Last week my class set sail on the Mayflower! We had a blast. While they were at specials, I assembled our "Mayflower." It was nothing fancy, but I still think it was memorable! I bought plastic tablecloths for $1 at Walmart, some candle night lights from the Dollar Tree, and used tape to tape up the sides of the "ship." Once again, nothing fancy, but with the lights out, it was pretty convincing. I did a search on You Tube for creaking ship sounds and found some great ones! With the lights out, candles on, and the ship sounds in the background, it was very realistic I think. I had the class cram into the small space so they could feel how they would have been very close on such a small ship with 102 passengers! I read them some of the conditions and scenarios that occurred on the Mayflower. We stayed "onboard" for about 15 minutes to talk about conditions and such. I have made them hardtack when I have done this in the past, but forgot this year! When we disembarked from the ship, we conducted a detective mystery case that I got from a teaching book. The case was a clue left on the Mayflower, which was a note about the Mayflower Compact and how not everyone wanted to sign it. We then discussed the Mayflower Compact and did a Reader's Theater together. The kids loved it and I think it was a memorable lesson!
You will love these Olympic-themed party ideas, from food to backyard games and lots of kid-friendly crafts! Who else is super excited about the Olympics starting? We cannot wait! Especially since it's now been 3 years since the last Olympic games. As a family, we decided that we're going to have an Olympic-themed party for the opening ceremonies, and my kids are already brainstorming ideas. There are so many fun ideas that we found, we just had to share with you guys. Which one of these ideas is sticking out to you? I want to make them all! This isn't
While studying middle school history, bring Colonial America to life by playing the same simple games kids did while living in the 13 Colonies.
Easy Hands-on Fun Ancient Greek Games for Kids DIY Knucklebones. If you're doing hands-on history and want to add ancient Greek games for kids, you'll love this knucklebones history game.
History simulation games for kids to role play historical figures and experience the history first hand. Great hands-on approach for kids to learn history.
Two centuries before the advent of iPhones and Xboxes, children amused themselves by building miniature paper theaters redolent of grand playhouses and putting on dramas by manipulating colorful figures inside.
At last! The paper men of Ancient History are here! Featuring Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome, Vikings, Ancient China and Japan and Ancient India, these paper men will complement your Paper Dolls of A…
I have rounded up 13 Free Printable History Board Games. I think there is a great lack of fun history board games.
by Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord, mom and author of Handmade Books for a Healthy Planet: Sixteen Earth Friendly Projects From Around The World. Making books engages the...
Fun apps for kids to learn history - fun games, interesting visuals and interactive multimedia features, these apps bring history to life, making study fun.
The Roman game of Rota was popular with Roman soldiers as long as 2000 years ago. It's easy to play, and unlike tic-tac-toe, it's not liable to end in a tie! Here's what you need to know.
It's not hard to make history come alive by adding in activities, crafts, projects, and of course, history games! History is much better when it feels like play and not work. So I had to make a version of the Mesopotamian game that we call The Royal Game of Ur. What better way to connect
As we have studied ancient civilizations of the Fertile Crescent, Egypt, Europe and Asia this school year we have done various projects rec...
Pioneer Living and Cloth Dyeing (Hands-on History)
What is your favorite toy? What games do you like to play? Do you think that children in the past had the same toys and played the same games as you? Check out how children played in the past through these 33 funny pictures. Hanging around in Swansea, April 1939 Keep cool in summer, New York City, 1937 Little girl playing with kitty, ca. 1910s London in the 1920s Messing around the phone booth, New York, 1975 New York City in the 1970s-80s On a play street in New York, ca. 1900s Playing time at school, 1956 Ring around the rosie, ca. 1940 These young Neapolitans hanging onto the backs of street cars, Naples, 1948 Two children have great fun hanging upside down off a low rail in stockport, 1966 Two girls play with their tricycles, ca. 1920s Two girls swing on a lampost, Manchester, 1965 Two little kids dancing on the streets of New York City, ca. 1940 Young boys hitch a ride, London, 1941 Brooklyn, New York, April 1949 Children balance on rail in South Dakota, 1959 Children draw on pavement with chalk, ca. 1960s Children drawing on the pavement, 1941 Children hanging on a full train after the liberation, 1945 Children playing at The Bronx, New York City, ca. 1940s Children playing on a street, ca. 1890 Children playing, Misawa, Japan, 1960 Edwardian children on stilts Girls doing handstands, Southam Street, London, 1956 Girls jump rope in Zennor Road, ca.1957-65 Hanging around in Swansea, April 1939 Children on seesaw in a park, ca. 1910s Children playing in the snow at residential school, 1946 Group of Gleichen boys playing in rubber tires, Alberta, ca. 1920 Little cowboys riding wild horses, ca. 1910s Sarcee children on Sarcee Reserve, Alberta, playing with bows and arrows, 1911 Slide and swing in a park, ca. 1910s
Between 1968 and 1972, Nick Hedges captured a series of images showing the grim reality of life on the breadline in Britain's cities - and the families in the photos will be revisited in a documentary tonight.
