History...it's all HIS...story, right?  I have been so blessed by the christian-based education that is available to us if we just look. 

What a fun time we are having with our studies these days.  Last post I wrote about our Bible History and today is all about Social Studies History!  Aren't you just in love with the era of the American Revolution?  Teaching it to Princess.... it has come alive again.  I'm so excited about it that I just want to go up to people at the library or at church and say things like, "Did you realize the sweet romance story of George and Martha Washington?  Did you know what a man of faith he was?"  Of course, people would think I was a lunatic!

"The british are coming! The British are coming!"

We are using the history curriculum called Time Travelers.  We loved the one for 'Colonial LIfe" so we also got "The American Revolution".  The website is homeschoolinthewoods.com.  We absolutely LOVE the unit studies there.  We not only learn the text, dates and history but then we have activities that encompass creative writing, factfile cards, science experiments, penmanship(cursive) pages, recipes of the era, games, notbooking activities, crafts, and lapbook components.  One thing that Amy includes is a timeline which to me shows how God's history all fits together.  My daughter is getting the 'big picture' as she sees chronologically how the pieces of the puzzle fit together...simple!

Along with this supplement, I use other areas of intrigue for her to learn in-depth all about each era.  I was able to locate educational but interesting videos titled, "Liberty Kids".  We watched the animated video about the Boston Tea Party and she was glued!  There is another series of educational videos for kids called "Dear America."  Now these I could watch all day.  They are not animated but played out with historical detail obtained by diaries of actual people of that day and in the lives of young people!!!  Ours last week was called, "Winter of Red Snow  Pennsylvania 1977"      We watched it during our lunch break because we were so curious and she wanted to immediately watch it again.  We are so blessed!

Living Books for this era:

Magic Tree House:American Revolution & Revolutionary War on Wednesday                                          

George Vs. George-The American Revolution as seen from both sides

Things to Make and Do for George Washington's Birthday

Faith of our Founding Father-The spiritual Journey of George Washington

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