The Library Ships & Ways of Other Days ~ Free eBook 27 Jun 202227 Jun 2022 For anyone with an interest in sailing ships and life at sea, Ships & Ways of Other Days will be an engaging summer read. This free book was written by…
Site Updates 4th of July 2022 ~ Dozens of Free Resources 23 Jun 202228 Jun 2022 4th of July, 2022 We have updated our 4th of July Holiday Helps page. Over the years we have gathered an amazing collection of quality resources including activities, facts, printables,…
Site Updates Flag Day 2022 ~ Unit Resources 6 Jun 20225 Jul 2022 Flag Day, June 14, 2022 We have updated our Flag Day Unit Study. Along with complete background information and suggestions for celebrating the day, included are links to activities, lesson…
The Library The Light Keepers ~ Free eBook 18 Apr 20227 Jul 2022 James Otis is the pen name of James Otis Kaler, who wrote children's literature in the late 1800s to early 1900s. His books are among our favorites. The Light Keepers…
Site Updates The Iditarod 2022 ~ Unit Resources 17 Feb 202212 Jul 2022 The Iditarod, March 5, 2022 We have updated our Iditarod unit study and resources for 2022 and the 50th anniversary of the running of the race. This year the race…
The Library Stormy, Misty’s Foal {Free eBook} 7 Feb 202212 Jul 2022 Everyone should have Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry on their reading list. The third book in the series, Stormy, Misty's Foal, is now available in the public domain. If…
Site Updates Presidents Day 2022 ~ Free Unit 3 Feb 202228 Jun 2022 Presidents Day, February 21, 2022 We have updated our Presidents Day Holiday Helps page, a free unit study. Celebrated the third Monday in February, the holiday is still officially Washington's…
The Library Lost With Lieutenant Pike ~ Free eBook 31 Jan 202212 Jul 2022 Here is a great addition to our Pike's Peak unit! Lost With Lieutenant Pike is a free eBook by Edwin Sabin. We've really enjoyed Sabin's historical fiction accounts over the…
The Library The Long Winter ~ Review 21 Jan 202214 Jul 2022 One of our favorite winter snuggle-up books is The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Part of the Little House series, this Newbery Honor winner finds the family snowed in…
The Library The Eiffel Tower ~ Free eBook 17 Jan 202214 Jul 2022 Ready to get a peek inside the Eiffel Tower? The Eiffel Tower: A Description of the Monument, Its Construction, Its Machinery, Its Object, and Its Utility by written Gaston Tissandier…
The Library A History of Kansas ~ Free eBook 10 Jan 202214 Jul 2022 A History of Kansas by Anna E. Arnold is a free public domain eBook that goes perfectly with our free Kansas state unit. The book was originally published by the…
The Finds Country Research Report Template ~ Free 6 Jan 202212 Jul 2022 A country research report seems to be a rite of passage. A young student may choose to study Pakistan because of an interest sparked by a unique gift brought back…
The Library Journal of the Lewis & Clark Expedition ~ Free eBook 8 Nov 202114 Jul 2022 Unless you are a student of history and the Lewis & Clark Expedition in particular, you may be unfamiliar with Patrick Gass. Yet, this Ohio resident was one of four…
Units John Philip Sousa: A Unit Study 26 Oct 202114 Jul 2022 John Philip Sousa was born in Washington, D.C., on November 6, 1854. His father, John Antonio Sousa, played trombone in the Marine Band and inspired his son at an early…
The Library Story of Our Lighthouses ~ Free eBook 11 Oct 202114 Jul 2022 Lighthouses seem to be one of those topics that end up being disproportionately featured here. But The Story of Our Lighthouses and Lightships by Adams makes the topic worth another…
The Library Johann Sebastian Bach ~ Free eBook 23 Aug 202114 Jul 2022 A wonderful biography that is a perfect fit to our Bach unit study! Johann Sebastian Bach is part of the Life Stories for Young People Series written in the early…
The Library Trial and Triumph ~ Review 6 Jul 202114 Jul 2022 Trial and Triumph: Stories from Church History by Richard M. Hannula is a collection of 46 biographies aimed at children of important individuals in church history. The Psalmist calls us…
The Library 50 Core American Documents ~ Free 3 Jul 202114 Jul 2022 An oldie but a goodie that is still available at no cost! The Ashbrook Center at Ashland University in Ohio has compiled a list of 50 Core Documents that they…
Site Updates 4th of July 2021 ~ Unit Resources 24 Jun 2021 4th of July, 2021 We have updated our 4th of July Holiday Helps page. Over the years we have gathered an amazing collection of quality resources including activities, facts, printables,…
The Library The Cradle of Liberty {Free eBook} 21 Jun 202114 Jul 2022 Just in time for the 4th of July, here is an interesting free eBook. The Cradle of Liberty written by Albert Bushnell Hart was published on July 1, 1918, as…
Site Updates Flag Day 2021 ~ Unit Resources 14 Jun 2021 Flag Day, June 14, 2021 We have updated our Flag Day Unit Study. Links are updated. We have added a couple of activities that will work in the classroom or…
Units The Gateway Arch: A Unit Study 10 Jun 202114 Jul 2022 On June 10, 1967, the Gateway Arch was opened to the public. This structure was the highlight of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Park, which had its origins in the…
The Finds Revolutionary War Animated Map 15 Apr 2021 If reading about battles tends to make your eyes glaze over, you’ll appreciate this Revolutionary War Animated Map from Battlefields.org. The video presentation includes an animated map that shows where…
The Library Orphan Trains ~ Free eBook With Go-Along Resources 15 Mar 202116 Jul 2022 Big Brother by Annie Fellows Johnston, author of the Little Colonel series, is an easy introduction to the Orphan Trains of the 1800s. Like the passel of other children on…
Site Updates The Iditarod 2021 {Unit & Resources} 22 Feb 202128 Jun 2022 The Iditarod, March 7, 2021 The Iditarod 2021 race will be a bit different. For the first time in history the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will not end in…
The Library Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin ~ Review 15 Feb 202123 Jul 2022 Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin is a favorite book by one of our favorite authors: Marguerite Henry. The book tells the story of artist Benjamin West, who from a…
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