I love review games in my US History class! Who doesn't enjoy their students reviewing content? Here's how you can play Jenga in your history classroom.
What is your favorite toy? What games do you like to play? Do you think that children in the past had the same toys and played the same games as you? Check out how children played in the past through these 33 funny pictures. Hanging around in Swansea, April 1939 Keep cool in summer, New York City, 1937 Little girl playing with kitty, ca. 1910s London in the 1920s Messing around the phone booth, New York, 1975 New York City in the 1970s-80s On a play street in New York, ca. 1900s Playing time at school, 1956 Ring around the rosie, ca. 1940 These young Neapolitans hanging onto the backs of street cars, Naples, 1948 Two children have great fun hanging upside down off a low rail in stockport, 1966 Two girls play with their tricycles, ca. 1920s Two girls swing on a lampost, Manchester, 1965 Two little kids dancing on the streets of New York City, ca. 1940 Young boys hitch a ride, London, 1941 Brooklyn, New York, April 1949 Children balance on rail in South Dakota, 1959 Children draw on pavement with chalk, ca. 1960s Children drawing on the pavement, 1941 Children hanging on a full train after the liberation, 1945 Children playing at The Bronx, New York City, ca. 1940s Children playing on a street, ca. 1890 Children playing, Misawa, Japan, 1960 Edwardian children on stilts Girls doing handstands, Southam Street, London, 1956 Girls jump rope in Zennor Road, ca.1957-65 Hanging around in Swansea, April 1939 Children on seesaw in a park, ca. 1910s Children playing in the snow at residential school, 1946 Group of Gleichen boys playing in rubber tires, Alberta, ca. 1920 Little cowboys riding wild horses, ca. 1910s Sarcee children on Sarcee Reserve, Alberta, playing with bows and arrows, 1911 Slide and swing in a park, ca. 1910s
7 super fun history games that you can use in your homeschool to bring the past to life! Fun ways to add history to your homeschool day or you want to add these games to a unit study.
Have you ever thought about playing bingo in your secondary classroom? I hadn't either, but when I saw how engaged my students were, it was a game changer!
Watch the Video Tutorial @newswithnaylors Quick Links: England PDF (free passport, passport stamps, lesson plan) Yellow Card Stock (crown...
Explore ancient Egypt with kids by solving a FUN, free printable CSI-style case investigating was King Tut Murdered. Fun history activity!
It is hard to believe that the end of another year is just around the corner! This year has been busy for me here on the blog. I’ve written/created over 250 blog posts on Year Round Homeschooling in 2016 and there are still a few more to come. In January I wrote a 31 Days …
This time of year is full of pretend play and fun with costumes. But playing dress up is a fun way to bring the "characters" from art history to life– year round! Kids get to use their creativity to come up with costume ideas, and then they can take on the persona of their subject– bringin
Amazing Hands-on History Activities for 14 Ancient Empires. Your kids will love these hands-on history activities for Ancient Empires
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Have your students create their own printing press when they learn about Joahnnes Gutenberg
Taken around Manchester in the Sixties, these newly discovered black-and-white images are an evocative portrait of an age when poverty was rife but communities made their own entertainment.
Inside: Nazca Lines craft for kids learning about Peruvian culture and history. It’s Hispanic Heritage Month, 2017! At the end of this post, find our Multicultural Kid Blogs HHM giveaway for some fun prizes. Today I’m sharing an exploratory Nazca lines craft. The project gives hands-on feel for these marvels of Peru, and how they were
We like to play board games in our homeschool and it can be hard to find history games that aren't expensive. Enter history file folder games from Homeschool in the Woods, they're awesome. Find out how to use history file folder games in your history lessons.
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Are you and your kids making a Native American diorama? Here are tips and step-by-step directions on how we made ours. There's no better way to combine social studies and art than making a diorama. We LOVE making dioramas!
Make history come alive with these fun, hands-on history lessons for kids! These kids history lessons include activities, worksheets, & more!
I have rounded up 13 Free Printable History Board Games. I think there is a great lack of fun history board games.
