Grade K-6

 

   Design-a-curriculum Guides to History Plus

Social studies objectives—American and world history, geography, government, and economics—are incorporated into an easy-to-use question guide for the study of any period or culture in grades K-12. This section can also be easily used as a working outline for independent study. Activity ideas follow, incorporating objectives in other subjects for those interested in using a unit study approach to history. Also included: teaching tips, instructions for making timelines, lists of map skills, reproducible blank maps, definitions of geographic terms, questions to provide practice in analysis for high school students; lists of literature, games, and movies on video arranged by period with topics for study, and a checklist of objectives for reference in making high school transcripts. Placed third in Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards, unit study category.  Guides to History Plus

 

 

 

Classical Education Approach Elementary Level

 

Grade K-4

Covers Early History: First People- Early Government,

Grade 4 also often includes history of your state, but this can be done in Grade 5 when you cover geography.

Complete  US History Text

A History of US (10 Vol. Set) This is a good, in-depth text type book series.  This is for those of you who want 'complete texts'  There are 10 books in this series and can be used for MANY years.  If you choose a book like this you don't really need to read   A History of US, Book 1:The First Americans, Prehistory-1600   A History of US, Book 2: Making Thirteen Colonies   A History of US: Book 3: From Colonies to Country 1735-1791   A History of US: Book 4: The New Nation   A History of US: Book 5: Liberty for All? 1820-1860   A History of US: Book 6: War, Terrible War 1855-1865   A History of US: Book 7: Reconstructing America 1865-1890   A History of US: Book 8: An Age of Extremes 1880-1917   A History of US: Book 9: War, Peace, and All That Jazz 1918-1945   A History of US: Book 10: All the People 1945-2001

Recommended Books

The Complete Book of U.S. History This is a "just the facts" type book.  If you like the eclectic approach but want to be sure you cover it all this is your book!   Many children find history more interesting when they read a short book about it.  Below are the 'best of the bunch'.

Early North/South American Civilizations:     Inca Life (Early Civilizations Series) Everyday Life of the Aztecs, Incas & Mayans (Uncovering History) This series is imported from Italy and is beautiful! A link to all the titles are at the bottom of this page!

Native Americans If You Lived With The Iroquois   Squanto, Friend Of The Pilgrims   If You Lived With the Sioux Indians   If You Lived With The Hopi Indians   The First Strawberries Everyday Life of the Native Americans (Uncovering History) This series is imported from Italy and is beautiful! A link to all the titles are at the bottom of this page!

Early US History Pedro's Journal Sacajawea Lewis and Clark for Kids: Their Journey of Discovery with 21 Activities Lewis and Clark on the Trail of Discovery: An Interactive History with Removable Artifacts Paul Revere: Boston Patriot And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? Winter at Valley Forge (Graphic History) The Erie Canal   Amazing Impossible Erie Canal . . . If You Were There When They Signed the Constitution The Monitor Versus the Merrimac: Ironclads at War (Graphic Battles of the Civil War)

US Government Learn History with mice! A GREAT series a definite MUST READ! A Mice Way to Learn About Government: A Curriculum Guide Woodrow for President: A Tail of Voting, Campaigns, and Elections Woodrow, the White House Mouse House Mouse, Senate Mouse Marshall, the Courthouse Mouse: A Tail of the U.S. Supreme Court   President Adams' Alligator and Other White House Pets  <-Fun Presidential Facts! So You Want to be President? Revised and Updated Edition A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt

Biographies Lincoln: A Photobiography (Houghton Mifflin social studies) Abraham Lincoln (Dell Picture Yearling Special) Mary Todd Lincoln: Girl of the Bluegrass (Childhood of Famous Americans) Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? (Who Was...?) Thomas Edison: Young Inventor (Childhood of Famous Americans) How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning   What's The Big Idea, Ben Franklin? Who Was Thomas Jefferson?   Who Was Amelia Earhart? (Who Was...?)   Who Was Harriet Tubman? (Who Was...?)

 

Grade 5-6

Covers US Geography, Maps, and other Cultures

The Eclectic Approach Many children find history more interesting when they read a short book about it.  Below are the 'best of the bunch'.

