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The Great Depression – American Girl Kit Unit Study
Welcome to the 7th Unit Study in the American Girl History series! It’s the time of America’s Great Depression ! Hear the stories of hardship and hope through the eyes of American Girl Kit Kittredge… In this Unit, we will learn what daily life was like during the days of the Great Depression. We’ll discover what the shocking “crash” on Wall Street was all about and how American life changed overnight… we’ll travel across the country by rail with families looking for work, and imagine ourselves facing the “black blizzards” in the dry and dusty midwest. If you’ve been traveling through history with the American Girl Unit Studies, you know by…
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Josefina’s Southwest Christmas- Hands-On History
What was Christmas like in America’s Southwest Frontier? It’s 1824… the warm dusty streets are filled with all the sights, sounds and smells of Christmas! Biscochos, piñon smoke, farolitos, las posadas, and mariachi! Maybe this sounds like Christmas in another country to you! Nope! These are all some of the things Josefina Montoya loved about Christmas in her beloved Santa Fe! While Christmas in the early 1800’s wasn’t being celebrated in a big way in most places in America just yet, Christmas was a very special and important part of the culture of New Mexico! If you want to add to this Christmas study, you can learn all about Josefina…
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An American Girl Christmas – Holiday Homeschooling
Are you stressing over how to homeschool through the holidays? You can relax! I have the perfect answer- Christmas School! The holidays are coming ! The holidays are coming ! Cooking, cleaning, preparing for company, shopping, parties, children’s plays, church events, cooking some more, oh, yeah….and homeschooling ! Phew! I’m tired just from typing all of that ! How DO you homeschool through the holidays ? Do you dream every year about decorating cookies with your kids, curling up by a fire and reading Christmas stories, making handmade gifts and cards, and spending time as a family focusing on the real heart of the holiday ? Do you find it impossible…
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Samantha Turn of the Century Unit Study
~1900’s Turn of the Century~ Unit Study Welcome to the wonder- filled world of Samantha Parkington, and the 6th Unit Study in the American Girl History series ! Imagine learning the etiquette of high tea, practicing graceful ballroom dancing, and strolling through Central Park in your finest clothes… and then, just around the corner, discovering a very different reality…children working long, grueling hours in factories and families crowded into tiny tenement apartments. Together, we’ll explore both the beauty and the hardship of this amazing time in history. Step back in time to explore what daily life was like at the turn of the century! We’ll learn about the Industrial Revolution and…
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American Girl Addy Civil War Unit Study
Welcome to Addy’s World 1854: Growing Up During America’s Civil War *Note: This is such a deeply emotional topic of study, that will surely create much discussion and perhaps some sadness, anger, and confusion for children. I hope to convey some positive points (stories of courage, faith, hope against all hope, and the deepest expressions of love) that will help sort out what can be learned, so that in our personal lives and in the life of our communities and our countries, we will never repeat a history such as this. The Civil War (American Girl Addy) Unit Study Overview Here’s what you’ll find in the Addy Unit Study…
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