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Mary G
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Posted: April 15 2008 at 7:40am \| IP Logged

In preparing for our move back East, I've started getting the kiddoes dvds/videos to watch on the history of the area. One series in particular has been a BIG hit -- Liberty: The American Revolution -- is a 6-hour PBS show about the events, people and places leading up to and including the Revolution. This is a very well-done series! One thing that makes it fun is that they have actors dressed in period costume, speaking quotes from diaries, letters home, etc. interspersed throughout the footage of the areas, reenactments and historians' discussions of the War.

This is a REALLY well done series for those of you studying American History.

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Posted: April 15 2008 at 9:01am \| IP Logged

They also have an online teaching guide with lots of discussion Q&A type stuff in it. Approx high school/upper middle school level if I recall.

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Mare
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Posted: April 15 2008 at 12:15pm \| IP Logged

Mary,

We really enjoy reading about the American Revolution and visiting the living history sites affliated with that time. Are your younger children viewing this? We were watching Liberty's Kids on The History Channel. They pulled that series off about a month ago and I'd like to find something else that we could watch.

Thanks,

Mare

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Posted: April 15 2008 at 12:37pm \| IP Logged

My 9 yos is watching it and loving it ... the other two are popping in and out and picking up bits ... they especially LOVE James Taylor singing "Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier"

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Posted: April 15 2008 at 1:10pm \| IP Logged

go to Kewl Cartoons
and you can watch Liberty Kids online for free

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Also - I have heard LOTS of good reviews for the Liberty series. WinterPromise schedules (or maybe just suggests episodes?) for it in the American Story 1 program. I will probably be adding it to SL Core 3.

Also - you can get a free trial account at United Streaming - they have both Liberty's Kids and Liberty! on there.

HTH,

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