I wanted to make a page that will make it easier to see what history resources we have available on our blog. These are some of the history units we have covered so far in our homeschool and the posts I’ve written related to each unit. As many of you know, we *love* hands-on activities and have done lots of creative activities along the way. 🙂
You will find these in Our Store, but you can also view the post to find out more details! Just so you know, the history units come after the science units in our store.
A quick note (summer 2020)… I know this page is *really* out of date now! It’s so hard to keep up with all the pages here on the blog. We have a ton of new history resources and I’ll try to update page more thoroughly when I can. Let me leave you with a few units just from this past year or so… I’m sure I’m missing a lot (but have to make dinner! You know how that goes!)…
You’ll also find these history and geography units in our store.
If you have younger student/s, you might want to start with basic world geography. This is material we covered when the kids were 4-7 years old or so: Where I Live & World Map Activities
Our most popular History Packets at the moment include our World Facts Packet — Do your kids know the largest countries? the countries with the most people? The tallest mountains and/or longest rivers? the deserts of the world? Basic geography terms from peninsula to atoll and archipelago? This is a unit we often start with at the beginning of the year or at the start of the new semester… World Facts Packet
Civics and Government – We have gone over the basics about the American Government & Civics most every year (at least a little bit!). The packet covers the how the government is set up, three branches of government, some of the responsibilities of each branch, the different cabinet members, the difference between federal, state and local governments, and more. It includes notebook pages (with answers provided), a lapbook/interactive notebook activity, basic civic questions (with QR Code answers), sorting cards, and more.
And, we have units from Ancient to Modern History!
Here’s a chatty post about what we did for Ancient History (at least at the beginning of the year that year).
Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses Packet
Slavery and the Civil War Packet (This recently got a huge update!). This unit includes material on Territorial Expansion and Manifest Destiny
World War I Packet (and the Russian Revolution)
Cold War Packet – This unit is currently $9.99 $4.99. This unit is currently 50% off because it still is being proofed, but I know a number of you have been waiting for this unit! I have not yet written the post (or shared the purchase link publicly), so if you have any questions or are interested in this unit please email me! ~Liesl
The Cold War Unit is currently 90-pages and covers (right click on the screenshots below to enlarge)
- Origins of the Cold War
- Occupation of Germany
- The Cold War Begins (Containment, Truman Doctrine, Berlin Airlift)
- US Foreign Policy and the Cold War
- The Cold War Turns Hot
- Korean War
- The Cold War during the Eisenhower and Kennedy Administrations
Vietnam War Packet – Coming Soon!
Geography of Europe Packet: Countries, Capitals, and Flags of Europe (50 pages)
Other history materials…
Here’s how the chart below is organized:
- World and U.S. Geography and Landmarks
- U.S. Civics and Government Unit
- Native American Studies
- Causes of the American Revolution
- Slavery
- Civil Rights Movement
- Africa Unit (World Religions Topics: Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses, Islam)
- India and China Units (World Religions Topic: Hinduism, Buddhism)
- Middle Ages Unit
- Renaissance and Reformation Unit (What we’re studying Spring 2016)
- I need to add Ancient Greece to the chart, but in the meantime you can click here!
As always, let me know if you have any questions! You can always email me! ~Liesl
World and U.S. Geography and Landmarks |
World and U.S. Geography and Landmarks
Ages 3-6:
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U.S. Civics and Government Unit |
U.S. Civics and Government Unit |
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Native American StudiesThe American West |
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Native Americans Unit
The American West:(the kids were quite young for this unit):
Ancient Aztecs, Mayans and Incas (We did a lot of fun, color crafts for this unit. The kids were fairly young at the time.) |
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Causes of the American Revolution |
Causes of the American Revolution |
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Slavery and the Civil War |
Slavery and the Civil War 75+page Packet Slavery Worksheets, Notebook Pages, Review Cards Civil War Worksheets and Activities
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Civil Rights Movement |
Civil Rights Movement
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Africa Unit |
Africa UnitAfrica: Overview of our Unit: One year we did a huge unit on Africa. We started with basic facts about the countries of North Africa. Spent some time studying Ancient Egypt (and modern Egypt), before then moving to West Africa. We studied Islam and the spread of Islam across North and West Africa. We learned about the empires of Ghana and Mali and spent time learning about Mansa Musa, emperor of Mali from 1312-1337.
 World Facts Packet –
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India and China Units |
India and China UnitsOne year, we spent a semester studying India and then the second semester studying China. Here are some of those posts: India Unit
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Middle Ages Unit |
Middle Ages Unit
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Renaissance and Reformation |
Renaissance and Reformation |
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U.S. Presidents |
U.S. Presidents
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~Liesl