History Videos for Kids
Homeschool curriculum publisher Brookdale House has a wonderful page of history videos that they have collected from youtube and other…
Category: History
This History of Money: From Its Origins to Our Time
This concise, 12,000 word “Junior Histoire” by economist James Robertson (originally published in French but here translated to English) explains…
Easy Lessons on the Constitution
EASY LESSONS ON THE CONSTITUTION (PDF ebook) Here’s a classic teacher’s guide that presents 25 excellent lesson plans to study…
The Origin of the Constitution (Audiobook)
The Origin of the Constitution by James Baldwin, Audiobook read by Nathan Pilling MP3 Audio Reading (22 minutes) + PDF…
The Children’s Book of Patriotic Stories
The Children’s Book of Patriotic Stories: The Spirit of ’76 (PDF ebook) Today’s resource is this great collection of stories…
The King of Ice
The King of Ice In the 1700s, one man claimed to have “invented” ice! What was the story behind this…
The Story of Young Davy Crockett (audio)
Young Davy Crockett (MP3 audio & PDF study guide) – Today’s resource is this excellent, quite moving half hour audio…
A Slave Among Slaves
A SLAVE AMONG SLAVES by Booker T. Washington (PDF ebook) Here’s a great excerpt from Booker T. Washington’s autobiography on…
Cast Down Your Bucket Where You Are
CAST DOWN YOUR BUCKET WHERE YOU ARE by Booker T. Washington Here is one of the most famous and widely…
My Escape from Slavery
MY ESCAPE FROM SLAVERY by Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass was an American abolitionist, women’s suffragist, editor, orator, author, statesman and…
Mapping History
This neat collection of interactive historical maps of American history, Latin American history, African history and European history was developed…
40 G. A. Henty Audiobooks
40 G. A. HENTY AUDIOBOOKS! George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 – 16 November 1902), was a prolific English novelist…
Horses in Legend and History
The Horse Fair by James Baldwin (PDF ebook) In this neat mix of stories, legends and history, Young Philip, resting…
American Traditional Music
Here’s a unique site all about American Folk and Traditional Music from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The site…
You Are There: Columbus Discovers America
You Are There: The Voyage of Christopher Columbus (mp3 audio) Imagine what it might have been like had radio reporters…
The Fight Against Fire
The Fight Against Fire – Firefighters battle fires to prevent destruction of life, property and the environment. Today, firefighting is…
Richard of Jamestown
Richard of Jamestown by James Otis (PDF ebook) – A wonderful, highly readable chapter book by James Otis, chronicling the…
A Tooth for a Tooth (ow!)
Ever have a toothache? Be glad you didn’t have one 400 years ago. The poor soul in this picture can…
American Revolution Lesson Plans & Activities
From the Jamestown Settlement & American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, create a revolutionary experience in your homeschool using one of…
The Timeline of Food
Ever wonder how the ancient Romans fed their armies? What the pioneers cooked along the Oregon Trail? What your great-grandparent’s…
The First New England Christmas
“The First New England Christmas: A Story of Life in the Colonies” by Stone & Frickett (PDF ebook) Today’s resource…
Children of Ancient Rome
Here’s a classic story/history book set in the early years of ancient Rome, providing a fascinating view of that civilization’s…
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Paul Revere, famous American revolution patriot, is most remembered today for his night-time ride before the battles of Lexington and…
History Crafts
FirstPalette.com is a free children’s craft site, with hundreds of colorful step-by-step craft projects for young students. If you search…
The Lessons & Legacy of World War II
“The Lessons and Legacy of World War II” is a collaboration between the Friends of the National WW II Memorial…
In the Days of the Guild
Today’s resource is this great historical storybook, set in 13th Century Europe, telling the stories of different boys and girls…
Eyewitness to History
Eyewitness to History is, as the site proclaims, “Your ringside seat to history – from the Ancient World to the…
The True Story of Typhoid Mary
Mary Mallon, a cook for several well-to-do families, seemed a healthy woman when a health inspector knocked on her door…
The Slate that Didn’t Break
Here’s an excellent audio story about an almost forgotten pioneer American Inventor, Thomas Blanchard, whose inventions revolutionized modern manufacturing. Blanchard…
The Underground History of American Education
Here’s a free edition of John Taylor Gotto’s classic book, The Underground History of American Education, as posted on the…