Homeschool History Curriculum

What to use for a homeschool History curriculum....

History is basically a collection of stories handed down from generation to generation. Modern day textbook publishers condense those stories into text.

Using literature as the basis for your History program will make History come alive. There are many lists of books that you can use for different eras.

World History moves from Ancient, Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation, Empires, Rebellions, World Wars, and Modern World.

American History moves from Early Exploration, Colonial Life, Revolutionary Era, Westward Expansion, Civil War, Expansion, Industrial Era, Great Depression and New Deal, World Wars, and Modern World.

If you choose one of those 17 periods (one or 2 per year) to study and choose interesting stories, you and your children will look forward to learning about History.

For History reading lists I use Sonlight Curriculum, Let the Authors Speak: A Guide to Worthy Books Based on Historical Setting, Turning Back the Pages of Time, Story of the World - Another Favorite!, History of US, and Beautiful Feet guides and books. These are some of the resources that we use to choose our History reading each year.

These are some of my favorite picks for Elementary and Middle School History

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