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All children need to learn about United States history. But many of the textbooks are quite expensive. However, here at Loving Learning in the Home, we have found a great FREE resource for American History.
American Journeys is a website that has thousands of eye witness accounts of American History. From 1000 AD to 1806, you'll find information on explorers and important facts about US History. They have documents, images, lesson plans and more! And the best part is that use of the site is FREE!!!
This website is perfect for teaching children about the original explorations of North America.
The Teacher's section includes topic ideas, lesson plans, information on geography and more. If you're looking for primary sources to teach your students early American History, we definitely recommend American Journeys.
Have you used this site before? Tell us about it! Share your experiences in the comments below.
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If you are looking for a great FREE United States History resource for your home school, you have got to check this one out: FREE United States History ebook
This is a great resource for homeschoolers!! It’s a downloadable ebook, with information on each of the 50 states: things they are famous for, events in history, important people that lived there, when they joined the United States, state mottos and more!
Get the free book here: FREE United States History Resource
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Continuing our series on Great Women in American History, we are studying Abigail Adams today. Abigail Adams was a big part of our American History!
There are many resources for teaching your kids about Abigail Adams. I used this one: http://www.nwhm.org/Education/biography_aadams.html as a basis, then turned them loose on the Internet to do some searching.
I also use this book, and the one to the left.
The best Internet source I can recommend for Abigail Adams is the First Ladies site: http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=2. This site has a very thorough background on Abigail Adams, and will include everything you need for a basic understanding of Abigail Adams' life.
So, happy learning about Abigail Adams, today's spotlight on Great Women in American History!
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If you are looking for great, FREE homeschooling curriculum, you have got to check out this FREE American History Curriculum!
Created by an experienced homeschooling mom, this FREE American History Curriculum is easily adaptable to grades 2nd through 6th. It was created with a literature-based theme, but tries to incorporate some other subjects as well.
American History Curriculum Contents
This Mom has it together!! :-) She includes everything you will need to implement her American History Curriculum:
- Complete list of books and materials needed;
- Week-by-week schedule of when you need each book/material;
- Book notes & study guides;
- Daily Schedule;
- Topics list;
- Timeline;
- A variety of worksheets.
I love this free American History Curriculum!! I am definitely going to use it for my younger 3 children. I've been looking for an American History Curriculum, and I give high kudos to this Mom for hers.
Especially since she included a daily schedule plan; let's face it, even with all the free curriculum materials available online, it can't be difficult to decide what to do on what day and in what order! On the flip side, purchasing curriculum is extremely expensive!
American History Curriculum Topics
This free American History Curriculum covers the following topics:
- 7 different Indian tribes;
- Discovers, including Erickson, Columbus, Cortez & Pizzarro, and Lewis & Clark
- Incas, Mayans and Aztecs;
- Pocahontas, Jamestown & the Pilgrims
- Colonies & Ben Franklin & George Washington
- French & Indian War
- Revolutionary War
- Constitution & New Government
- First President, New Country & Johnny Appleseed
- Monroe Doctrine & War of 1812
- Andrew Jackson & The Trail of Tears
- Inventions
- The Alamo
- The Gold Rush
- Pioneers & Moving West
- Lincoln, Slavery & the Civil War
- Transcontinental Railroad & George Washington Carver
If you have been searching for free curriculum, I highly recommend Guest Hollow's FREE American History Curriculum!!!