Living history

As most parents know, traveling with kids can be totally awesome or totally catastrophic. Our secret recipe for success when traveling with kids involves two ingredients - getting ourselves outside as much as possible and

Acquiring useful skills is something I’ve thought about a lot in case you couldn’t tell by all the crazy stuff I share with you that I’ve been doing. I believe that having a quiver full of...

Complete Living Book List for Ancient History ~ Including: Creation, Greece, Rome, Israel, Dinosaurs, Geology, Africa

America's Best Living History Museums: Williamsburg, Mt Vernon Estate, The Maritime Museum, Mystic Seaport, Plimoth Plantation & more.

Begun in 1984, Little Woodham is a fascinating re-creation of how an English village could have looked in 1642. The village, beautifully situated in an ancient oakwood, consists of more than a dozen structures ranging from a fisherman's shelter to an Ale House, Blacksmith's forge and an Apothecaries shop. On open days it is staffed by volunteers in period costume who can be seen tending the herbs and vegetables in the cottage gardens and practising a wide variety of period crafts. Around…

With living books, I find that thinking of people and places we've studied is like remembering an old friend or a family vacation.

A couple of days ago, I was suprised irritated to see a Yahoo headline that read, "Thanksgiving is no longer a Christian holiday, but a secular one...." Oh, really? Who decided this? Every American is thankful for something, and so now there is really no substantial reason to recognize the fact that the holiday is rooted in the celebration of religious liberty? Well, I'm pretty sure that every American loves presents too, so why don't we just dissolve the whole "Jesus is the reason for the…

History literature for early American life, covering daily life, westward expansion, Native Americans, slavery, and more. Living history texts in picture book, chapter book, and audiobook form with a few bonuses.

I have been working diligently on a literature-based, hands-on secular history curriculum. At its core are great books that we can enjoy as a family. It has taken me so much time to find these books and I want to make sure everyone can easily find great lists of books. **If there is a book