Hello there! Summer is the season that passes the quickest, and with good reason - there is so much to accomplish. I'm linking up with Andrea from Momfessionals and Erika from A Little Bit of Everything to highlight this week's Friday Favorites!
Sand Castles
At Revere Beach (the first public beach in America), there is an annual sand sculpture competition. We went on last week after the crowds were gone:
At Revere Beach (the first public beach in America), there is an annual sand sculpture competition. We went on last week after the crowds were gone:
Mapping Boston!
Here's a flashback to a summer course I took: Mapping Boston In the American Revolution course. (Click here to get teaching materials you can use in your own classroom!) My lesson centered around mapping the Boston Tea Party - the route from the Old South Meeting House to Griffin's Wharf:
This is an enlarged section of the Bonner Map of Boston (click here to see the whole map). The Old South Meeting House is at the corner of Cornhill and Milk Streets. Griffin's Wharf got cut out in this picture. The lesson plan would involve mapping the route the Sons of Liberty took.
If you want to see the location of the Old State House, it's on the upper end of King Street.
As a follow-up activity, I'd love to recreate colonial Boston. Here's the display from the Old South Meeting House:
Books About Boston
When we were at Old South Meeting House, I visited the gift shop to get book ideas:
My favorite book was the Freedom Trail Pop-Up Book, but I just checked on Amazon, and it costs $29.99. Maybe I'll save that purchase for when/if I get a gift card.
Animal Atlas
I read about this great book in another blog, and I had to buy it for myself:
The Animal Planet Animal Atlas is amazing and colorful. It's full of fascinating facts and close-up pictures of so many animals. I picked the pictures of the moose and the puffin because I want to see those animals in real life - maybe some day! Click here to check it out on Amazon!
Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
Last, but not least, I went bought some items at Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale:
I got this black Wit and Wisdom pants for the cooler weather.
Lastly, I bought this cozy cardigan. Years ago, I bought a "grandpa" sweater from Nordstrom. I wear it all the time because it's so cozy so I'm hoping this sweater is equally comfortable.
Did you buy anything fun lately?
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