Intro to Economics Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? A Fast, Clear, and Fun Explanation of the Economics You Need For Success in Your Career, Business, and Investments (Uncle Eric Book) <- an intro to economics

Maps and Geography These books are "just the facts" and are great reference books, and insure you cover everything.  Both go together wonderfuly. The Complete Book of Presidents & States (The Complete Book Series) The Complete Book of Maps & Geography Smart About the Fifty States (Smart About History) Great Map Mysteries: 18 Stories and Maps to Build Geography and Map Skills (Grades 3-6) Scholastic Success With Maps Workbook Grade 5 (Grades 5) Map Mania: Discovering Where You Are & Getting to Where You Aren't Lost!: Map Skills (Raintree Fusion: Social Studies) Rand McNally Schoolhouse Intermediate Geography And Map Activities (Rand McNally Schoolhouse) Rand McNally Schoolhouse Intermediate World Atlas

World History/Culture The Complete Book of World History (Complete Books) The World of Ships (The World of)   India Gandhi Gandhi: The Father of Modern India India: The Culture (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures) India: The People (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures) India: The Land (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures) Going to School in India Australia Australia the Culture (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures) Australia the People (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures) Australia the Land (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures) Brazil Brazil: The Culture (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures) Brazil: The People (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures) Brazil: The Land (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures) Other Countries Other Countries: The Culture (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures)   Faces: Get back issues of the magazine to study various cultures!

   

This is a beautiful series from Italy.  The photos are magnificent!

This exciting new series peels back the years to uncover a wealth of information about ancient civilizations from around the world. Touching upon fashion, warfare, architecture, government, and much more, Uncovering History breathes life into the past. Transparent overlays add to the fun, letting readers make their own discoveries.  (Correlation with National Curriculum
NCSS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9; NSES F, G; NCTE/IRA 7)

Everyday Life in Prehistory (Uncovering History)

Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt (Uncovering History)

Everyday Life in Ancient Rome (Uncovering History)

Everyday Life in Ancient Greece (Uncovering History)

Everyday Life in Medieval Europe (Uncovering History)

Everyday Life of the Vikings (Uncovering History)

Everyday Life in the Bible Lands (Uncovering History)

Everyday Life in Renaissance Times (Uncovering History)

Everyday Life in the Ancient Arab And Islamic World (Uncovering History)

Everyday Life of the Native Americans (Uncovering History)

 Everyday Life of the Celts (Uncovering History)

Grade K-6

 

   Design-a-curriculum Guides to History Plus

Social studies objectives—American and world history, geography, government, and economics—are incorporated into an easy-to-use question guide for the study of any period or culture in grades K-12. This section can also be easily used as a working outline for independent study. Activity ideas follow, incorporating objectives in other subjects for those interested in using a unit study approach to history. Also included: teaching tips, instructions for making timelines, lists of map skills, reproducible blank maps, definitions of geographic terms, questions to provide practice in analysis for high school students; lists of literature, games, and movies on video arranged by period with topics for study, and a checklist of objectives for reference in making high school transcripts. Placed third in Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards, unit study category.  Guides to History Plus

 

 

 

Classical Education Approach Elementary Level

 

Grade K-4

Covers Early History: First People- Early Government,

Grade 4 also often includes history of your state, but this can be done in Grade 5 when you cover geography.

Complete  US History Text

A History of US (10 Vol. Set) This is a good, in-depth text type book series.  This is for those of you who want 'complete texts'  There are 10 books in this series and can be used for MANY years.  If you choose a book like this you don't really need to read   A History of US, Book 1:The First Americans, Prehistory-1600   A History of US, Book 2: Making Thirteen Colonies   A History of US: Book 3: From Colonies to Country 1735-1791   A History of US: Book 4: The New Nation   A History of US: Book 5: Liberty for All? 1820-1860   A History of US: Book 6: War, Terrible War 1855-1865   A History of US: Book 7: Reconstructing America 1865-1890   A History of US: Book 8: An Age of Extremes 1880-1917   A History of US: Book 9: War, Peace, and All That Jazz 1918-1945   A History of US: Book 10: All the People 1945-2001

Recommended Books

The Complete Book of U.S. History This is a "just the facts" type book.  If you like the eclectic approach but want to be sure you cover it all this is your book!   Many children find history more interesting when they read a short book about it.  Below are the 'best of the bunch'.

Early North/South American Civilizations:     Inca Life (Early Civilizations Series) Everyday Life of the Aztecs, Incas & Mayans (Uncovering History) This series is imported from Italy and is beautiful! A link to all the titles are at the bottom of this page!

