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Hands-on History with Home School in the Woods

February 21, 2015 by Emilee Evans

Our kids are mostly hands-on learners. They can listen to a lesson or watch a lesson, but when I ask them a question about it I often receive blank stares. When lessons include hands-on learning, though, they are more likely to be engaged in the lesson and if asked the same questions are better able to answer them.
Home School in the Woods
Disclosure: I received complimentary products to facilitate my review. Regardless, all opinions are my own and those of my family.
Home School in the Woods offers hands-on history materials for for younger students with the goal of igniting a passion for learning history. History should never be a boring subject, and they intend to make sure it’s not! As a mom with children that retain more when they are learning hands-on I can definitely appreciate what Home School in the Woods offers and the passion they have to make history come alive!
For my review I received a variety of materials including the Knights Lap-Pak, Benjamin Franklin Lap-Pak, HISTORY Through the Ages “Record of Time” and HISTORY Through the Ages Timeline Figures.
Unfortunately, due to our big move, we are off to a bit of a slow start this year, so we have only been working on the Knights Lap-Pak, though I was thinking Benjamin Franklin would have been perfect given we were learning more about Presidents this month, but because of our children’s special needs, it’s better to stick with the a key project because chances are high that if we come back to it, we’ll have to review a lot of it or almost start over. So, we continued with the Knights Lap-Pak, which they have been enjoying!
Hands-on History with Home School in the Woods
The Knights Lap-Pak is available in both a CD and download format for PC or MAC. We received the download format for individual family use. We received the download format, and everything comes nicely in a zip file that is easy to download. Instructions are included in the download, and they make everything easy by walking through everything step-by-step for printing, materials needed, how to put everything together, etc. It’s really thorough. I didn’t feel like I had a lot of material and then had to navigate my own way around it – I was able to organize everything and know exactly what we needed to do!
The Knights Lap-Pak is recommended for grades K-2, and we have been using it with our older two children who are ages 7 and 8 and are both doing 2nd Grade level work. As I mentioned, they are both hands-on learners. History has been a particularly challenging subject because they both have special needs. They have a hard time focusing, and unless they really feel involved in the lesson, they don’t get much out of it. With the Knights Lap-Pak, I can see that they really feel involved in the lesson. They are learning as they complete activities and are having fun at the same time! They even want to show off their work!
Hands-on History
They do both have fine-motor challenges as well, so some of the work is challenging, but it also offers an opportunity to practice their fine-motor skills. Because they are really enjoying what they are learning and want their Lap-Pak to look nice, they have been working really hard to not only be engaged in the lessons but work hard on the cutting, pasting, and preparing as well!
I think the Knights Lap-Pak was a great introduction for our kids. They have loved learning more about knights, and I know they’ll continue to work hard and enjoy themselves while doing it, which is what I love to see! I can’t wait to check out the Ben Franklin Lap-Pak next! We’ll also be sharing more about the timelines as well once we get a little more settled into our homeschooling routine! One thing is for sure, this is exactly the type of history materials that are perfect for getting our kids excited about learning history!

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What Would the Founding Fathers Think? Blog Tour and Review

January 6, 2013 by Emilee Evans

Founding Fathers
History, politics, government—they’re not just for grown-ups anymore. Today’s teens are about to be handed a collapsing nation and it will be their job to fix it. Enter David Bowman. With wit, humor, and the occasional serious note, he skillfully illustrates America’s biggest problems and presents an interactive guide to understanding them that’s so much fun adults will want to read it too!
Check out some of the reviews:
History is not boring, but too often today s presentation of it has become so. David Bowman not only restores history, making it fun again, but he also brings to life the core principles of America s founding and communicates them in such a way that youth develop a personal interest in preserving them. —David Barton, Founder of WallBuilders
If there is a work out there that will help our young people understand why America is great, where we have gone wrong, and how we can restore liberty, ‘What Would the Founding Fathers Think?’ is it. Exciting, funny, inspiring, moving, American! Our founding fathers would be proud. —Shane Krauser, Director of the American Academy for Constitutional Education

