The Story of Our Flag
I spend a fair portion of our day reading aloud to my children. With movers and shakers in our house, this read-aloud period can become tedious. I am always on the look out for good products that are...
View ArticleNight Song
Often when authors settle on a time frame or world event and write multiple books based on that foundation, their books take on a predictable form. Tricia Goyer is an exception. The themes of salvation...
View ArticleChristian History Made Easy
Two millennia have passed since the founding of the church at Pentecost in Acts 2. What has happened in the life of the church since then? How can we know our heritage as Christian believers? Is there...
View ArticleThe Homeschooler’s Book of Lists
Quick! Name several Native American tribes, the major Greek and Roman Gods, the main bones in the skeletal system, and the instruments in an orchestra! If you aren’t able to do that off the top of your...
View ArticleAdventures in Odyssey: For God and Country
I grew up listening to Adventures in Odyssey (and to be completely truthful, I still adore them as an adult!) My children have inherited my love for Odyssey. Their favorite episodes play each night at...
View ArticleWorld War II for Kids
The World War II era is such an interesting time to study, but many resources are geared toward older kids due to the intense subject matter. In our homeschool, I like to incorporate hands-on...
View ArticleDifferentiating Instruction With Menus for the Inclusive Classroom: Social...
My children have a passion for both reading and history. That makes a literature-based learning system very successful in our home. No matter how well-read we might be, however, sometimes it takes more...
View ArticleThe Secret Seder
When I think of World War II and the Holocaust, I think of death camps. It is easy for me to forget that the torture of the Jews dug even deeper than the horrors of the camps. A simple children’s...
View ArticleThe Tuskegee Airmen Story
Many stages of history can be tough to teach to young children, but well-written picture books help tremendously. The Tuskegee Airmen Story is one picture book we greatly enjoy each time we study World...
View ArticleThe Cats of Krasinski Square
The Holocaust represents such a critical portion of World War II history, yet its horrors make it incredibly difficult to teach to children. It becomes necessary to discover stories that allow children...
View ArticleAmerican History Memory
I love using games in homeschooling. There are many educational benefits to games, with learning math and reading ranking among the top benefits. As a special needs mom, I also see the benefits of...
View ArticleTake a Stand! American History
One of the major reasons to study history is to learn from and avoid repeating the mistakes of the past. Memorizing a list of dates and vocabulary terms does not really accomplish this goal. Students...
View ArticleAll American History Volume 1
For parents desiring to use a textbook approach to history, All American History Volume 1 (from the first Americans to 1840) provides both a textbook-style student reader and a student activity book,...
View ArticleNebraska State History Lapbook Journal
Our family loves to study history, and our state history is a favorite topic. We enjoy taking a unit study approach to our state’s history with the help of two products from Knowledge Box Central: the...
View ArticleNebraska State History Lapbook
We love studying history, and there is just something special about studying the history of our own state. We completed a state study this past spring with the help of two products from Knowledge Box...
View ArticleAmerican History Go Fish
I love using games in my homeschool. Who says learning has to be dry? American History Go Fish is a great way to teach facts in a fun way. What is American History Go Fish? American History Go Fish...
View ArticleIn Freedom’s Cause
In Freedom’s Cause by G. A. Henty, narrated by Jim Hodges, follows the life of Sir Archibald Forbes, a Scottish lad suffering under the oppression of English rule. The story begins with Archie as a...
View ArticleMy Father’s World from A to Z
For our first year of “official” homeschooling, I chose to use My Father’s World from A to Z. I like the gentle approach to learning that incorporates Charlotte Mason philosophy, un-schooling, and real...
View ArticleAge of Revolution
Age of Revolution is a classical, one-year senior high school course which focuses on the humanities. It attempts to immerse students in the time periods being studied, offering the opportunity to earn...
View ArticleAmerican Tales and Activity Guide Pack
Combining language arts and history with a reader and a variety of hands-on activities, the American Tales and Activity Guide Pack is a third to fourth grade study of important figures from early...
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