inspired, multi-part U.S. presidential election cards and a lap book to go with it. I've had several inquiries about whether or not I would be updating my ...