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Homeschooling moms must fill up their knowledge bank in order to give the best to their kids. The more mom knows, the better she can teach. Research these topics and share the general idea with younger kids. For older kids, you might invite them to pick a topic to research. Henry Ford Topics for Week 33 Benjamin Harrison The Capitalists Henry Ford Writing More Funny Poetry Discussion Questions Benjamin Harrison This has been said of Benjamin Harrison : "He seemed insensitive and unaware of the massive industrial changes that had overtaken America; of the poverty that afflicted the urban areas; of the depths of economic hardship affecting the nation's farmers as they fell down the economic ladder to tenancy; and of the industrial crisis that began to topple railroads, banks, and business corporations like dominoes within days of his retirement from office." What kind of actions are required by an official to ensure that they are aware of the domestic realities that affect ...

Ancient History Resources for Homeschool and Personal Study. This weeks topics: Ancient Egyptians, Sumerians, Eridu, Ancient Cairns, Ancient Hebrews and Flood stories. Ancient History is studied through the collection of archeological evidence, written records and oral stories or myths. Just because evidence shows a particular belief or custom was common at a particular time does not mean that everyone in that civilization shared that belief. When you study the topics for this week, you can either go deep on one topic for the week and skip the others or you can do a new topic each day. This outline is just a suggested pace, you can go slower or faster as needed. This outline is intended to provide you with a place to start. You will still need to do your own research.  Burial Object - Ancient Boat - Naqada 3400 BC Homeschool Topics for Week 2 Ancient Egyptians Sumerians Eridu: The First City in Mesopotamia Ancient Cairns Ancient Hebrews Flood Stories Discussion Questions Ancient Eg...

Homeschooling moms must fill up their knowledge bank in order to give the best to their kids. The more mom knows, the better she can teach. Research these topics and share the general idea with younger kids. For older kids, you might invite them to pick a topic to research. The Statue of Liberty Topics for Week 32 Immigration The Statue of Liberty Grover Cleveland Writing Funny Poetry Discussion Questions Immigration Between 1880 and 1920, 23 million immigrants arrived in the United States. Most were very poor and came for economic opportunities not available in their own country. They brought only what they could carry. Discuss what it would be like to leave everything you own behind to travel to a new country. Research the journey of a family member who came from another country.  Can you shorten or change your name to make it easier to spell or say? The Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States. What does the torch symbolize? Grover Clev...

Homeschooling moms must fill up their knowledge bank in order to give the best to their kids. The more mom knows, the better she can teach. Research these topics and share the general idea with younger kids. For older kids, you might invite them to pick a topic to research. Henry Stanley Topics for Week 31 Fables and Trickster Tales Henry Stanley and David Livingstone Map Project of Africa Rutherford B Hayes James A Garfield Discussion Questions Fables and Trickster Tales Fables and trickster stories are short narratives that use animal characters with human features to convey folk wisdom and to help us understand human nature and human behavior. These stories were originally passed down through oral tradition and were eventually written down. Henry Stanley and David Livingstone What was the " Scramble for Africa ?" David Livingstone thought that he could influence others to end the slave trade by finding the source of the Nile river. How was he mistaken in this belief? Henry...

Homeschooling moms must fill up their knowledge bank in order to give the best to their kids. The more mom knows, the better she can teach. Research these topics and share the general idea with younger kids. For older kids, you might invite them to pick a topic to research. Thomas Edison Topics for Week 30 Louis Pasteur Thomas Edison Alexander Graham Bell George Eastman Lewis Latimer Discussion Questions Louis Pasteur Louis Pasteur , while studying microbes that cause wine to ferment, reasoned that microbes might also be responsible for illnesses. How do you think he came to reason that? What led to the discovery of pasteurization? Thomas Edison Thomas Edison did not invent the lightbulb, he improved upon a 50-year-old idea that was not practical for home use. His invention of a filament made of carbonized sewing thread made the lightbulb practical, safe and economical. Residents of Pearl Street in Lower Manhattan were the first to get electric power from Thomas Edison's Pearl Str...

Homeschooling moms must fill up their knowledge bank in order to give the best to their kids. The more mom knows, the better she can teach. Research these topics and share the general idea with younger kids. For older kids, you might invite them to pick a topic to research. Shoots-the-Buffalo-Running Topics for Week 29 Lawmen Outlaws Sitting Bull Crazy Horse Plains Indians Discussion Questions Lawmen (Pick one From this List) John "X" Beidler Wild Bill Hickok Isaac C Parker Patrick Floyd Garrett Wyatt Earp Outlaws (Pick one from this list) Billy the Kid Jesse James Charles E Boles "Black Bart" Thomas "Black Jack" Ketchum Belle Starr Joaquin Murietta Tiburcio Vasquez Sitting Bull He was named "Jumping Badger" at birth, Americans know him as "Sitting Bull" What nicknames do you have? Do any of them remind others of an animal? Crazy Horse He was a hero to all who knew him. What qualities would you look for in a hero? The Plains Indians Bla...