October 23, 2020government, history TEACHING ABOUT ELECTIONS If I were still homeschooling my children today, I would use these living books to introduce elections and American politics to my […]
April 13, 2020January 24, 2023history HISTORICAL MOVIES This master list is under construction and constantly being added to. If you do not see your favorite documentary or historical movie, […]
December 13, 2016elementary 4-6, history, junior 7-9 LANDMARK BOOKS GUIDE TO THE STORY OF THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION No other books for children have so compellingly told the often exciting story of history than the Landmark book series published by […]
November 28, 2016history, junior 7-9, senior 10-12 SECONDARY HISTORY WITH THE STORY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD I recommend the Guerber history series (edited and expanded by Christine Miller) to be a child’s first introduction to history in the […]
September 8, 2016September 8, 2016educational philosophy, elementary 4-6, history, homeschooling, primary 1-3, science, western civilization ON THE USE OF REAL BOOKS IN THE ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM Let’s start with history. In the elementary curriculum, knowledge of history’s important events and persons is what children must learn: what happened, […]
September 5, 2016September 8, 2016history ANCIENT GREECE BOOKMARKS All bookmarks from Project Gutenberg are active, even though WordPress has them struck through. General history and overview The Story of the […]