Homeschooling for His Glory

Veritas Press  is a long lasting Christian classical homeschool curriculum company. They have served the homeschool communities for a long time. For the past few weeks, we have been privileged to be reviewing one of their latest products:  Self-Paced History . The Self-Paced History curriculum is an online interactive history program. It consists of 160 lessons per course per year, each covering about 32 important historical events. The full program is chronological and is divided into 5 periods: Old Testament and Ancient Egypt  New Testament, Greece and Rome  Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation  Explorers to 1815  1815 to Present  These courses are best suited to kids in the grammar stage, that is grade 2-6. Tuition for each course year is $199, with a discount of $100 for each additional student. You have a full year to complete the course. Because Self-Paced History is an online program, you will need a computer with ...

History curricula abound. Whatever you may feel about the teaching of history, no one can deny that it has to be taught. One cannot live in the present world without knowing, or at least being aware of, what happened before our time. History is fundamental to any good education, and especially to a classical education. We need to learn from those who have gone before us. History is a great teacher if interpreted properly. So, the question is "What should I use to teach history to my kids?" There are a lot of good curricula out there, but as a member of the Old Schoolhouse Crew I was given the privilege to try out TruthQuest History Guide . What is TruthQuest History? TruthQuest History is a History curriculum  written by a veteran homeschool mom, Michelle Miller. Its main characteristic, besides being overtly Christian, is that it uses literature to teach History. The curriculum contains an overview, or summary, of  the theme or time period being studied at the begi...

I love TOG because of its breadth and width of information and literature. Within the curriculum you will find plenty of resources to read along with each unit. I did do some extra reading for myself and also with Zach just to complement and add more variety in style and ways of presenting the subject matter; Zach has developed a real interest for History. Here is a list of resources that I found useful while studying the Ancient Civilizations in our Tapestry of Grace curriculum year 1: Atlas and books : The Kingfisher Atlas of the Ancient World The Visual Dictionary of Ancient Civilizations The Atlas of Ancient Civilizations The Atlas of the Ancient World The Kingfisher Book of Ancient World from the Ice Age to the Fall of Rome The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia The Big Book of Civilizations Questions and Answers: Ancient Civilizations Time Life Student Library: Ancient Civilizations Exploring History: Ancient Civilizations Ancient Civilizations : Discovering the People and Places of...