Hello Everyone! 

I am away this week on vacation. Red Day and Friday will be covered by Tera and Blue will be covered by Lydia. We will be following the syllabus as it’s written. 

This week’s work:

 

First Class Day-

Lesson 139 and the review questions 

 

Second Class Day-

Lesson 141 along with the questions and map. 

Home Days-

Follow the syllabus. 

Have a great week! 
Will miss you guys! 
God bless! 

Hello Everyone-

 

We are going to have a special speaker from the East TN History Museum on Mon/Tues. 

 

Also-a heads up-there will be a SYLLABUS CHANGE this week for Wed/Thurs.

 

First Class Day-

Special Speaker 

 

First Home Day-

Please switch,read and complete the work for Lesson 138 on the US Mint rather than the assigned Lesson 136. 

Second Class Day-

We will be doing Lesson 136 on Clinton in class and completing the work along with it. We will also study a little more about George H.W.Bush,Operation Desert Storm and Bill Clinton with some group activities.

 

Second Home Day-

Follow the normal syllabus. 

Thanks so much and God bless! 🌷

Hello-

 

This week we will be following the syllabus as it is written. 

On our class days we will cover the Reagan/Bush years as well as presidential libraries. We will complete the review questions and maps that go along with Lesson 132 and 133. We will also learn and delve deeper into the  Space Shuttle Challenger disaster,the fall of the Soviet Union and the impact of the fall of the Berlin Wall. 

Please follow the syllabus for your home days. 

My father passed away unexpectedly on Friday morning. Please keep me and family in your prayers. We are heartbroken. 

God bless. 
He is faithful. 

Hello Everyone!!

 

Heads up for Monday,April 8th. We are having a half day for the eclipse so please pick up your students by 12:10. We will still be able to get all of our classes in but we will not have lunch. 

Last week we learned about the Interstate system that was started during the Eisenhower administration and we learned about Nixon,Ford and Carter the following class day. We also got a little more in depth with Watergate. 

This week we are going to space and spending the week learning all about our Space Race efforts. Because of this there is a SYLLABUS CHANGE on the 2nd class day!!!!

 

This week’s work:

 

First Class Day-

We will read,discuss,take notes,and complete the questions for Lesson 127. We will also watch a video about some of our missions and do a group activity that compares our advancements to those of the USSR. 

First Home Day- This is a CHANGE!!!

Please read and complete the questions for Lesson 129 on the Treasurer. 

Second Class Day-This is a CHANGE!!!!

We will read,discuss,take notes and complete the questions and map for Lesson 128 on the Space Center. We will also watch a video and complete an activity on Alan Shepard and the moon landing. 

Second Home Day-

Follow the syllabus 

 

Have a great week! 
God bless!! 

Happy Easter!! Christ the Lord is risen today!!!! We serve a RISEN Savior and that makes all the difference! Praying that you all had a blessed and wonderful holiday celebrating the Resurrection!!

 

This week we have a SYLLABUS CHANGE:

 

April 2-Blue Day(School) 
We will read,discuss,watch a video and finish our questions for Lesson 123 on the Interstate system. 

2nd School Day-

We are switching Lesson 125 for Lesson 126 and studying Nixon,Ford and Carter. You will do the lesson in Billy Graham for your home day. We will also do a unit study and watch a video explaining Watergate and Nixon’s resignation. 

Home Days- 

1st-Lesson 124(on syllabus)

2nd-Lesson 125 Billy Graham(change)

 

Have a great week!! 
Jesus is alive!!! Praise His holy name! 
❤️✝️❤️

 

 

Hello Families! 

I have a syllabus switch for the week: 

 

First Class Day-

We will read,discuss,finish our questions and do the map for Lesson 121 on JFK and LBJ. We will also spend some time this week on JFK,the Bay Of Pigs and the Vietnam War in group studies. 

First Home Day-

Lesson 120 on Alaska. Please do the questions and map. 

Second Class Day-

We will read,discuss,and finish the questions for Lesson 122.

 

Second Home Day-

Follow the syllabus. 

Have a great week! 
God Bless! 

Welcome back!!!

 

I hope you all had a great break! I know that you are chomping at the bit to get back into our history lessons! Don’t worry-that’s exactly what we are going to do! 

This week’s work: 

First Class Day-

We will read,discuss,take notes,and go over the comprehension questions for Lesson 116. We will also watch a video about Ike and the growing threat of the Cold War as well as work on a group activity on the subject. 

First Home Day-

Follow the syllabus.

 

Second Class Day-

We will read and discuss Lesson 118. We will also watch a video,complete a packet and finish our comprehension questions. 

Second Home Day-

Follow the syllabus. 

Have a great week!

God Bless! 

Hello Families! 

We had a very busy week trying to cram as much WW2 stuff in as we could! In addition to our lessons we learned about the Tuskegee Airmen,the liberation of the concentration camps,the Manhatten Project and the beginning of the Cold War. We also got to really dig into the Traveling Trunk from East Tennessee History Museum as well as an artifact box that Tera Castile was able to get our class. The kids loved it all!

 

Because we still have a few things I’d like to be able to utilize-I am going to use Mon/Tues as a hands on day to do a few group activities and stations that the kids can go through to wrap up that time period. We will also be doing a packet on the Korean War. We will combine Lesson 114/115 on Wed/Thursday because they are short lessons that both pertain to baseball. This syllabus change DOES NOT affect your home days.

 

This week’s work:

 

First Class Day:

Hands On History Day: WW2/Korean War edition

We will also play a review game to see how much they have learned.

 

First Home Day:

Follow the syllabus

 

Second Class Day:

We will read and discuss Lessons 114/115 as well as watch a video and complete a packet on Jackie Robinson. If time permits-we will also do a worksheet on Babe Ruth.

