Hannah's Reading Room

  This post contains affiliate links.  I receive a small commission if you purchase from my links.  Every purchase helps keep this blog going.  This is a unit study I put together about Thomas Edison, based on the book  Thomas Edison by Kay Barnham . One of the things Thomas Edison invented was the phonograph. Watch  From Phonographs to Spotify: A Brief History of the Music Industry . Your children might enjoy this kit which helps your children build an Edison style phonograph .  Your child will be able to record and play back their own recordings. Thomas Edison also contributed to the invention of the electric light bulb.  Watch this interesting video on  Who Invented the Light Bulb?   Read  How a Light Bulb Works  and then draw your own lightbulb and label it's parts. Thomas Edison also contributed to the motion picture camera.  You can learn more about that by watching  The First Movie Camera: Crash Course History #2 .  Watch  How Thomas Edison (Accidentally) Created Hollywood

  This post contains affiliate links.  I receive a small commission if you purchase from my links.  Every purchase helps keep this blog going.  We recently completed a unit study on the state of Pennsylvania.  This is a list of books we read together to help us learn all about this great state.  There is so much rich history in this Keystone state.  Read one or read them all.  This list is sure to give you a good idea of what this state is best known for.  I give a small review underneath each title.  If you know of any great picture books about Pennsylvania that aren't included, please leave a comment so others will know.  Here is a  link to our Pennsylvania Unit Study that I created.   Also check out my list of  13 Books to help your Child Learn About the State of Delaware. 1.   K is for Keystone: A Pennsylvania Alphabet  by Kristen Kane  From having the country's largest Amish settlement to having the first Zoo in America, Pennsylvania has a full and rich history and th