American Colonies Study Update



We loved loved loved reading this book with our James Town study:

Blood on the River: James Town, 1607


Paul puts it up there with Bears of Blue River which is one of his favorite books ever. (Coming back later in the day to finish this post- Paul has mentioned several times today how much he enjoyed this book and that he is sorry it is over.) 

We brought these resources home from the library today-


Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower



Mourt's Relation: A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth

The above book and DVD  were recommended on MayflowerHistory.com. We watched the first half of the DVD tonight and are impressed so far. 


For my boys (who are over the moon excited that they are actual descendants of this man), we checked out this book about Myles Standish. I don't how many kajillions of people claim that honor, but apparently there is some connection on their dad's mom's dad's side (does that make sense?). When Grandma gets back from her vacation, she is going to help us sort it out. 

The Adventurous Life of Myles Standish and the Amazing-but-True Survival Story of Plymouth Colony (Cheryl Harness Histories)

We also picked up this book that took its time getting to us through the inter-library loan system. I have not read it with the boys yet, but I think they will like it- 

John Smith Escapes Again!

A peek at the notebook page (in progress) to go with this study: 


Mark is without a doubt the messiest of my boys. He scrawls his letters, he leaves out words, and he likes to use markers that absolutely cannot be erased! However, what he lacks in perfection, he makes up for in absolute enthusiasm. So it is his page that I am proudly sharing!




1- The pocket page that will be hole punched and placed in Mark's history notebook. As he completes "Plymouth Colony" projects or pages, they are placed in here. 

2 & 3- An accordion book of Plymouth (Mark's Little Journal shown hanging on the pocket) I love his little drawings along the pages.


4- As directed in our Hands on History pack, the boys used the top half of their pocket page to create a "brainstorm web" of Plymouth colony.

5- Comparing the colonies.

6- Mark decided to tape this copy of the Mayflower Compact to the back of his accordion book.




This was a bit more than I planned on posting!! Happy learning! 

Comments

  1. PhyllisSeptember 21, 2012 at 10:35 AM

    I have had similar problems with history text. It is my problem with Story of the World series that everyone seems to love so much. I love all the work you all have done. Thank you so much for linking up!

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  2. TiciaSeptember 22, 2012 at 7:16 PM

    I agree they do seem to be rather contradictory at times. I think though we also tend to forget the things that aren't as interesting to us at the time, so it could have been covered..... Maybe........

    Either way he came up with a great notebook page! (Hopping over from All Things Beautiful)

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  3. TiffanySeptember 24, 2012 at 10:51 AM

    I love history too! Good stuff here, Laurie and thanks for taking the time to share everything. I have also really enjoyed reading the Catholic perspective of American history since I have started homeschooling. One of my favorites is the story of the Carroll family, one of whom helped write and sign the U.S. Constitution and one was also the first bishop of the U.S.! You probably already know about them. I love Seton's history books for all of these great facts that I never knew. Isn't it great to learn right a long with our kids? Thanks so much for keeping me in your thoughts and prayers...I'm off to Texas for a visit this week!

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