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Middle School Egypt Study

November 29, 2010 By Jimmie Quick 15 Comments

We covered Ancient Egypt way back in first grade, and now we’re revisiting it in sixth grade, using Beautiful Feet ancients as our base. THE BOOKS Non-fiction Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt (Landmark Books) Pyramid by David Macaulay Ancient Egyptian Art (Art in History) Activity/Notebooking/Lapbooking Remembering God’s […]

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World War 2 Lapbook

April 26, 2010 By Jimmie Quick 25 Comments

We have finished another period of history — WW2.  I admit that I learned a lot myself about this monumental war.  Here are the primary resources we used for this (four to five week) unit: WW2 Books World War II for Kids I ditched the Winter Promise reading schedule and instead used this book as […]

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Independent Research Project — Pigeons

December 31, 2009 By Jimmie Quick 14 Comments

My art lesson is held in a rooftop studio where my teacher’s husband raises chickens and pigeons in pens nearby. Sprite loves to go with me and help “Pigeon King” care for the birds. He confided in her one day that of all the young students my art teacher has taught over the years, Sprite […]

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Verdi Composer Study and Opera Lapbook

November 16, 2009 By Jimmie Quick 4 Comments

We’ve chosen Giuseppe Verdi as our composer of the term, and Verdi means opera! I bought this opera DVD (pirated, shhhh….) for less than $2 —Verdi’s Il Trovatore , Metropolitan Opera (1988).   I have to admit, it was my first exposure, ever, to opera. And surprisingly, Sprite and I both liked it! Granted, it’s totally […]

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Civil War Lapbook plus Notebooking Pages

October 16, 2009 By Jimmie Quick 8 Comments

We’ve finally wrapped up the Civil War! It took us over two months to cover what Winter Promise had assigned for a mere six weeks. (Too many interruptions lately — mostly traveling and sickness. Ah, well, this is why we homeschool.) We used these resources inside the lapbook: RETAIL (bought at Currclick)–Hands-On History: Civil War […]

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