If history feels like a struggle in your homeschool, the problem may not be the subject—it’s the method.
When taught well, history comes alive. So how do you choose between Story of the World vs Notgrass History?
The answer depends on your child.
Story of the World vs Notgrass History
Story of the World presents history as a narrative, covering ancient to modern times across four volumes. Continue reading
I read The Cat of Bubastes by G. A. Henty to the children for over two months. We did a lot of driving to Science Olympiad practices, co-op, and music lessons, which reduced our reading time to a minimum. But we persevered. They liked it a lot.
The Cat of Bubastes
Set in Ancient Egypt about the time when Moses was an adult prince there, this book will teach your children a lot about that culture. The clothing, architecture, worship, societal hierarchy, fishing, hunting, agriculture etc from Ancient Egypt feature on every page. Continue reading
Next year, the children will both take US History for high school credit. It is hard to believe this fact as I type it out: our daughter will be in eighth grade and our son will be in tenth grade.
Exploring America, a Notgrass US History curriculum
Our umbrella school allows us to take three high school credits in eighth grade and we took advantage of that with our son last year. He took Algebra I, French I, and Physical Science in eighth grade. Continue reading