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The Young Benjamin Franklin Series, “Ben at Ten,” Chapter 1
Chapter 1 “Ben! Now where did that boy get off to?” Ben heard his mother call from the door of his house at Hanover and Union Streets in Boston in Massachusetts Colony. It was 1716, and Ben was ten years old. Ben wanted to continue reading the book that Mr. Jones had loaned to him.
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Middle Grade Novels That Teach History: The Young Benjamin Franklin Series
What an interesting man was that Benjamin Franklin! He came from a tradesman’s family of 17 children in Boston, Massachusetts. He had only two years of formal schooling. At 10 he went to work in his father’s soap and candle shop. So here’s this kid with two years of education who became one of the
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Novels That Teach History: Time Flies Series
Some students hate social studies. It’s just forgettable dates and dull facts. Who cares when the Whiskey Rebellion happened, even if it has an interesting name? Think back to when you were in school. Were you bored to tears? That’s a shame. History is storytelling about real events and real people. Or maybe you liked
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Using Novels To Teach History (Excerpts from an Article Published in“Homeschool Magazine,” May 2024)
Introduction. The following look at using novels to teach history consists of excerpts (with some modifications) from an article I wrote that appeared in “Homeschool Magazine” in May, 2024. If I haven’t mentioned this before, let me say that while the previous blog and this discussion both are taken from articles in homeschool publications, the
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Using Novels to Teach History
A lot of students just don’t like history. Teachers struggle with that all the time. We ask ourselves what can we do to make social studies more engaging to students. I think one answer is to take advantage of the widespread enjoyment of novels. The following is excerpted from a blog I wrote for the
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A Fun Way for Kids to Connect to Learning and Enjoy Reading!
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