If you want to have a little more fun with your history lessons, try these 12 engaging ideas to teach history without a textbook.
Without a doubt, the homeschooling question I hear most often – even more than the socialization one – is, “What curriculum do you use?”
Why? I don’t know. It doesn’t seem like an especially exciting topic. Maybe it’s a conversation starter like the PetSmart cashier I overheard recently. He was asking every customer, “What kind of {fill in the blank with the appropriate species based on the products the customer was purchasing} do you have?”
And, of course, it worked because people love to talk about their babies.
Maybe it’s just the first thing people think of to ask when they’re wondering what in the heck you’ve gotten yourself into.
How do you do this thing called homeschooling?
For nearly 12 years, my answer has always been the same, “We use a hodgepodge of stuff depending on the subject.”
How to Teach History Without a Textbook
Over the years, we’ve used a variety of resources to cover each subject, but history is by far my favorite when it comes to tossing the textbook! [Read more…]
is a fantastic series of books. There is one for each state, providing details and big, colorful photographs about various state facts and symbols, such as the state bird, the capital, the location, and more. They were one of my favorite reference tools for our studies.
