Martin Luther King day is here again; and if your children are past elementary age, you're probably looking for a new and more challenging way to acknowlege this important event.  The Self-Evident Truth book series from Royal Fireworks Press explores a concept Dr. King knew well: language can change the world!

Next Sunday is "Pony Express Day!" A great place to learn about this bit of history is from the Pony Express Museum in St. Joseph, Missouri. If you're not close enough to visit in person, you can still find some wonderful resources on their website.

I spent some time this morning helping a friend find some resources, and shared with her one of my favorite tools for learning history. History Scribe provides a way for your children to express what they've learned about history topics. The materials are a variation on lapbooking or notebooking, allowing the student to draw and write what they've discovered through reading or research. The elementary level books just have space for pictures and a few sentences of writing.