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Hall of Presidents Part 3
This week I continued researching past presidents in our history. If you’ve missed the first two posts, you can read part one here and part two here. I’m really enjoying reading and writing about significant historical events! I hope you’re enjoying learning with me. I will be posting the final…
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Hall of Presidents Part 2
Happy Tuesday, folks! Yesterday was President’s Day, so I’ve been continuing with my research on past presidents. While doing my in-depth research about the first twelve presidents of the United States, I put many significant historical events in order. I remember learning about the war of 1812 and the Trail…
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Hall of Presidents Part 1
With President’s Day being next week, I thought I would look back on all of our previous presidents. Our 46th president has just been sworn into office, but I am interested in the 45 presidents that came before Joe Biden. I’ll be splitting this post up into 4 posts throughout…
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I Survived the Attacks of September 11th, 2001
One of the most pivotal events to occur in my lifetime was September 11th. Even though I was only six years old–just a little girl in first grade–I still remember pieces of that day. The attacks on the World Trade Center not only horrified the country in 2001, but it…
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I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005
One of the most popular historical fiction series for kids is the I Survived series by Lauren Tarshis. Tarshis travels back in time to important events in history, and tells us a fictional tale of what the event might have been like. This time, I read about an event that took place…
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I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79
One of the most popular historical fiction series for kids is the I Survived series by Lauren Tarshis. Tarshis travels back in time to important events in history, and tells us a fictional tale of what the event might have been like. Characters are fictional, but the events that they…
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I Survived The Great Molasses Flood of 1919
One of the most popular historical fiction series for kids is the I Survived series. In this series, Lauren Tarshis writes about fictional characters who survive real events from history. The books are interesting and well-written, as they explain the event in a way that kids can understand. As I…
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1889 World’s Fair
Since it’s summer vacation for me, I decided it would be a great time to go back and read some classic books that I read in elementary school. I’m adding to my classroom library now that I am teaching a new grade next year, and I recently bought some of…
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The History of Hamilton
I’ve been to New York City twice now, and I had the wonderful opportunity to see Phantom of the Opera on Broadway when I was in college. It was an incredible experience to see the raw talent that the actors had. When Disney+ announced that they were putting Hamilton on…
