Monthly Archives: May 2020
HOME EDUCATION HELP: ONLINE SCIENCE LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES
Though history and language arts are my first loves, I am willing to concede there are other subjects kids should keep up on. https://medium.com/ubcscience/online-science-education-activities-for-kids-83c755007d4
HISTORIC LANGUAGE: EVOLUTION OF ENGLISH
Attention English speakers: If you were to go back in time, would you be able to communicate with those you meet? View at Medium.com
HAPPY VICTORIA DAY 2020
Celebrate at a distance!
HISTORY CHALLENGE: BYGONE ERA EVERYDAY OBJECTS QUIZ
See how well your kids score on this and, if the answer is, ‘not high’, have them find out more about some of the items showcased. (If you’re under forty, you might not fare too well, either.) Me, I got ’em all. https://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/over-40-quiz?bfsource=bfocompareon&bfsource=bfocompareon
HISTORIC 75th ANNIVERSARY: VICTORY IN EUROPE
Some sites to explore for the 75th anniversary of VE Day. https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2019/05/08/v-e-day-1945-the-celebration-heard-round-the-world/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ve-day-victory-europe-second-world-war-75-1.5561007 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/07/inside-story-princesses-elizabeth-margaret-celebrated-ve-day/
VISUAL HISTORY SHARE: LONDON BEFORE THE GREAT FIRE
An eerie fly-over visual for those teaching the young about pre-Great Fire days. The absence of people in the streets making for a comparison of today’s modern lockdowns. https://www.faena.com/aleph/articles/would-you-like-to-fly-over-london-before-the-great-fire-of-1666/#
TRIVIA TRAIL: POST-WAR MORALE BOOSTER
Question: What post-WWII British spectacle opened to the public on May 4th, 1951? Answer: The Festival of Britain, which showcased British industry and arts so as to promote the vision of a better Britain after all the upheaval of the war years. Perhaps something similar will come into being after the world’s current crisis is […]
Time Travelling With Kids 