If you missed 1, 2, or 3 be sure to check them out!
For History next year we are going with a series by one of our favorite storytellers, Joy Hakim! We completely enjoyed the Story of Science and after all the rave reviews for A History of US
we are really looking forward to it. After much discussion we have decided to take two years to do US History, so we are hoping to get through books 1-4 next year and 5-10 the following year.
In addition to reading these as a spine she will be supplementing with the following resources -
If you know of any additional resources that might of interest - PLEASE let us know!For History next year we are going with a series by one of our favorite storytellers, Joy Hakim! We completely enjoyed the Story of Science and after all the rave reviews for A History of US
we are really looking forward to it. After much discussion we have decided to take two years to do US History, so we are hoping to get through books 1-4 next year and 5-10 the following year. In addition to reading these as a spine she will be supplementing with the following resources -
- America the Story of the US History Channel Series
- U.S. History: Inventive Exercises to Sharpen Skills and Raise Achievement
- U.S. Government, Economics, and Citizenship : Inventive Exercises to Sharpen Skills and Raise Achievement
- Freedom a Story of US PBS free resources
- For the People (Learn American Government)
- Standard Deviants DVD Series
- C-Span Free U.S. President's Poster and other C-SPAN classroom resources
- Hip-Hop U.S. History: The New and Innovative Approach to Learning American History (Flocabulary Study Guides)
Additional Commenter Recommendations -
Another great resource to use is
ReplyDelete"Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong" by James W. Loewen
and if not reading it all,read about the particular people or events you are studying at the time.
happy day!
We JUST got this in the mail earlier this week from Paperbackswap!
ReplyDeleteThis isn't exactly a resource, but an idea. When I was in high school our teacher put on a constitution bowl with quiz questions about the constitution and amendments. It made it really fun to learn about them and to this day (I'm 31 now) I still remember things about the amendments that lots of americans don't know. Could be a fun thing to do with other homeschool families
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