Favorite books from our American Revolution Studies
I wrote my own lessons for the 18th century which reveals imperative elements so we can engage as Americans and promote self-governance.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Tag: classical education
Egg-ceptionally Smashing Velocity and Chasing Static Electricity
Smashing eggs and chasing balloons were some of my daughter’s fun physical science labs from Dr. Jay Wile’s textbook.
My son can’t wait to tart the series.
How Bridge to the Latin Road bridged our gap in Latin
The Bridge incorporates lots of dictation which has taught my son to hold large chunks of information in his head while writing out what he hears.
How IEW Rescued our Writing
For years my kids struggled with their writing skills. My daughter couldn’t write cohesively, whereas my son was overly verbose. None of it made sense.
How we use Latin Road to English Grammar
Liking the reputation of Latin Road to English Grammar: clear and thorough for the teacher, I was sold.
Following are the details of how we use the program.
Studying Latin with many thanks to Patrick Henry
Known as the Firebrand of the American Revolution, Patrick Henry learned Latin from his father who had classically studied in Scotland.
Becoming Pocahontas, Squanto, and a Praying Indian
Using IEW my kids wrote a 10-page research paper on the settling of the Thirteen Colonies, which they used to create a power point presentation.
Becoming Queen Elizabeth I, Portia, and a musketeer
Presenting Queen Elizabeth I and her royal subjects: Portia, from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, and D’Artagnan of the Three Musketeers.
Becoming Leonardo da Vinci via Nature Journaling
The art projects included in this book taught us the art of keeping nature journals, like Leonado da Vinci, for our Renaissance unit.
National Spelling Bee Benefits
How we cracked the secret code to spelling via the National Spelling Bee list, with many thanks to the Greeks, and Romans, etc.
