In 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared the week of September 15th Hispanic Heritage Week. It remained as such for almost 40 years until President George W. Bush changed it to span September 15th-October 15th ! There are tons of ways to include integrated literacy activities to celebrate and also use famous Hispanic Americans as role models for your students… View Post
When it comes to home decorating, I tend to embrace a theme in its entirety (obviously, I am repping the American history love with the patriotic decor) and take almost every shortcut possible. Details? #aintnobodygottimeforthat I really don’t care for tools and unless it can be done by just hammering a nail then forget it. However, after spending 16 years… View Post
In the fall, I took a deeper dive into Primary Sources on live streaming! Primary Sources include photos, letters, paintings, diary entries, newspaper articles, recipes, important documents, and more from the time period. How powerful to teach history by actually using the words and images of people who lived through the event! Analyzing these documents facilitates developing those inquiry and… View Post
So you may have guessed the answer to the question is The Carter Library! As a native Georgia girl and lover of American History, seems like I would be doing a disservice if I didn’t come up with a way to acknowledge President Carter during his birthday month. Jimmy Carter was born in Plains, Georgia 92 years ago! He is the… View Post
Hello Readers! Can you feel the excitement in the air? It’s almost September 17th, aka Constitution Day!!! Can you stand it? Ok, maybe it really doesn’t elicit that much emotion. However, it is an extremely important day for all Americans. To state the obvious, the principles our country is founded on are outlined in The Constitution! America wouldn’t be America… View Post