The Cub Club History Podcast

Before there were thirteen states… there were thirteen British colonies. But what exactly was a colony?

In this episode, little listeners will travel along the Atlantic coast of North America to discover the 13 Original Colonies, how they were grouped into New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies, and what connected them to Great Britain across the Atlantic Ocean.

Build a map with your hands, count all thirteen colonies, and rock across the Atlantic as we discover where the colonies were, what they had in common, and how these thirteen different places eventually became the original states of a brand-new country.

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📚 Journey Through Early American History: Want to take the adventure beyond the podcast? Explore the hands-on curriculum created especially for young learners with activities, games, building, and more. Explore the Early American History Journey

Who were the Founding Fathers—and what did they actually do?

In this episode, little listeners will meet four Founding Fathers and discover some of the different roles they played in the founding of the United States. Meet George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin as we explore how they led, wrote, spoke, and connected.

Ride on horseback, write with an imaginary quill, and link your hands together as we discover why the Founding Fathers weren’t just one person—or even one official group—but people who contributed to the founding of a new country in different ways.

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Three ships sailed across the Atlantic in 1492… but what actually happened when they reached land?

In this episode, little listeners will travel across the Atlantic with Christopher Columbus as he searches for a new sea route to the Indies, discover where his ships actually arrived, and meet the Taíno people who were already living in what we now call the Bahamas.

Rock with the waves, cross the Atlantic, and look for land as we discover why the voyage of 1492 became part of the beginning of lasting contact between Europe and the Americas—and the enormous changes that followed.

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What happens when new inventions and new kinds of power start changing lots of parts of life?

In this episode, little listeners will put together everything they’ve discovered about the Industrial Revolution to explore how steam power helped change work, transportation, and the connections between farms, towns, factories, and cities.

Become a factory machine, turn the wheels of a locomotive, and count the pieces of our Industrial Revolution story as we discover how many changes—happening over many years—helped transform the way people made things, worked, traveled, and lived.

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What if a boat could move without depending on the wind?

In this episode, little listeners will discover how steam power gave boats another way to move, how paddle wheels pushed against the water, and how Robert Fulton put a steamboat into service on New York’s Hudson River in 1807.

Make the steam, turn your paddle wheel, and splash through the water as we discover how steam power helped change transportation during the Industrial Revolution.

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A steam locomotive was huge and heavy… so how could steam make it move?

In this episode, little listeners will climb aboard a pretend steam locomotive to discover how fire, water, steam, pistons, rods, and wheels worked together to move a train along the rails.

Scoop the coal, become a moving piston, and turn those driving wheels as we discover how steam power could turn back-and-forth motion into a locomotive rolling down the track.

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The machines were moving, the factories were busy… but what was it actually like to work inside one?

In this episode, little listeners will step inside an Industrial Revolution factory and discover what factory work could be like, why adults and children worked around noisy and sometimes dangerous machinery, and how new laws eventually began placing limits on children’s factory work.

Cover your ears, turn your factory gears, and listen for the clack and whirr as we discover how factory work changed life during the Industrial Revolution.

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Factories were filling with machines… but what was going to keep them moving?

In this episode, little listeners will discover how factories were powered before steam engines became common, why water power affected where factories could be built, and how improved steam engines gave manufacturers another way to power their machinery.

Turn your water wheel, become a set of factory gears, and listen for the clack and whirr as we discover how steam power helped change factories during the Industrial Revolution.

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Steam power was on the move… and transportation was about to change!

In this episode, little listeners will discover how steam power moved beyond the coal mines and began helping people and goods travel in new ways. From paddle wheels turning on steamboats to steam locomotives traveling along rails, we’ll explore how steam engines helped power transportation on both water and land.

Make your paddle wheels turn, get your train wheels moving, and chug along as we discover how steam power started to move.

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What does it take to build a plan for an entire country?

In this special Constitution Day episode, little listeners will discover what the United States Constitution is, meet its preamble and seven articles, and learn how it created a plan for the new government.

Hold up three fingers as we meet the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, discover how amendments can change the Constitution, and see why September 17 became Constitution Day.

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