I'm not trying to be "Sexist" but my dd5 is really girly.... My little ponies, care bears, Disney princesses, the whole nine yards... She enjoys getting involved with her two older brothers with their science stuff, but still considers it "Boy Stuff". Same story, only moreso with history. To her, it is all a bunch of "stoooopid boys" shooting guns and stuff... (Ok so she is right! haha!) But how do you get a Girly Girl interested in such things? I was a tom-boy so I am clueless.
For history you could include fashion through the ages: http://www.colour-experience.org/matching/matcol_fashion_ages/matcol_fashion_ages_1.htm http://www.fashion-era.com/index.htm And then maybe have her try to draw it/color it/cut it out for a paper doll? It might help her get something to hang her facts on, if you know what I mean.
I've not used it, but I've heard good things about "Prairie Primer." I think it's based on "Little House on the Prairie."
THANK YOU! YOU gave me links for my dd that I Was looking for! She wants to do something in fashion design when she gets out of highschool, that and or home interior design. Jen I can relate I was a tom boy too, my dd is a girl, all around.
What if for every history unit you study you could do a week (or whatever) studying what the women in that time/place were like (what they did, didn't do, how they dressed, how they contributed to their families, important things they did etc) ?
Oh those fashion sites are COOL!!! My daughter will think those are cool when we get to actually do history once our Ireland kids leave
We have a book called "Women in History" or something close to it. I used that some with dd. You may have to Google it. Oh Jen...When we were in Maryland one time, we visted Mt. Vernon. DD got a book of Washington and that time period that was cutouts--paper dolls. Once we were home dd decided she wasn't inito that kind of thing after all, so never used it! I could send that to you if you want, it's a pretty cool book!
Oh, I used to LOVE paper dolls (hence my current sims obsession)! We would get wallpaper samples and cut out clothes from that.
My dd makes up her own designs, in fact she made one of a whole family and named them after my Mom to her delight! she has some really great Paper dolls she made .. I think they are still on her computer.
Hey Jen! I think Sasha would really like American Girl. Samantha loved using those books as historical fiction and they also have cookbooks and craft books that correspond as well. We love them and both mine are girly girls big time. Also Little House or I guess that'd be Prairie Primer. I almost wish I had done that with Sam back when she was younger.
Even my son loves Little house on the prairie! I had to force him to read the first book )) but after that he wanted to see the TV series and then read the other books etc. He especially loves how they made all the stuff themselves. Can anyone send me a link with info on the Prairie Primer?
For Science you could get Make Your Own Perfume kits or find recipes to make your own lip gloss (or other make-up). Things like candle making or soap making can be a lesson in history and science (not to mention make great homemade presents). For history, I like what someone else said about spending a week or so focusing on the women of the time. You could also make costumes, jewelry, and food from the time period. You could also spend some time studying women scientists and the important contributions they've made, or important women throughout history.
I second the paper dolls thing; I think Amazon had books of dolls from different countries/times periods at one time that looked good & I know you can download free victoriana paper dolls so they might have other time periods as well. Here's a link to Katies historic costume paper dolls; she has little house ones: http://www.costumegallery.com/dolls.htm Science: find out who the women of science are & what they contributed. Considering God's Creation has lots of cool arts sort of stuff. It's a very interactive curriculum. ie plants ~ cut & assemble flower parts, flower pressing/labeling, flower hunt etc Might be worth a look.
I knew I remembered something about books on Women in history. Check these out: Uppity women series It has stories of "uppity" women through history. I know that the library where we are moving to has a couple of them at least, so check there first. Oh, and unless you are scared of using lye (it is not that dangerous, believe me) then you can make soap for science class. Or even just study how soap cleans. The link is for a lesson plan with photos. Cool stuff!
