That Looks Delicious!!! ~ Tuesday Teaching Tips
Learn to think creatively when deciding how to keep your child’s interest for school. For instance, consider having your daughter begin her own recipe folder or box for handwriting this year. Instead...
View ArticlePens, Papers, Notebooks…Oh My!!! ~ Mondays with Marilyn
I love to stock up on notebooks, construction paper, pens, pencils, crayons, markers, etc this time of year. It’s usually never cheaper than it is now. I just found spiral notebooks for $.17 each at...
View ArticleDisturbances Of A Very Serious Nature ~ Saturday Stories
New York’s Philip Livingston was a true patriot who died in harness. Like so many of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence, Livingston went from riches to rags in the Revolutionary War....
View ArticleDon’t be afraid to think outside of the box ~ Mondays with Marilyn
If you find something in your curriculum that strikes the interest of one of your kids, expand upon it. Get a whole biography of some person mentioned in their history book, visit a veteran and learn...
View ArticleSaturday Stories ~ A “Wasted” Ride
Wentworth Cheswell was a Patriot of mixed race. Although his appearance reflected that of his slave father, his mother was a free white woman. He grew up in New Hampshire prior to the War of...
View ArticleSaturday Stories ~ The Exploding Ship
Boys of Liberty Collection 3- The War of 1812 Series Stephen Decatur is said to have been the first national military hero after the War of Independence. Starting as a lowly midshipman in his late...
View ArticleSaturday Stories ~ Turn and Fire!
It was early morning on May 30, 1806. Two men, coincidentally both lawyers, had ridden two days for this occasion. One would someday be a President of the United States. One would soon be dead. Andrew...
View ArticleThe Runaway Governor ~ Saturday Stories
There is no doubt that he is an all-time American hero. An early President, the first Governor of his home state, contributing author of some of our founding documents. Yet some people in his time,...
View Article“Give me my wife” ~ What Does the Bible Say…
Gen. 29:21-23 “Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my time is completed, that I may go in to her.” Laban gathered all the men of the place and made a feast. Now in the evening he took his...
View ArticleWhat’s He Doing There? ~ Saturday Stories
The old stained glass window has graced Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in Roanoke, Virginia since 1906. The first pastor, Rev. Lylburn Liggins had insisted that it be put there. There had been some...
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