Homeschool History

Do you think teaching homeschool history is going to be torture? It doesn't matter if you are teaching young children, middle school, high school, ancient history or American history ~ the best homeschool curriculum for teaching history will make the lessons come alive!

I was especially worried when we started our first unit on ancient history after starting to homeschool. The dates and names all jumbled together when I learned them 20 years ago. How would I ever hide that boredom from my kids? Fortunately I found that homeschool history curriculum can be totally different than what is typicially used in a traditional school setting. The result...history is my kids favorite subject.

I think that people who enjoy history either enjoy memorizing OR are taught that it is a great adventure story. Needless to say, our family approaches the subject as a story. Right brain learners often say that when they read or hear a story it's like a "movie in their head." If they can "see" it - even in their heads, it's easier to remember.

I have learned and retained more historical information as a homeschool history teaching mom than I did in high school and college combined. The light bulb in my head goes off every day "so that's why Ghengis Khan was important" or "I didn't know Daniel lived around the same time as Buddha."

It doesn't matter if your child is young or in high school, it is easy to build a homeschool history curriculum (without buying a text) with a little research, "living" library books, DVDs, the History Channel, websites, local homeschool field trips and educational travel to historic sites and museums, historical dramas, and re-enactments. We’ve had fun making feasts featuring foods from different countries and time periods. Making history "come to life" has been a real education for the whole family.

Use the following links to read more detail about homeschool history lessons and curriculum:

History Curriculum Reviews - Read history curriculum reviews from other homeschoolers. Share why you love (or don't love) the curriculum you are using for history.

Make a Timeline - Making a timeline helps visual learners organize the all the dates into a framework that is easier to remember.

A private chat with Martha Washington - American History Stories.

What better way to learn about the "stocks" than by hanging out in them for awhile...

If your daughter loves the American Girl series of books, check out Craft Ideas for Kids.com for American Girl crafts, plus alot more.

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