We find Miss Palomine standing on the mall in Washington, DC She tells the story of how the British once ruled America. She explains that the Declaration of Independence was signed on the 4th of July. That’s the day America first became...

We find Miss Palomine standing in front of the White House. She says that our American flag can be seen all over our nation’s capital. She compares the first American flag to our modern flag. She tells the story of how America became...

Miss Palomine brings her Insect Book outside with her to help identify insects. She talks about the different types of insects and what differentiates them from one another. She provides interesting facts about insects.

Miss Palomine introduces insects to the student. She explains which animals are classified as insects. She then gives several examples of various kinds of insects and their habitats.

Significant Individuals in the Southern Colonies identifies significant individuals responsible for the development of the Southern colonies.

The video “Insects and Groups” describes types of insects that live in groups.

Join us in this lesson as we explain the difference between collective and plural nouns. Collective nouns are groups of nouns, like a family, a neighborhood, or a bouquet of flowers. Although there are many people or things together, we...

Let's learn about the Western Honey Bee!

If a honeybee loses its hive or is separated by a large geographical distance with no chance of returning, there is a good chance that it will attempt to enter another hive. At this point, the narrative becomes entirely dependent on what...

The First Continental Congress explains the purpose of the First Continental Congress by identifying and summarizing what it accomplished and what agreement was made among the participants.

English Exploration of the Western Hemisphere investigates English exploration and identifies the motivations to discover the Western Hemisphere by analyzing what they hoped to gain from their explorations.

Significant Individuals of the Middle Colonies identifies significant individuals responsible for the development of the Middle colonies.

Significant Individuals of the New England Colonies identifies significant individuals responsible for the development of the New England colonies.

This video will discuss the Declaration of Independence and the events that led to its creation.

Beginning of American Democracy” describes how democracy developed in the United States, exploring the events that occurred during the Revolutionary War between 1774 and 1776.

A short agreement by the Pilgrims and other colonists on board the Mayflower set in motion a system of government that inspired our country’s founding documents.

Puerto Rico is part of the US, governed by federal law but unable to vote in Presidential elections.. So why does it remain in constitutional limbo?

On top of having a fabulous name, British officer and soldier of fortune Gregor MacGregor spent a decade in Central America fighting for Venezuela and briefly attempting to declare Florida’s independence. He returned to Britain with...

This video will discuss the establishment of the New England colonies and early colonial life there.

What led to Bacon's Rebellion? How did it end and what were the consequences? All this and more when you click the magic button!

Find out why I call Thomas Paine's "Common Sense", the "Book of Duh" and I relate to a colonial Oprah. Seven arguments from Paine detailing why we need to leave Great Britain HipHughes walks you through the basics of the first declared...

In which Hank talks an awful lot about Mars..and then goes kinda crazy...

National Archives: The history of colonial South Africa, presented by Daniel Gilfoyle, diplomatic and colonial records specialist at The National Archives and presented using primary sources from the archives as an insight to this history.

Chronicles the exploits of Cortes, De Soto, and Coronado; and Spanish incursions into South & Central America, Mexico and the American Southwest. This video looks at the Spanish settlement of Santa Fe and the issues that arose for those...