I will have a 5th grader next year and we will be starting our second history cycle. I want to do three years instead of 4 so that 8th can be US history and civics/government. Anything I should start collecting?
My first assignment here on this little blog. A friend of mine sent this in. She's a fellow homeschooler, so I know education without boredom is priority. Usborne books are phenomenal in this area. The non-fiction books at higher levels have information broken up into lots of little word sections with big pictures (and lots of them). This keeps the information manageable. Does anyone else's eyes glaze over when reading long pages of boring text? It's not just me, right? We want kids to enjoy learning, homeschooled or not. There is TONS of cool stuff out there to learn about, let's encourage them to learn it!
This is, of course, your basic History Encyclopedia. This is a great reference tool. It has the chunks of text with lots of neat pictures, including cut-aways, diagrams, illustrations, pictures. Is it weird that my oldest likes to read it like a fiction book? ;)
Here's some books on Ancient History:
If you're doing Greek history, we love these Greek Myths books (link goes to more options for all ages):
If you are studying Shakespeare and his works in your World History tour:
If you are doing art history along with World/US history, some great resources that cover the classics:
One of our educational philosophies is to make history and geography come alive with stories, not just names, places, and dates, but real stories that kids will enjoy reading. The True Adventure Stories are a great place to get those. Especially this Second World War or War Stories.
Did you know that 2014 commemorates the 100th anniversary of World War I? Here are some great books to learn about both World Wars:
Another fun history book that is 100% true, but more fun than boring is The Story of Inventions
You do not have to get all of these! Some would be redundant, some may be too easy/hard. Some may not pertain to what you're studying. But this is a good place to start. Usborne also carries some easier versions of classic literature that you may want to use when studying a time period - like A Tale of Two Cities when studying the French Revolution or King Arthur when studying 5th and 6th century Europe.
I hope that helps give you some ideas!
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