Multi-Sensory Materials for Individual Learning Styles
A few years ago, I was at our state homeschool convention and came across the Take Time for Art booth. I learned they made art kits for different historical periods with accompanying art history and instructional videos for each kit. I KNEW the Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece kits would be perfect in a year … Continue reading Take Time for Art: Middle Ages Art Curriculum Review
Whenever I start a unit study in our homeschool, I always start with books related to the subject. Some subjects, such as Martin Luther King, Jr., have so many books written about them that it can be hard to know where to start! Below are short reviews of 13 books about Dr. King for preschoolers … Continue reading The Best Martin Luther King Jr. Books for All Ages
Games make learning and reviewing information fun! They can transport you to a different time period and let you experience how people lived, worked or played back then. Or they can be a fun way to memorize names, dates and places in history. They are also just a fun way to spend time with other … Continue reading 7 Fun History Games for Kids
Games are a fun way to learn and review information. History is full of names and dates and places and games can be a fun way to memorize them. If you have a set of flash cards or note cards, you can DIY history games by following the steps below. Then you will have games … Continue reading DIY History Games for Kids
Have you ever wondered how it came to be that we celebrate Jesus's birthday? From the earliest days, Christians have celebrated his resurrection, but when and how did we start to celebrate his birth? My oldest child and I love to study history. Now that he is getting older, I thought it would be interesting … Continue reading Homeschooling Through the Holidays: The History of Celebrating Christmas