The Common Spiders of the United States
Posted in High School, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Nature Studies, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on September 25, 2013
If one wishes to find what spiders live in his neighborhood, they must be looked for at all times and in all kinds of places. The house and cellar should be looked over and the spiders watched until they are fully grown. The outside of the house and fences should be looked over occasionally in Read More »
The Defense of the Castle
Posted in High School, Public Domain, Western Civilization on August 31, 2013
For it should be remembered in reading history that war has both its science and its art, and that great warriors have been adepts in both, and by both have preserved civilization against the external and internal enemies who would have destroyed it. This is the story of the siege on an English castle during Read More »
The Potter’s Craft
Posted in Art, High School, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on August 31, 2013
The production of pottery was, at first, the supplying of a need. Clay offered a medium for the making of household utensils which were at once fireproof and impervious. The work does not belong strictly to the earliest stages of civilization but is a development of advancing refinement. The artist interested in clay and pottery Read More »
Armour and Weapons
Posted in High School, Middle School, Public Domain, Western Civilization on June 19, 2013
Great illustrations of weaponry and armor Doing a study on Medieval warfare? Have a child who loves all things knights and castles? This is an amazing book that covers: The Age of Mail The Wearing of Armour Horse Armour The Decadence of Armour Medieval Weapons Plus more! The text is pretty dense, but informative. It Read More »
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great
Posted in High School, History, Middle School, Public Domain on June 12, 2013
For those that love biographies of famous people, Elbert Hubbard wrote 14 volumes of his series Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great. Each volume contains the stories of 10-12 people in a certain category (with exception to the first book): Volume 1 – memorial edition 2 – Famous Women 3 – American Statesmen Read More »