Native Americans If You Lived With The Iroquois   Squanto, Friend Of The Pilgrims   If You Lived With the Sioux Indians   If You Lived With The Hopi Indians   The First Strawberries Everyday Life of the Native Americans (Uncovering History) This series is imported from Italy and is beautiful! A link to all the titles are at the bottom of this page!

Early US History Pedro's Journal Sacajawea Lewis and Clark for Kids: Their Journey of Discovery with 21 Activities Lewis and Clark on the Trail of Discovery: An Interactive History with Removable Artifacts Paul Revere: Boston Patriot And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? Winter at Valley Forge (Graphic History) The Erie Canal   Amazing Impossible Erie Canal . . . If You Were There When They Signed the Constitution The Monitor Versus the Merrimac: Ironclads at War (Graphic Battles of the Civil War)

US Government Learn History with mice! A GREAT series a definite MUST READ! A Mice Way to Learn About Government: A Curriculum Guide Woodrow for President: A Tail of Voting, Campaigns, and Elections Woodrow, the White House Mouse House Mouse, Senate Mouse Marshall, the Courthouse Mouse: A Tail of the U.S. Supreme Court   President Adams' Alligator and Other White House Pets  <-Fun Presidential Facts! So You Want to be President? Revised and Updated Edition A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt

Biographies Lincoln: A Photobiography (Houghton Mifflin social studies) Abraham Lincoln (Dell Picture Yearling Special) Mary Todd Lincoln: Girl of the Bluegrass (Childhood of Famous Americans) Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? (Who Was...?) Thomas Edison: Young Inventor (Childhood of Famous Americans) How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning   What's The Big Idea, Ben Franklin? Who Was Thomas Jefferson?   Who Was Amelia Earhart? (Who Was...?)   Who Was Harriet Tubman? (Who Was...?)

 

Grade 5-6

Covers US Geography, Maps, and other Cultures

The Eclectic Approach Many children find history more interesting when they read a short book about it.  Below are the 'best of the bunch'.

Intro to Economics Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? A Fast, Clear, and Fun Explanation of the Economics You Need For Success in Your Career, Business, and Investments (Uncle Eric Book) <- an intro to economics

Maps and Geography These books are "just the facts" and are great reference books, and insure you cover everything.  Both go together wonderfuly. The Complete Book of Presidents & States (The Complete Book Series) The Complete Book of Maps & Geography Smart About the Fifty States (Smart About History) Great Map Mysteries: 18 Stories and Maps to Build Geography and Map Skills (Grades 3-6) Scholastic Success With Maps Workbook Grade 5 (Grades 5) Map Mania: Discovering Where You Are & Getting to Where You Aren't Lost!: Map Skills (Raintree Fusion: Social Studies) Rand McNally Schoolhouse Intermediate Geography And Map Activities (Rand McNally Schoolhouse) Rand McNally Schoolhouse Intermediate World Atlas

World History/Culture The Complete Book of World History (Complete Books) The World of Ships (The World of)   India Gandhi Gandhi: The Father of Modern India India: The Culture (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures) India: The People (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures) India: The Land (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures) Going to School in India Australia Australia the Culture (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures) Australia the People (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures) Australia the Land (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures) Brazil Brazil: The Culture (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures) Brazil: The People (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures) Brazil: The Land (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures) Other Countries Other Countries: The Culture (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures)   Faces: Get back issues of the magazine to study various cultures!

   

This is a beautiful series from Italy.  The photos are magnificent!

This exciting new series peels back the years to uncover a wealth of information about ancient civilizations from around the world. Touching upon fashion, warfare, architecture, government, and much more, Uncovering History breathes life into the past. Transparent overlays add to the fun, letting readers make their own discoveries.  (Correlation with National Curriculum
NCSS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9; NSES F, G; NCTE/IRA 7)

Everyday Life in Prehistory (Uncovering History)

Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt (Uncovering History)

Everyday Life in Ancient Rome (Uncovering History)

Everyday Life in Ancient Greece (Uncovering History)

Everyday Life in Medieval Europe (Uncovering History)

Everyday Life of the Vikings (Uncovering History)

Everyday Life in the Bible Lands (Uncovering History)

Everyday Life in Renaissance Times (Uncovering History)

Everyday Life in the Ancient Arab And Islamic World (Uncovering History)

Everyday Life of the Native Americans (Uncovering History)

 Everyday Life of the Celts (Uncovering History)