Happy 4th of July! My family just finished walking in our local parade and it was fun to wave at everyone and wish people a happy 4th of July. We are such a rich, diverse country and this is a great time to celebrate that fact. So given that today is the day that we … Continue reading I Love You Americanly
This week my younger daughter is at a camp where she is getting to do a wide variety of arts and crafts project with the theme - Party in the USA. They are fully involved in celebrating this great country that we live in. So far, her favorite day has been where they focused on … Continue reading Standing up for the Statue of Liberty
A few weeks ago, my family visited New York and took a trip out to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. It is such an awe inspiring place and I wanted my girls to understand the importance of the immigrant in American society. I'm not sure exactly when they really start getting in to … Continue reading Welcoming the Immigrant
We have Hamilton fever in this house. One of the great things that has come out of that, apart from listening to the music non-stop, is that it has gotten my girls interested in learning more about our history around the time American Revolution. We had been thrilled to read Aaron and Alexander back in … Continue reading Digging into the American Revolution
In just over a week we will inaugurate this country's 45th President. In time for that event, National Geographic has released Our Country's Presidents: A Complete Encyclopedia of the U.S. Presidency by Ann Bausum. In this outstanding book, not only does Bausum cover every president from George Washington through President-Elect Trump's victory speech, but she … Continue reading Our Country’s Presidents – Learn Way More than Just Who They Were
