October 17, 2016October 14, 2016Reconstruction to Present, World War I Great World War I Poem I’m not a big poetry buff, but I came across this today, and it really touched me. Â Apparently, Rudyard Kipling’s 18-year-old son […]
October 13, 2016December 6, 2016Help for New Teacher, Miscellaneous, Podcast, Presidents, Teaching Tips LTH 012 – What to Put on Your Board In this episode, I discuss what you should put on your board so that students, administrators, and others know what is going on […]
October 11, 2016October 14, 2016Civil Rights, Civil War & Reconstruction, Reconstruction, Reconstruction to Present Old Voting Literacy Test Have you ever wondered if you could pass one of those old literacy tests that they used to prevent certain people from voting? […]
October 10, 2016October 14, 2016Civil War, Civil War & Reconstruction, Colonization to Civil War Civil War Cannonballs Surface in SC After Hurricane Matthew How cool is this?! Â Hurricane Matthew unearthed or washed up some cannonballs from the Civil War. Â They were discovered on Folly Beach […]
October 7, 2016October 14, 2016Colonial America, Colonization & Settlement, Colonization to Civil War, Holidays Columbus Day Video Here’s a great four-minute video from the History Channel that you can show your students on Columbus Day, if you aren’t out […]