Apr. 18, 2008
Civil War Co-op Class 5

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In case you're wondering, all those dots and dashes are Morse Code for telegraphs- which is what we learned about in class this week.  Did you know that telegrpahs were used for the 1st time in the Civil War.  And the president himself did not even have a telegraph in his office.  He had to go across the street to receive his messages.

You can find directions for this project and all the others we've done at the WOWIO website.  Just download the free ebook.

The kids in grades K-5 also got to make johnny cakes and hardtack.  We have developed compassion for those poor soldiers who had to eat that nasty, dry food!

The teens also got to make real working cameras.  I'm not sure how their pictures turned out yet because they couldn't find a room dark enough to develop them at the co-op.  Annita, their teacher for that project, took them home to develop.

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Comments

• Apr. 18, 2008
Looks Like You All Had Fun!

Posted by mom45angels

What a fun topic! My nephews would LOVE a co-op like that! In November we went to a Civil War Re-enactment on the Liendo Plantation-it was awesome! Your family is adorable and you look like you have lots of fun!

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