American Patriots

Of students who shared their chosen "American Patriot" in class today, these were the most frequently mentioned amongst my five classes.

 

Top Left: President George H.W. Bush

 

Top Right: Marcus Luttrell, former US Navy SEAL, Navy Cross recipient, author "Lone Survivor"

 

Bottom Left: Michael Murphy, former US Navy SEAL, Medal of Honor recipient (posthumously awarded, Operation Red Wings, Afghanistan)

 

Bottom Right: President Ronald Reagan 

Korean War Pt 2?

No, North Korea did not attack South Korea today...

Stop getting your info from random people on Twitter, kiddos!

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/27/world/asia/north-korea-missiles/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

 

I found this fitting for our unit.

 

North Korea from space = black hole between China and South Korea. #NoFreedomNoProsperityNoLight

Cold War Review Guide

Please use the link below to access our unit review guide.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw14KMi9gWLUcWo2Nm1DVzRZb2s/edit?usp=sharing

Current Unit Syllabus: The Cold War

Please use the link below to access our current unit syllabus.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw14KMi9gWLUQW10clZycThOUm8/edit?usp=sharing

Some of you asked for pics of the baby girl. Enjoy :)

 

Ella was a whopping 4lbs 13oz when we brought her home from the hospital.

 

Ella's first Thanksgiving.

 

Ella loves "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?".

 

My snow bear!

 

 

Reading "A Charlie Brown Christmas".

 

Ella's first Christmas!

 

 

 

 

Her Sunday best!

 

Yes, a cupcake hat.

Quality American History Websites

Here are a few I like to use:

http://www.history.com/

http://americanrhetoric.com/

http://www.archives.gov/

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/

http://www.loc.gov/topics/americanhistory.php

http://americanhistory.si.edu/

http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/History-American.shtml

Some WWII Video Clips

Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. December 7, 1941.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Address to Congress concerning the attack on Pearl Harbor. December 8, 1941.

Raising Old Glory on Mt Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima. February 1945.

Nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. August 1945.

Purpose of My Blog

Good Afternoon!

Please use this blog to find copies of class materials (i.e. unit syllabus, review guides, etc), articles/images I find interesting related to America and education, and whatever else I determine to be "blog worthy" :)

Please continue to use my school email as a direct line of communication.

Have patience...I'm new at blogging.

~Mrs. C