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Homeschool History & Geography Archives

Markable Maps

Maps are essential when you teach Geography in your homeschool. See prices for Markable Maps The Markable Map is a good choice because you can write on it over and over again with water based markers. This map is 23 inches by 34 inches – a modified Robinson projection map. The Markable Map can be hung on the wall or you can fold it up for easy storage (folds to smaller than 12″ X 12″. …

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Truthquest History

Used Truthquest History Guides for sale Truthquest History is one of Cathy Duffy’s 100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum History may seem murky, but only because we wrongly focus on the long corridor of human actions. History is really a door to God Himself! God created mankind and his times. He is the initiator; we are the responders.  God’s truth shapes all of history and humanities: government, philosophy, art, architecture, literature, scientific thinking, economics, law,…

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Geography Songs Review

For discount Geography Songs– see what is available today… This Geography Songs Review consists of: 1. A basic description States & Capitals Songs Kit and Geography Songs Kit with a sample lesson plan. 2. Our personal experiences using this product A basic description of Geography Songs Kits 1. The Geography Songs Kit(Geography Songs – Sing Around The World CD) includes 33 songs; a workbook with maps, lyrics, illustrations and tests; and a 25″ x 36″…

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Colorful History

For African American homeschooling families, it is difficult to find a history curriculum that instills in our elementary-middle school aged, African-American children a sense of who they are both spiritually and historically.” One homeschooling mother decided to write her own curriculum to fill the gap. I would like to introduce Belinda Bullard, who homeschools her three children, teaches college, writes curriculum, scrapbooks, sews, and manages a vibrant family. You can find out more about her…

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Konos Curriculum Volume 1

We started using Konos Curriculum with Volume One (the Yellow Book). Under the character traits of Attentiveness, Obedience, Orderliness, Trust, Stewardship, Honor, and Patience. I love the way Konos Curriculum connects history and science to real people. We get to know the people through reading living books and then each one is added to our timeline. The timeline is a wonderful tool to  mesh together what is learned in the units. There are 160 timeline…

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Beautiful Feet History Guides

See Used Beautiful Feet Guides for SALE Beautifully meshing literature together with each historical period making history come alive. Our family used Beautiful Feet for the study of the Ancient World and also the Medieval World. We adapted for some of the children at the junior high level and others at the high school level. It worked very well for us. We liked the literature selections very much, even enjoyed reading parts for Shakespeare’s Julius…

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Genevieve Foster Books

Our family has read many of the Genevieve Foster books while using the Beautiful Feet homeschool curriculum. We especially liked The World of Augustus Caesar and The World of John Smith. Foster has a unique pattern for these books. They are written in a chronological format over the course of a famous person’s life such as Christopher Columbus, John Smith, or George Washington. But unlike other books, Foster covers the highlights of world history by…

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Foundation of Education

Bible & Spiritual growth There were many outspoken proponents of education in the time our nation was established. One was Benjamin Rush. He was a doctor during the Revolutionary War.  He happened to be one of John Adams’ best friends and he was his  physician, as well. Benjamin Rush said, “I beg leave to remark, that the only foundation for a useful education in a republic is to be laid in Religion. Without this there…

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Is Homeschooling Radical?

Are we homeschoolers radical in our approach to our children’s education? No. No. No. photo credit: Pink Sherbet Photography How long has homeschooling been around? Home education has been the primary means of learning for the majority of recorded history.  Even before history was written down, we are certain that children learned mostly through the teaching in their own families. Through participation in  life’s daily activities, children acquired knowledge of everything from farming, building, caring…

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Vision Forum Homeschool Resource of the Year

Marilyn is deeply patriotic and feels so strongly about America’s Christian history, she set upon a path to write a book about the 56 men who pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor to secure our freedom. Marilyn wrote this book, For You They Signed, and has brought to life the true stories of the signers.

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You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.

- Deuteronomy 6:7 -  

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