The 4th of July and American Revolution printables and activities on the site can be used for so many different USA-themed holidays. A lot of these fourth of July printables could be used for flag day, Memorial Day, American History, and more. The Fourth of July is a great holiday during the summer and kids…
I love learning about history. And it is something we should expose kids to as well. We have a fun collection at home of books about the American Revolutionary War. I have these books because I want them to have access to the information when we are learning about the subject. I have them read…
There are many subjects to learn in history and I thought it would be fun to have a new easy reader for the 4th of July. This new easy reader book is about the people in the American Revolutionary War. I love when you can start learning early about history. It is one fun way…
August’s book finds were tons of fun to read. We had a lot of fun reading the different books. This month’s collection of books finds comes from the library, museums, and the bookstore. I’m always looking for books for the girls to read. I enjoy reading them as well. In is great for learning about…
Around this time of year is the reenactment of the Ride of Paul Revere. I’ve always wanted to do something for it with my girls. As part of that, I’ve made this Free American Revolutionary War Pack. This American Revolutionary War Pack was made for kids 2 to 8. There are activities for the various…
Name: Op Sail Boston 2012 Website: http://www.opsailboston.com/ Length of stay: 2 hour Op Sail Boston is a collection of tall ships that come in and offer tours of ships. It is a great thing to watch. The girls got to watch 4 Ships sail in. They took their first “T” ride and went to Boston…
Name: Minute Man National Historic Park Location: Lexington & Concord, Massachusetts Website: http://www.nps.gov/mima/index.htm Length of stay: 3 hours Minute Man National Historic Park is a on part of the battle road between Lexington and Concord. You can see clothes from the era and learn about the history that happened there. We started our trip in…
History can be fun by adding a sensory bin play to it. You can talk about different parts of history while kids explore the different figures and items in the bin. This a super easy to set up sensory bin for kids. I like to have simple things to explore different areas! We read the…
After a recent trip to the Minute Man National Historic Park we read the book Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Ted Rand. We looked at the lanterns we saw at the park. We talked about one or two lanterns and what was important about it. We also talked about how the poem…