Homeschooling 101

Lesson 4: Insider Secrets

History

History is one of the easiest subjects to teach, but one of the hardest to "step in to." We can see pictures of how an animal lives, see the steps to a math equation, and watch a science experiment. But how can you help your children understand history?

Using Books to Make History Come Alive
According to Susan Wise Bauer, history is a story that should be told chronologically, and I agree. Whatever your ideologies, you should work chronologically, starting where your beliefs allow.
There are many opinions on how you should divide history into manageable sections. One idea is to break it in to four-year blocks. That way, by the twelfth grade, you will have covered history three times, going a little more in depth each time.

On the Recommended Resources page I have linked you to an incredible list of books that will really make History come alive for you!
This is not a list I came up with. The link was posted to a group I belong to, but it is such a good list, I just had to share it with you!

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