Listen, my children, and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,One if by land, and two if by sea;
These two lines are probably the famous lines of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “Paul Revere’s Ride”. It was first published in the January 1861 issue of The Atlantic Monthly. Continue reading “AHG Merit Badge Help – Dawn of our Country #22”
Are you familiar with the artist John Trumbull? He was one of several artist during the Revolutionary War. Growing up in a political family, Trumbull knew many of our country’s founding fathers and witnessed the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Despite being blind in one eye, Trumbull went on to paint over 250 pieces of art. Due to the high quality and historical accuracy of his work, he was commissioned in 1817 to recreate 4 of his smaller paintings that now hang in the Capital Rotunda in Washington DC. Continue reading “AHG Merit Badge – Dawn of Our Country #21”
In preparation for an upcoming multi-troop event, I led a Badge Bash for our Pioneer and Patriot girls. We focused on the Dawn of Our Country Merit badge.
We discussed the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the great sacrifices our founding fathers made. Continue reading “AHG Merit Badge Helps – Dawn of Our Country #18”
This summer has renewed my love for teaching. Between summer camp, badge bashes and day camp, I have had plenty of opportunities. In preparing to teach the classes, I am learning a ton! Hopefully some of the resources I found will help you.
Our Constitution is one of the newer AHG badges. In my opinion, it is a pretty tough badge to earn especially at the Pioneer / Patriot level. But it is very important that we learn the history of our country. Continue reading “AHG Badge Helps – Our Constitution #1”
Here is the third eye glass case I made to use with my Needle Arts Merit Badge. I began with a free pattern I found on the Love Knitting Blog. Continue reading “Another Eye Glass Case”
