This month, two of our Schoolhouse Teachers take a look at fathers—the father of the cotton gin and fathers from history, science, math, art, and more.Niki Coburn McNeil’s Lapbooking unit this month for 4th-6th graders takes a look at Eli Whitney and his cotton gin. Meet the boy who could invent anything and was asked to invent a cotton gin before he’d ever laid his eyes on a piece of cotton.

Don’t miss the treasures Michelle Miller has mined for you on her Monthly Reading List all about fathers. We’ll look at famous fathers, fathers with famous children, animal fathers, farming fathers, and many more.

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