 

Second Home Day:

Follow the syllabus

 

 

Have a great week!
God Bless! And hang on-

only one week until Spring Break! ❤️❤️ 

Hello All!!!

 

We had a really great week exploring WW2! Red Day 6th got a treat as Sawyer Little brought in his great grandfather’s items from his service in the war and Jacob Doubleday brought in his grandfather’s coat for us to see!  We all were happily surprised when the East TN History Museum dropped off their giant WW2 trunk to us a week early!! The kids really loved all of the different wartime posters. We will do more with the trunk this week.

 

SYLLABUS CHANGE!!!!

 

In order to really maximize the wonderful items in the trunk that we were lent and also a few group activities that I have planned-we are switching things up again this week so that I can teach more of WW2 topics,the Manhatten Project,the Korean War and the beginning of the contentious Cold War.

 

This week’s work:

 

First Class Day:

We will read and discuss Lesson 110. We will do our questions orally. I have a few videos and a couple of worksheets and group activities as well from the trunk about Oak Ridge’s role in the war. I am also hoping to have them play an espionage game ad a class. 

First Home Day: 

Read Lessons 108 and 109. They can complete the questions and also do the map for 109. 

Second Class Day: 

We will read and discuss Lesson 111. We will also complete the questions orally and finish the maps, I will show a video on the Korean War,do a group activity geared towards the war,and also do an activity that will help us understand rationing. We will utilize the trunk again for this lesson. 

Second Home Day: 

Read Lesson 112 and complete the questions and map for the lesson. 

Have a great week! 
God Bless! 🧡

 

Hello Familes!!! 

We had a great week learning about the Gilded Age and FDR’s New Deal! This week we are jumping into WW2!! Because of this-I am switching up the syllabus!!! 

IMPORTANT SYLLABUS CHANGE: 

 

First Class Day-

We will read,discuss and finish our questions for Lesson 106. We also will complete the map for the lesson. I will be adding content this week to help them understand this important period in American History. We will do a couple of supplemental papers and also watch some videos to help us try to understand the gravity and importance of World War 2. 

 

First Home Day-

Please read and complete the work for Lesson 103. 

Second Class Day-

We will read,discuss and complete our comprehension questions for Lesson 107. Again-we will be doing some extra papers and watching a couple of videos to try to understand what wartime on the home front was like for the average Americans during this time period. 

Second Home Day-

Please read and complete the work for Lessons 104 and 105. 

Have a great week! 
God bless! 

Hello Everyone!!

 

We had a great week learning all about how we are country of immigrants-built by the hard work and ingenuity of people who came to the US for freedom and opportunity. We also learned about the Roaring Twenties,The Great Depression,Prohibition and the rise of organized crime during that time period. On Friday we watched a scene from a Charlie Chaplin silent film,listened to the “Little Orphan Annie” radio show from 1935 and played a bingo game to see how much they retained from the week. I was super proud of how much they remembered!! 

This week we are kind of going back into time for a bit to delve into the Gilded Age and the Robber Barons that made the era super prosperous before the crash,but then for the second half of the week we will concentrate on FDR’s New Deal and all of the ways the government tried to help America get back on her feet. 

It’s also a chapel week and Valentine’s Day(and the dance)-so say a little prayer I can get all of that in and keep their attention! Haha

HEADS UP:

I will be switching the syllabus up a bit next week and the following to give us a little more class time to learn all about WW2 so keep your eyes open for that! 

ALSO: 

The prize box is running a little low. We could use some prizes,or candy or even some slightly used squishmallows. 😬😂

They have been a huge hit! 

 

This week’s work: 

 

First Class Day: 

We will read,discuss,and finish our questions on Lesson 99 on factories as well as watch a few videos on some of the great men/women that built America. We will also do a group packet activity on the Gilded Age and Robber Barons. 

First Home Day: 

Follow the syllabus. 

Second Class Day:

We will read,discuss and finish our questions for Lesson 101. In addition we will watch a video and complete a reading comprehension packet on the New Deal. I am also going to see if we can squeeze in the review bingo. ;) 

 

Second Home Day: 

Follow the syllabus. 

Have a great week!!! 
God bless! 
You are all loved by a great God! 
❤️❤️❤️

 

Hello Everyone! 

I hope you all had a great weekend and enjoyed the warm weather and sunshine! I must admit that the nice weather spoiled me and now I’m totally ready for spring! 

This week’s work: 

 

First Class Day:

We will read,discuss and answer our comprehension questions for Lesson 93. We will also watch a video and do a group activity that pertains to our lesson. 

First Home Day: 

Follow the syllabus.

 

Second Class Day: 

We will read,discuss and answer our questions for Lesson 96 as well as watch a video and work on a fun activity that correlates to our chapter. 

Second Home Day:

Follow the syllabus. 

Have a great week! 
God bless! 

Whoa!!! Snow!!! 😳☃️😬☃️😳

 

What a crazy last week!!! Hopefully you guys squeezed in a little History why you were out making snow bears and snow dogs! I cooked,cleaned,baked,and made a lot of Lego sets with my hubby! It was a cozy winter wonderland! 

This week’s work(unless there’s another snowpocalypse or something!): 

 

First Class Day:

We will read,discuss,take notes and finish our comprehension questions for Lesson 84. We will also watch a video and learn a little more about the Great Fire of Chicago 1871. 

First Home Day: 

Follow this week’s syllabus

 

Second Class Day: 

We will read,discuss,and complete our questions and map from Lesson 86. We will also watch a video that goes along with the lesson.

 

Second Class Day:

Follow this week’s syllabus. 

Have a great week! 
God bless! ❄️❄️❄️