Zap History Boredom – 8 Ways to Captivate Your Kids
Make history come alive for children. Learn about eight different ways to captivate your children while studying the past: from costumes and puppet shows to interviewing historic people.
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Mother Home-Schooled “Problem” Student: Later Nominated for Nobel Prize in Physics
It was the Great Depression in rural Minnesota. From her small cabin with no utilities, Martha Linsley, a certified teacher, fought school district administrators for the right to home-school her two children. Defending her gifted son, who would eventually be nominated for a Nobel Physics Prize, she was threatened with fines – and even jail time.
The Farm Letters: A Depression Era Family Chronicle
In her 80s, Martha Linsley bought a small typewriter from Montgomery Ward, taught herself to type, and transcribed the hundreds of letters she and her husband and their two children wrote to one another.
Easy Art History & Appreciation
Art appreciation (or the study of art history) need not be difficult. You don’t need a fancy curriculum or a complicated plan.
