Category Archives: History

Story of the World (with tag alongs!)

Posted on February 27, 2013 by doucementgently

We began our formal romp through (world) history when oldest was in 2nd grade & dd#2 was in Kindergarten. Story of the World #1 (SOTW1 or “Ancients”) is geared for grades 1st-5th, so we started there. I added the Activity … Continue reading →

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Baking With History

Posted on February 8, 2013 by doucementgently

On our (second) trip through Story of the World 1, we have sometimes picked activities that we’ve done before. However, sometimes the kids choose to do something that we haven’t tried before. In Chapter 24, one of the activities is … Continue reading →

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Science/History – Something Different

Posted on September 27, 2011 by doucementgently

Every year in our homeschooling journey so far, I’ve alternated days that we worked on history and science. So, we’d do history on Mondays and Wednesdays with science on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We school four days per week, so the … Continue reading →

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One-Year American History Overview for 3rd-5th Graders

Posted on September 1, 2011 by doucementgently

I spent a long time looking for a one-year overview of American History that would fit my family’s needs. there are several that are two year programs, but we generally do a four-year history rotation from the Ancients to Modern … Continue reading →

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