Brilliant Mornings
Inspiring living stories from history and a celebration of world cultures captivate elementary-aged children on each episode! Featuring music, mystery tales, and a group of poetry-loving children as the main characters, each season inspires listeners to learn and change the world! Whether you are suddenly homeschooling, or have spent years fine tuning your homeschool day, this podcast will provide tools for deeper exploration! Jumpstart and organize your day for young elementary children with Seasons 1 & 2 - a fun morning meeting that covers all academic topics, from the Renaissance, to a mystery country challenge, to a number and word problems of the week, reading, poetry, scientific concepts, Latin roots and more! Beat the blues of social distancing and participate in a supportive learning community! Season 3 focuses on the courageous men and women who inspired the holidays we celebrate in the United States! The written and oral narratives of history (poetry and stories) guide these episodes - primary sources of each historical period have been meticulously studied. Use each episode to compliment your curriculum and enjoy the activities and curriculum options offered in the podcast notes! Please follow our Instagram account @brilliantmornings for updates, videos, and remember to like and share!Contact us at brilliantmornings@gmail.com to enter your guess for the mystery country and to communicate your ideas - MANY LISTENERS ARE FEATURED IN OUR PODCASTS!
Episodes
46 episodes
Arizona Artifact Adventure
A group of children from the history club "Artifact" travels to Arizona where they discover the layers of the Grand Canyon, visit the Navajo and Hopi people, hear an ancient legend and barely escape an angry elk. Jonathan, one of the boys...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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22:22
Footprints - Finding the Ancestors of the Indigenous
Who made the footprints in the clay? Archeologists on Calvert Island have made a discovery, and we enjoy an exciting story of a family traveling to North America to explain their findings. Could Tuya be the mother of the indigenous nation...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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25:45
Tanks in Ukraine: Current Events Special Episode
The 2022 invasion of Ukraine came as a shock to much of the world - but not to certain experts, who closely watch Russia's triggers. What does Russia seek above all else? What is its "special military operation" all about? F...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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20:32
The Duck Who Won't Divulge (Eastern Native Americans)
Playing a wild, hands-on game of football or singing along to well-known songs with a crowd as you watch your favorite drummer play, or gathering with family for clam bakes and bonfires as you dig your toes into the smooth sand of the New Engla...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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40:59
A Cuckoo Who Likes Candy
The year 1600 is full of secrecy; as separatists in England begin to hold secret church meetings hiding from the Queen, that very Queen is holding secret meetings with the Ambassador of Morocco. What will come of all this? From th...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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42:03
A Swift, A Sailor, and A Shogun - Part 2
Follow an adventurous bird and a mysterious sailor through a life-changing trip through Korea and Japan, in the year 1600. Understanding the world of 1600 helps explain our world today! Visit brilliant-mornings.com for our free prin...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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29:50
A Swift, A Sailor, and A Shogun: Part 1
Explore the world of 1600 - in Asia! We begin this episode in India, travel to China, and will continue in Korea and Japan in Part 2. A swift bird becomes entangled in a risky agreement between an Indian princess and a mysterious ...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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19:47
The Stork and the Spear
What was happening all over the world in the year 1600? From a lush lakeside in Kenya, through Egypt, Israel, and finally Germany, follow the migration of a pair of storks as they travel north to start a family; discover the geography, cultures...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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26:18
Storytime Interviews: What America Means to Me
Brazil, Cuba, and Poland - our special guests came to America from these beautiful lands. With a love for their old countries, and a joy about the opportunities they have found in the United States, their stories teach us and give hope! &...
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Season 3
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12:51
We Are Free: The 4th of July!
Secret meetings in Philadelphia? What did that group of five men originally write as the Declaration of Independence? Learn important parts of this Declaration through song - they reappear throughout history, in Lincoln's Gettysburg Addre...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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22:25
Dadventure on Mt. Washington!
Three teams of fathers and their children race the clock to set up their very own inventions on Mt. Washington! Inspired by father-child teams from history, they create devices to help hikers! We are celebrating fathers and father-f...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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19:28
Free As a Bird: Juneteenth and the Story of Henrietta Wood
This Juneteenth, celebrate the inspiring woman Henrietta Wood, whose story was lost to descendants for over one hundred years. We follow her dangerous and convoluted journey to freedom and learn how her endurance leads to victory! <...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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24:38
Momentous Mama Moments
Happy Mother's Day! Listeners call in to talk about their mothers and we discover the mothers behind some of the world's most influential people! Don't miss this celebration of mothers and share it with a friend today! For f...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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17:53
Where is Benito? (A Cinco de Mayo Celebration!)
Grace, Josiah, and their entire group of friends from America stood speechless, watching a battle between French and Mexican soldiers unfold before their very eyes. They had traveled to Mexico to experience a holiday called Cinco de Mayo ...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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28:03
The Easter Rescue!
A blissful spring nature walk, an Easter egg hunt, and a fall down a dangerous cliff - today the Poetry Kids group stays in Ireland and follows a poem's clues which guide them in finding the joys, sorrows, and meaning of the season! Their...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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24:39
St. Patrick's Ireland
“No!” Claire’s voice was firm. “In this letter," and here she shook the ancient-looking document high over her head, “My great-grandfather gave his cousins possession of his farm in Ireland for the next 90 years; then, he writes that the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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23:38
Valentine's Day
Celebrate love in languages from around the world as we learn about this holiday and the deeper meanings of love! Which types will we hear about in our messages to loved ones - storge, phileo, eros, or agape?Sources:1. The F...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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15:39
The Logic of Abraham Lincoln
Join a tree-chopping experience to learn about how Abraham Lincoln grew up! Although he received little formal education, his upbringing and childhood experiences taught him honesty, perseverance, and a hunger for knowledge and truth. Today we ...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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24:36
The Courage of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"True courage takes sacrifice,” said Grace, after hearing the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on a scavenger hunt through Washington, D.C. Will the children decide to use courage in their own lives to help others?Today, we jo...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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21:15
Christmas
'Twas the night before Christmas....what surprises are in store for children across town as they await this special holiday? Extension activities:“A Visit from St Nicholas” BY
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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19:33
Hanukkah
Grab your candles, donuts and latkes and join a Jewish family celebrate this ancient Feast of Lights! Throughout the evening, you will learn that your family can make a difference in the world if everyone works together! What...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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12:45
A Thanksgiving Story
Hear the moving Thanksgiving story as it is intertwined with Squanto's life journey! Write the following words on a board to cross off when you hear them in the story!pumpkin piecrispy turkeyMayflowerbarley
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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22:00
Election Day and the Iroquois Democracy
Why do we elect a President of the United States?Which nations before us voted? What is a representative democracy? Using the illustration of a neighborhood of feuding neighbors needing to unite, we learn in this episo...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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14:50