Make your own bricks

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This year we are studying medieval history (with Story of the World), and we have been able to incorporate a lot of the rich California history in our area. During an awesome tour of Mission San Juan Capistrano (more on that coming soon!) we learned how to make adobe bricks. This hands-on project was fun, and created a great transition from our study of ancient history last

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