Our current Konos co-op has us studying the character trait of courage. We are learning what can happen when you do what is right ever if it is dangerous and even if we are afraid. The colonists did just that, and we are experiencing many freedoms because of their courage and sacrifice.
We learned quite a bit about the cause of the revolution. We discovered that being a patriot was quite dangerous; if discovered, you could be tried for treason in England. Not many ways out of that. So how was Paul Revere to know how to travel to Lexington and Concord to warn of the regulars pending arrival? The lanterns, of course! One if by land, and two if by sea. Well, we have three lanterns in our home now. And the boys got a lesson in proper use of tools with dad:
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