It’s been a while since I’ve written so I’d like to give
some recommendations of things that have been helpful to my kids in our
homeschooling.
Books
I’m always on the look-out for wholesome books. We bought Katie Sue Goes West by Eleanor
Clark recently for our Kindle and were pleasantly surprised.
Katie Sue Goes West is very well written and is a story
within a story about a girl who has to move west. There are a lot of historical facts and
background sprinkled throughout the story.
There are some bible verses as well but it is done in a very natural way
that is not too preachy. My daughter really enjoyed this and I really enjoyed
reading this book as well. This would be
a good book to read if you are studying about pioneers. I would recommend it for ages 10 and
under.
I haven’t read the other books in this series but I know there is another book dealing with World War II.
William Wilberforce
We studied about slavery leading up to the Civil War. One very influential person in the abolitionist cause was William Wilberforce. We read the biography which was very good. Then, we watched the "Amazing Grace" movie which was very well done. I was surprised that my kids enjoyed it so much and wanted to watch it again. There are a couple of intense moments but I recommend it highly.
Civil War
We are getting ready to study the Civil War, which I very much look forward to doing. Here are some lapbook resources I am using in addition to the Sonlight curriculum :
Websites for Lapbooks
http://dynamic2moms.webs.com/War Between the States page
http://www.homeschoolshare.com/civil_war_lapbook_templates.php
I also just bought this History Pockets since my kids like to make lapbooks and do activities. There are also other History Pocket books for Ancient Civilizations, Revolutionary War, etc.
Anyone have any other ideas for studying the Civil War?
William Wilberforce
We studied about slavery leading up to the Civil War. One very influential person in the abolitionist cause was William Wilberforce. We read the biography which was very good. Then, we watched the "Amazing Grace" movie which was very well done. I was surprised that my kids enjoyed it so much and wanted to watch it again. There are a couple of intense moments but I recommend it highly.
Civil War
We are getting ready to study the Civil War, which I very much look forward to doing. Here are some lapbook resources I am using in addition to the Sonlight curriculum :
Websites for Lapbooks
http://dynamic2moms.webs.com/War Between the States page
http://www.homeschoolshare.com/civil_war_lapbook_templates.php
I also just bought this History Pockets since my kids like to make lapbooks and do activities. There are also other History Pocket books for Ancient Civilizations, Revolutionary War, etc.
Anyone have any other ideas for studying the Civil War?
