Kansas City’s National Toy and Miniature Museum has a collection of 51,000 toys. There’s a wide range, from delicate miniatures that certainly were never intended to play with, to well-worn toys visitors remember from their own childhoods. One of the most impressive items is a dollhouse almost big enough to… Continue reading
The Tulsa Massacre, sometimes known as the Tulsa Race Riots, was a shocking event in 1921. Perhaps equally shocking is the fact that this event is rarely covered in classrooms. It’s not easy to look back at troubling events, but they are part of our history and should not be… Continue reading
Until we reach a point of including Black history in all our American history lessons, we need to make a special effort in February to honor Black Americans in our history. Here are some lesson plans to get you started: Wilma Rudolph Madame C. J. Walker Martin Luther King Jr.… Continue reading
We always enjoy a good aquarium, and we have written before about our aquarium visits — but you might not think to look for an aquarium in Oklahoma. Oklahoma is in the middle of the nation, far from any ocean. The Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks, Oklahoma, is worth a visit.… Continue reading
We visited the Philbrook Art Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This gorgeous museum used to be a private home. Waite and Genevieve Phillips lived here with their children in the 1920s. Philips was an oilman. He built his oil company up and sold it for $25 million in 1925. Waite and… Continue reading
The Vikings affected the whole of Europe during much of the Middle Ages, based in Scandinavia but extending their reach into England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Russia, Eastern Europe, and even into North America and the Arab world. The Vikings are often overlooked in our classrooms, or… Continue reading
