Since the beginning of the month, we've been learning about The American Revolution.

I started looking at the Charlotte Mason method of teaching for ideas, mainly because I was not finding any enjoyable lesson plans for teaching American History without being doused in patriotism.  I realized that most of CM is about learning through reading.

So, I quickly ran to my favorite resource locale (aka, the library), and with the help of my favorite Librarian, Jo Ellen, I got some great reader books about the American Revolution.  I read a few, and the girls read a few on their own.  I even got the American Girl cookbook and an American Girl crafts book so we could make items like they did during that time period.

What we decided to make was a fan.  You know like the fancy ladies carried.
The instructions were in the craft book.

We are also going to make stenciled note cards.  I am a part-time scrapbooker, and was recently gifted with more stencils than I'll ever know what to do with, so this project is perfect.  The book, If I lived at the time of the American Revolution, is filled with games, recipes, and crafts from that time.

Great ideas in there!

I also decided we'd try making bread.  Now, I have a bread machine, and we've made bread in it before, but I wanted to try it "the old fashioned way".

I'm a bit apprehensive, but excited, and since it's a school assignment, I'm going in with an open mind.  I found a cool looking recipe.  Seems way simpler than I thought it'd be, so I'm game!!

So, this week is when we start our crafts and breadmaking project.

I will be sure to post pictures!

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