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Teaching YOU to Teach HISTORY
To become a part of lives, events, and places you once never knew existed is purely magical. Anyone can teach history, but to share the magic of history you have to learn to love it yourself. History earned a bad reputation because it is traditionally taught in boring ways. But homeschoolers aren't chained to old school methods of teaching boring dates and politics. As a homeschooler you can dive into history, live history, become part of history and truly love history. To the right are recommended technology resources to help you learn history. Below find curriculum recommendations and recommended reading from families like you who are learning to love history. If you have a favorite resource please share!
Recommended Reading
Rush Revere, books for middles
The History book I wish I learned from. America, by Bennett
The Making of America, by Skousen
George Washington, Spymaster
How to Teach History and How Not To... Washington Post, Valerie Strauss 5/13
Ten incredibly fun ways to teach history in your homeschool, Examiner.com, Alicia Buyer
History Help Links
- Teaching History teacher resources
- Free Coursera Class on teaching history
- Myths Maps Marvels (free online curriculum)
- Liberty's Kids (American History Video Series)
- Drive Thru History (Video series free 30 min. episodes free on TBN)
- BBC's Horrible Histories clips on YouTube (BBC Kids production, free full episodes available if you live in the UK)
- Kids Animated History with Pipo (free on Hulu)
- Periodic Table of the Presidents
- How the States Got Their Shapes
- Stack the States App
- Jean Fritz children's books
- American Ride BYUtv (Minidocumentary/travel show visiting sites in the U.S.)
- A More Perfect Union BYU production
- Courageous Beings Website
History Related Sentinel Articles
