Okay, History is my BIG section - mostly because both Jeff & I love His Story and we have bookshelf upon bookshelf filled with great history books.
Just as a little background:
My teaching philosophy is Bible centered (Solo Scriptoria) in all subjects, not just Bible. My teaching method closely follows the Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach that is: Bible First!; a Return to Biblical Hebraic Education; Delight-Directed; Charlotte Mason/Living Books; Unit Studies; Lifestyle of Learning; Writing to Learn; Notebooking/Lapbooking/Scrapbooking; and using the 4Mat System of Excite (create interest), Examine (instruction), Expand (do something with what you have learned), & Excel (student shares material with others). I HIGHLY recommend the Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach for all homeschooling parents.
In History, we study all history chronologically and once we have completed from Genesis 1:1 - today, we start over again. Currently, we are in Early American History and the Providence of God. I do not follow any curriculum at all, but with the help of a time line, and using all the great books and material I already have, form my own curriculum, taking it one bite at a time. My planning begins with combing through all my material and scratching out a basic outline as to what we study when, from there I just go on a week-to-week basis of planning out on the weekend what we will study the following week.
The first thing that is really key is my timeline....
Our house has a very open floorplan with lots of big windows, therefore I have very little wall space and NO room for a timeline like I would like (I personally perfer big timelines where you can see everything at a glance vs. the book timelines), so I had to improvise - making something that resembles the big wall timelines, yet can be put away - so here is my solution. I bought 3 colorful foam boards at Walmart and taped them together with the clear/heavy packaging tape - leaving approx. 1/4" or so space inbetween boards so they work as a hindge - taping them well front and back. Next for the timelines themselves I measured and drew with pencil the lines (3" apart) and covered the lines with white cover-up tape. My timeline goes from Years 1,000 (Leif Erikson) - Today. And then I just typed dates in 25yr. increments (ie 1000, 1025, 1050, 1075, 1100) and glued them along the white tape lines.
Most of my actual timeline figures came from The Learning Calendar. I had bought 3 of them that were seconds (hole punched wrong) or back issues at $4/each and then went through them and cut out all the figures I wanted and store them in envelopes in chronological order, checking each weekend if there are any timeline figures we will need to add for the next week. I believe The Learning Calendar has now gone out of business, but I do highly recommend checking out Homeschooling in the Woods and Hold that Thought's figures, or you can also print out things from the internet or just have the kids draw the figures. When the timeline is not in use, it folds nicely into thirds and stores in my little classroom closet.
Next was the question of, "With all the books I have, what would be my primary text?". Well, I do have some favorites that I'd like to share... 
Books and Material that I LOVE and use extensively are:
A Child's Story of America (Christian Liberty Press)
The Mighty Works of God - Self Government by Ruth J. Smith (Bradford Press) approx. 2-4th grade level - LOVE this book
The Mighty Works of God - Divine Providence by Ruth J. Smith (Bradford Press) approx. 4-6th gr. level - LOVE this book
Trial and Triumph - Stories from Church History by Richard M. Hannula
History Pockets - Colonial Ameria grades 4-6 (Evan-Moor Publishing)
History Pockets - Moving West grades 4-6 (Evan-Moor Publishing)
A Children's Companion Guide to America's History by Catherine Millard
America's Providential History by Mark A. Beliles & Stephen K. McDowell
Time Travelers Colonial Life by Homeschool in the Woods
Landmarks & Liberty (8 CD discs) by Vision Forum (I got mine on sale)
From Jamestown to Jubilee (9 CD discs) by Vision Forum
Independence Day - Lessons from King Hezekiah on Freedom & Independ. CD by Vision Forum
George Washington - America's Joshua CD by Vision Forum
In the Hands of a Child Project (Lapbook) Packs - I have Pilgrims, Dec. of Indep., American Revolution, & Ben Franklin
Other Books that I have on hand and use/will use:
In God We Trust, by Crater and Hunsicker
The 100 Most Important Events in Christian History by Curtis, Lang, & Petersen
I Pledge Allegiance by June Swanson
The Scholastic "If You" Series. I have:
If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620
If you Live in Colonial Times
If you Grew Up With George Washington
If you Lived in Williamsburg in Colonial Days
If you Lived at the Time of the American Revolution
If you were there when they Signed the Constitution
If you Grew Up with Abraham Lincoln"
If you Were a Pioneer on the Prairie
If you Lived when there was Slavery in America
If you Lived 100 Years Ago
Daily Life in the Pilgrim Colony 1636 by Paul Erickson
Daily Life on a Southern Plantation 1853 by Paul Erickson
Daily Life in a Covered Wagon by Paul Erickson
Pioneer Projects by Bobbie Kalman , Crabtree Publishing (a book I found at a historical museum)
19th Centruy Girls and Women by Bobbie Kalman (book found at historical museum)
Welcome to Felicity's World 1774 by American Girl
Sarah Morton's Day by Kate Waters
A Pioneer Smapler By Barbara Greenwood (for the crafts only)
Landmark Series Books:
Abe Lincoln - Log Cabin to White House
Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia
Hear that Train Whistle Blow!
Gettysburg
The Story of Thomas Alva Edison
William Penn Liberty and Justice for All by Janet & Geoff Benge (YWAM)
Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
George Washington's Rules of Decent Behavior
Jean Fritz Books:
Where was Patrik Henry On the 29th of May?
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution
Will You Sign Here, John Hancock?
Why don't you get a horse, Sam Adams?
George Washington's Breakfast
What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?
Abraham Lincoln by Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
George Washington by Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
Lincoln A Photogiography by Russell Freedman
The Story of the Gettysburg Address by Kenneth Richards (old library book)
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
Sarah Whitcher's Sotry by Elizabeth Yates
Paul Revere's Ride - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (old library book)
Lewis and Clark ont he Trail of Discovery * A Museum in a Book* by Rod Gragg
Kids Discover Magazines:
America 1492
Civil War
American Revolution
Pioneers
Colonial America
America Land I Love by Abeka
The History of Our United States by Abeka
Our American Heritage by Abeka
Smithsonian Children's Encyclopedia of American History
Trail Guide to U.S. Geography
Cantering the Country by Loree Pettie and Dari Maullins
And of course, who can forget the Little House Series (we did that in the past)
Additional High School Books:
Exploring America by Ray Notgrass (2 volume set) with accompaning books: The World's Great Speeches; A Documentary History of the United States; and 101 Great American Poems).
So there you have it. Somebody stop me least I buy another history book! Yes, I have spent a lot on History, but most I did not buy new & this has been an accumulation over the past 8 years, and some of these one can find in the library. Obviously we don't have time to read every single word in all of these books, some, like the Abeka books I use just as reference guides. And some of the secular books like the "If You" series and Jean Fritz books are more for fun -- we read/learn from a Christian source and discover truth before we read these so we know truth from fiction.
We are making several Lapbooks for History since we have soooo much good stuff. We will probably put our first in the series together soon that will span from a brief look at the Reformation (someday I'd like to just do a indepth study of the Reformation) and Exploration through the Pilgrims and then start up the next Lapbook with the 13 Colonies.
Here is a sampling of a few of the projects that will go into our Lapbooks...
By far, the award for the Best projects must go to the Time Travelers/Home School in the Woods CD. Here we did 4 Colonial people and made 4-page overlays that describe the layering of the clothing worn in Colonial Times and we are currently doing a very fun, very cute model of the Jamestown Settlement.
Our history program is certainly not the speediest, but we have a lot of fun and LOVE HISTORY!
Next time, Language Arts.
ttfn, Jane | 
