Learn all about the suffragettes and suffragists through these fabulous children’s books!
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The Best Kids Books on Egypt – History Books Kids Love!
Dive into Ancient Egyptian history with these fascinating children’s picture books. These are wonderful living books for those using a Charlotte Mason approach.
Best Picture Books About the Holocaust for Kids
This collection of children’s picture books can help introduce children to the difficult topic of the Holocaust in a gentle way. In this list there is a mixture of historical fiction and non-fiction that cover topics such as the resistance, Jewish people in hiding, concentration camps, the Night of Broken Glass, and more.
48 Best Children’s Picture Books About World War 2
These excellent picture books will help you introduce your children to World War II in a gentle way.
The Best Children’s Picture Books About the Great Depression
The Great Depression is an important era in American history for children to learn about. We have found that good picture books about the Great Depression help the subject come alive. As we read well-written children’s books on the Great Depression, children can imagine living in that time and put themselves in shoes of those who experienced that hardshipsContinue reading “The Best Children’s Picture Books About the Great Depression”
The Best Children’s Picture Books About World War 1
These excellent children’s books on World War I make it easy to introduce even young children to the difficult topic of the Great War. I learned a lot from reading them too!
Learning History with American Girl Addy Part 2: Addy’s Food
Addy’s Food Slaves were given a weekly ration of food which typically included a few pounds of corn meal and a few pounds of fatty pork, which wasn’t much for an entire week. Slaves who worked on plantations like Addy did were almost always hungry. Some slave masters were more generous and provided some additionalContinue reading “Learning History with American Girl Addy Part 2: Addy’s Food”
Learning History with American Girl Addy Part 1: Plantation Work
Addy’s story is part of one of the saddest chapters in American history. She grew up as a slave in North Carolina before and during the Civil War. While the atrocities and hardships of slavery are unimaginable to most of us, we can get a little insight into what life was like for African AmericanContinue reading “Learning History with American Girl Addy Part 1: Plantation Work”
Learning About Pioneers with American Girl Kirsten, Part 4: The Dakota Native Americans
An important part of the story of the pioneers is the story of the Native Americans that lived in the land before them. In this lesson we will learn about the Dakota natives that lived in the Minnesota Territory before Kirsten and her family arrived.
Learning About the Southwest Frontier with American Girl Josefina: Part1 – The Colonization of New Mexico and Dia de Los Muertos
Josefina was a girl in the Southwest Frontier in 1824. Josefina lived in New Mexico, which was part of Mexico at that time and included modern-day New Mexico and northwest Texas.