Elementary history lessons

Have you ever wondered what you 'should' teach in an elementary history course? This post is for you! It can help you choose an elementary history curriculum or you can use it as a starting place to plan a homeschool unit study or lesson for kindergarten - fifth grade.

Make HISTORY come alive for kids from preschool, kindergarten, through elementary age kids. These FREE history units includ lesson plans, creative, fun, and memorable history educational activities, free pritnables (worksheets, lapbooks, mapping activities), and more to make learning about egypt, middle ages, explorers, colonial america, revolutionary war, westward expansion, civil war, countries around the world, us states, and more FUN for homeschool families. #history #historyforkids…

I randomly came up with this idea during the last week of school. One of my reading groups had finished their book and project before any of the other groups had finished. Instead of giving them a new book (there was only one week left), I quickly created this template and told them to pick an event in history and research it. I had one boy choose the Vikings, someone else chose the atomic bomb, a girl wanted the great depression, and another student picked the Korean war. I loved that…

socialstudiessites

Interpreting history can seem like a daunting task for students, but with a few creative tools and ideas, teachers can bring historical events and people to life. I love providing students with an interconnection to the people who shaped our country. Our history is on-going and by studying our past, we can hopefully learn

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Late last summer, just before we were set to start back to schooling our little Miss 6 and Miss 4... I stumbled upon The Peaceful Press. When I researched The Playful Pioneers curriculum and saw that it was based on The Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, it spoke to me right away.&nb

Stop the presses! Is this the cutest thing or what? We're not studying the pioneering days this year in our homeschool, but I sure am tempted to find a way to wriggle one of these journals in!

Learn about Early Explorers for Kids with this fun, 5-week history lesson unit for elementary age kids to learn about the Vikings, Columbus, Magellan, and more!