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Welcome back to this brand new series here at Mama’s Learning Corner: On This Day in American History! On this day in American History, January 2, 1974, President Richard Milhous Nixon imposed the 55 miles per hour speed limit. It became federal law that the maximum speed limit throughout the United States was 55 miles …
Welcome to the first post in this brand new series here at Mama’s Learning Corner: On This Day in American History! On this day in American History, January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect. The Proclamation, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, freed all slaves in the Southern States. If you would like more …
Friends, I am so excited to share with you this brand new set of calendars for you and your children: On This Day in American History! For the past two years, I have had an idea rolling around in my brain to create a calendar for each month that highlights one event from American History. …
If your homeschool is like ours, there are several topics that you and your children study and learn about each year. We usually study the Pilgrims each year in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving. It is a great opportunity to study American history! Many years ago (2013!), I published a worksheet packet focusing on …
Columbus Day is observed the second Monday of October each year here in the United States of America, and that date is quickly upon us! I created this set of Christopher Columbus coloring pages 7 years ago for my then little girls to color. During most of our history read alouds in those younger days, my …
Columbus Day is observed the second Monday of each October here in the United States of America. And It is quickly upon us! While my children and I do not study Christopher Columbus in-depth each year, we do read and discuss him at least once each year around Columbus Day, and then as the opportunity …
When I am researching curriculum for our homeschool, I am so tickled when I find a post or site that gives me several options through which to wade. If you are looking for a U.S. History Homeschool curriculum for learning at home, I hope this will be that post for you! As a homeschool mama …
Since we are Americans, our family incorporates some form of U.S. History in our homeschool studies each year. In younger grades, we study and memorize the 50 states, learn about our Founding Fathers, and study our U.S. Presidents, just to name a few! I have always wanted to create a simple study for my children …
I’m so glad you all love the Writing Booklets with Picture Dictionaries. They are a frequent request in my inbox! Since Presidents’ Day is right around the corner, I thought an Abraham Lincoln version was in order. Despite our homeschool having a heavy U.S. History foundation, I realize that I have very few U.S. History …
While we typically use a formal handwriting program each day, I sometimes ditch the formalities and use copywork that pertains to the subjects we’re studying. Over the next few weeks, my children will be working on lots of Thanksgiving-themed activities including this set of Pilgrims at Plymouth copywork! This post was originally published in October …
This week, my youngest daughter and I visited Lindley’s Mill, North Carolina, where a small Revolutionary War battle took place. My g-g-g-g-g-g grandfather (yes, that’s 6), a Major, lost his life in that battle in September 1781. The facts of the Battle of Lindley’s Mill are just fascinating. The Patriot governor of North Carolina, along …
