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<\/p>\nI’m out of town this weekend, with virtually no internet hook up, so I’m just going to share a couple more of Cindy Rushton’s articles with you.<\/p>\n
Cindy is the hostess for the Ultimate Homeschool Expo, a HUGE online homeschool convention that begins Monday. She’s given me permission to share these good articles with you. Today’s article will help you add some fun quick projects to your history lessons.<\/p>\n
So read today and tomorrow and be ready to listen, whenever you’re able beginning Monday.<\/p>\n
Don’t forget to tune in on Friday, May 2 at 3 p.m. CT to listen to Me speak on Finding Freedom & Simplicity\u2122 while Seeking Biblical Excellence (Wisdom).<\/p>\n
And, of course, you’ll need to get your ticket to the Expo first.<\/p>\n
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Quick Ideas for Making History Fun!<\/strong> Want to make the new school year better than ever? Want studies * Get Out to See History as Much as Possible\u2026 Hunt up any * Begin a History Notebook\u2026 This is the cure to dull, lifeless * Tap Into Grandparents, Elderly, Family, and Friends\u2026 Our * Find Treasures at Antique Stores\u2026 One of our favorite * Let the Little Ones Make Up Their Own Costumes\u2026 I have always * Let Them Make Doll Clothes\u2026 This tangent began for us when my * Make a Timeline\u2026Timelines are priceless! We have had two I’m out of town this weekend, with virtually no internet hook up, so I’m just going to share a couple more of Cindy Rushton’s articles with you. Cindy is the hostess for the Ultimate Homeschool Expo, a HUGE online homeschool convention that begins Monday. She’s given me permission to share \u2026 Continue reading
\nby Cindy Rushton<\/p>\n
\nthat are interesting for the whole family? I think I can help you!
\nHow about some quick tips for making your history studies fun? I
\nthink you will find these to make lessons fun and easy. Let’s dig
\nin…<\/p>\n
\nLiving History Days scheduled in your area. Get out to all
\nhistorical sites and museums…even hands-on children\u2019s museums.
\nDon\u2019t miss any historical reenactments and plays within driving
\ndistance! These all give wonderful opportunities to get your
\nchildren in touch with those that love History and know it best.<\/p>\n
\ntexts. Let your children create their own notebooks of study!
\nInclude anything from great quotes to poetry to pictures to
\nsketches to newspaper clippings to photographs to mementos from
\nhistory sites, reenactments and postcards from friends to
\nnarrations from books read. These personalized curricula will
\nbring life into all areas of study.<\/p>\n
\nfamily and friends have been a key source of finding out neat
\nstories that are not recorded in the history books. Sitting at
\ntheir feet, we have learned many details from history that would be
\nlong lost without the gift of story telling. The key to making this
\ncome alive is to listen and record their stories for your History
\nNotebooks. Keep this part of history alive for you and for
\ngenerations to come!<\/p>\n
\npast-times is \u201cjunking\u201d at antique stores, junk shops and flea
\nmarkets. Take your time to find wonderful treasures from the past,
\nwhich will breathe life into your History studies. You can find
\njournals, uniforms, books, dress up clothes, and even play gadgets
\nto make history come alive for your little ones!<\/p>\n
\nenjoyed researching and creating authentic costumes from other time
\nperiods. I used to have more time and energy to create costumes
\nfor every time period we studied. Now, my children are using their
\nextra time and endless supply of energy to create their own
\ncostumes. I love to see them as they pull together little things
\nfrom around the house to create their own costumes!<\/p>\n
\ndaughter got her first American Girl doll. We combined my love of
\ncreating authentic doll clothes with my deep passion for making
\ndoll clothes. Each year for the past five years, I have spent time
\neach December creating matching outfits for Elisabeth and her
\ndolls. This is easy to do with today\u2019s patterns. Just take basic
\ndesigns and create your own \u201chistorical\u201d costumes for the dolls.
\nIf you have a beginning seamstress interested in some quick
\nprojects, this would be a wonderful way to learn the basics of
\nsewing while learning History!<\/p>\n
\ndifferent kinds of timelines for our studies in History. We had a
\nhuge one that took up an entire wall in our old home. It was
\nfascinating to watch the little ones as they would \u201creview\u201d and
\n\u201ctest\u201d each other on history as they went by! When we built our
\nhome, my husband would not allow that one back on the wall, so we
\nmade our own Book of Centuries on our computer, which includes all
\nof our history facts. We simply developed a notebook with the dates
\nmarked. We record key events, people we study and the key events
\nof their life, our family\u2019s key events, illustrations which remind
\nthe children of those historical figures and events, pictures that
\nthe children have collected from books and trips that we have
\ntaken, information from our Computer Encyclopedias and Internet
\nSites, and even charts we have collected or made ourselves. These
\nare another \u201ctext\u201d that we create about our studies. How priceless!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"