My review:

Although my kids are too young to fit into the “target audience” for this book, I will definitely be holding on to it for them to read! It mentioned adults will want to read it, too, and that is absolutely true! I not only enjoyed the humor, but I, myself, actually learned a lot as well! “What Would the Founding Fathers Think?” covered both very pertinent facts about today’s governments as well as pertinent and fun facts about our founding government. There were things I knew about how our government has strayed that I haven’t quite been able to to put into words, and “What Would the Founding Fathers Think?” did it so perfectly that I would definitely recommend it for older kids and teens as well adults! I enjoyed the illustrations, the way it is written and laid out with bits of fun facts thrown in called a “Side Order of Fries.”
“What Would the Founding Fathers Thinks” starts off with James Madison, George Washington, and Ben Franklin traveling in a time machine to our country today. They amusingly use web chat to talk to today’s youth and talk about how our Country was founded and what makes it so different and unique. They answer some great questions and give some great, easy to understand examples describing how and why our government was founded. After taking the time to discuss all of it and answer questions they take a little break and turn the tables. How is our government different today? Well, the pyramid of how it was founded has been flipped upside down, and I, personally couldn’t agree more! They use some of the same examples to show how it is directly opposite of the examples in the first half of the discussion. I really like how they put the thoughts in to real life examples young people can understand!
Overall, I really enjoyed “What Would the Founding Fathers Think?” I found it not only educational, but pertinent and fun to read. I also think the message is VERY important. There were parts that were downright hilarious (like the He-Man reference – that really made me laugh because I was a big He-Man fan growing up). There were parts that were very interesting and educational. I think overall, it is such a great balance and very well written. The author, David Bowman, is absolutely right when he expressed that the next generation will inherit the nation and should be informed. We should instill knowledge into our youth and empower them to make the right choices and be armed with this type of information. We surely can’t rely on the media to do it for us!
If you’re needing the words, facts, and a bit of humor to communicate with your older kids and teens (or even your family and friends) I would definitely recommend “What Would the Founding Fathers Think?”

For More Information:

You can purchase “What Would the Founding Fathers Think?” on:

  • Amazon
  • Barnes and Noble
  • Deseret Books

Connect with the Author, David Bowman:
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More about the author:

David BowmanAs a Christian and as a patriot, David Bowman glorifies his Savior and his nation through his fine art, his books, and his motivational speaking.
David also writes and illustrates a variety of books for young audiences. Combining his cartooning skills
and his experience teaching at a high school level, David knows how to engage kids, pre-teens, and
teens with books that are both entertaining and enlightening. His best-selling Who’s Your Hero series
helps kids want to become modern day examples of heroes from the scriptures. The Great Plan of
Happiness teaches them of God’s plan for their lives and Dude, Don’t be a Lemuel helps older kids and
teens avoid negative, faith-destroying attitudes.
In the political realm, David’s latest work is quickly becoming THE Constitutional/conservative book
for young Americans. In What Would the Founding Fathers Think? A YOUNG American’s Guide to
Understanding What Makes Our Nation Great & How we’ve Strayed, David uses wit, humor, and a
variety of visuals to skillfully teach preteens and teens alike the wisdom of returning to our nation’s
founding principles, and in a way that they will actually “get it”. Even adults will enjoy the simplicity
of its explanations. As Barbara Stowell, Vice President of Constitution Week USA, puts it: “I’ve learned
more from this book than all the other government and constitutional course material I’ve studied.”
And David loves to teach! He speaks to youth groups on religious and political topics all over the
country. His fun, engaging style, on a variety of topics, helps motivate them to be all-around better
Christians and patriots. Your kids won’t soon forget a David Bowman presentation!
David Bowman and his wife, Natalie, live in the mountains of Arizona with their four children.

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