One of the most shocking, and upsetting, moments of your adult life was probably learning the full story of Christopher Columbus. Almost every elementary school textbook hails him as a hero who "discovered" America, whose tireless crew on the Niña,…
How is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand connected to the current unrest in Iraq? According to this infographic from James Carson, founder and editor of the new website MadeFromHistory.com, the June 28, 1914 shooting...
Heart of Wisdom: Learning American History Through Movies & Free Timeline Download
This four page printable is designed to encourage children to do some really good research about a country of their choice, and put together a book that they will be proud of! We've asked them to compile all sorts of interesting facts but left room for creativity too.
Learn more about the Missouri Compromise, an act that changed America both culturally and geographically.
Map Austro-Hungarian Empire ca. 1914
J. Paul Hawthorne started a bit of a phenomenon, whether he meant to or not, earlier this week on Facebook, when he created a migration map of his own ancestors using Excel to reflect his pedigree …
Great memes about history that are fun AND informative at the same time.
We spent a couple of weeks studying the events of the 1300s. Today I’m going to share the worksheets I made for the kids about the Crusades, Hundred Year’s War, and the Black Plague. I’ll also share the simulation: Will you survive the Black Plague?!! To start, we covered the history of the Crusades, Hundred Year’s War and the Black Plague. We read the chapters in our history book. We...
We celebrated the end of our homeschool year with an Around the World Feast. We tasted foods from each of the seven continents and played geography games.
History memes are the best memes, and History Hustle has you covered with 15 hilarious history memes for all of you nerds out there.
If you want to find out more about your family, download the life history questions and make time to interview your family members. Learn some fun facts.
After years of neglect and abuse from her husband, this queen raised an army and took over England for herself.
Angel Tarot Reading love or any other wish is a very specific divinatory art known to be hard to master. It’s complexity proves the reliability of the answers
Museums and art galleries can become an overwhelming experience for the casual visitor. Luckily, some people untangle centuries-old ideas and dumb-down them into language us mortals can understand, too. Previously, we covered museum museum snapchats; now it's time for something else - an array of hilarious art memes. After diving into this list, you might just feel as a highbrow art critic yourself.
From Beowulf to Wikipedia, here’s how English grew, spread, and changed.
How did our society become so advanced? Introduce your student to the Industrial Revolution with this reading sheet.
Pictures from the French Revolution - Pictures and Images from the French Revolution
Hi Everyone! I hope everyone is having a FANTASTIC summer. If you are anything like me, you spent all of June telling yourself summer would last forever, and all of July eyeing everything at the Target Dollar Spot, wondering just HOW much money is too much money to spend there… Well, my classroom is receiving […]
Recreate the Ellis Island immigration process at home! Answer these questions that hopeful immigrants answered before being welcomed to the U.S. or sent home.
Understand what a Psychic is, how to find an authentic one, avoid the fakes, and the different forms of divination that psychics use to predict the future.
This simple matching worksheet for WW1 includes 20 vocab terms essential to your students' understanding of your World War 1 unit Included are the Zimmerman Note, propaganda, rationing, the alliances and more. The definitions are clearly worded, to the point, and easy for all students to understand ...
Set up some simple file folders for your family history — you’ll be glad you did! This fellow chose yellow folders, but since it’s your family history you can choose any color you wan…
This is a short, illustrated timeline of the history of the English language.You can use it for discussions, games, or as a classroom poster.Source: https://bilingualiesae.wordpress.com/2012/10/20/timeline-of-the-english-language/ - ESL worksheets
As many of you may already know, the region of the world sometimes referred to as Prussia was both large and diverse, incorporating lands far beyond East & West Prussia. My wife’s family …
By Sudie Hofmann At the time of George Washington's death, the Washingtons enslaved 318 people of African descent at Mount Vernon, according to the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. But you would not know it from the main tour, nor from the brochure. In fact, most visitors, including schoolchildren, can spend hours admiring the Mount Vernon mansion, fine furniture, and manicured lawns without considering that it was all paid for with forced labor.
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An article about researching the professions of the passengers who arrived onboard the Mayflower in 1620, using historical newspapers.
Beautiful Feet Books Review. All about their Early American History Literature Pack.
Museums and art galleries can become an overwhelming experience for the casual visitor. Luckily, some people untangle centuries-old ideas and dumb-down them into language us mortals can understand, too. Previously, we covered museum museum snapchats; now it's time for something else - an array of hilarious art memes. After diving into this list, you might just feel as a highbrow art critic yourself.
