I didn’t get to prep much for these lessons, but I did find a few fun videos to go along with each topic.For the Industrial Revolution, it’s this one with …
Category: Social Studies
The 50 States
No offense, but this chapter of the Heritage Studies book is a bit dry, especially since I don’t shell out the extra dollars for the BJU workbook. However, I have …
Chaplains & Circuit-Riding Preachers
* Pages 68-69 in American Heritage Series 4 by BJU Press. Julia Ward Howe wrote the Battle Hymn of the Republic after watching some Union soldiers encamped in D.C., preparing …
A Nation of Immigrants
Anyone not a Native American is descended from an immigrant! This would be a great time to check out genealogical resources online. Ancestry.com is an amazing resource which offers a …
Climate & Currents
Read pgs 9-12. Discuss Climate (aka weather) & Currents & their affect on the continents & each other. What factors can affect our climate? Why is it helpful to understand the oceans’ …
Latitude & Longitude
Read pages 6-8, or watch the videos below. Sometimes it’s hard to remember which is longitude & which is latitude. A good way to remember is that longitude is long …
The Continents
I started blogging my younger children’s history lessons as a way to get all those YouTube videos and other resources into one location. My kids LOVED it! They watched the …
Lawmen & Outlaws
In the late 1800’s, the West wasn’t as “wild” as the stereotype suggests, but there were plenty of reasons to require some kind of law enforcement. In most Western towns, …
Homesteaders & Locust Plauges
The Homestead Act of 1862, signed by Abraham Lincoln, gave anyone, 21 years old or older, who had never taken up arms against the government, 160 acres of land in …