This is a modern world history course that I put together for my 9th grader. He is studying World War 2 through current times. While this is a world history course, it does have more US history than other countries. I’ve combined readings, documentaries, and writing to create a 1 …
We have just finished our 3rd year of a documentary-focused history study and it has been an amazing way to explore history. Along the way I’ve discovered 4 amazing benefits to learning history through documentaries. 1. Watching documentaries is more engaging than reading a textbook I don’t know about you, …
We have enjoyed learning history through documentaries for a couple years now. This documentary-based study covers World War 1 up through the present day. Because there is so much, it will likely take more than one school year to finish it. Most of the time will be spent watching documentaries, …
I’m going through the Story of the World series with my daughter at a leisurely pace. We are using the Story of the World audio book and the Story of the World Activity Book as our main resources and adding in some videos, books, and projects. On this post I …
My 6 year old finished up her prehistory study with a fun project. We had planned to make arrowhead cookies, but we still had a ton of Christmas cookies in the house so she and I looked for another option. She likes having fun in the kitchen so we looked …
My kids like watching cooking shows on Youtube. Awhile back I stumbled upon a video series that combines cooking with history. Clara, a 91+ year old woman who lived through the Great Depression, cooks and talks about what her life was like when they didn’t have an abundance of food. …
We just spend a couple months learning about prehistoric people and really enjoyed the story of Maroo of the Winter Caves. The book gave us a good idea of what life must have been like for people who lived long ago. We don’t have a cave around here to use …
I put together this study for my 5th grader and 7th grader. It is a continuation of the documentary-focused Middle Ages study we did last school year. When my boys were younger we tended to do history studies with lots of hands-on activities. Now that they are getting older, …
This post is part of the Virtual Curriculum Fair. The topic this week is social studies and science. We have enjoyed exploring social studies and science through unit studies. Our love for unit studies all began when my oldest child was 5 and very much into dinosaurs. As we embarked …
When my boys were younger, we made a woolly mammoth cake as part of our prehistory study. I couldn’t really find an example of a woolly mammoth cake online, so I adapted an elephant cake. I plan to make this cake with my daughter this school year. If you want …
