General
- You might want to start by having your oldest students read this selection on “How to Read a History Assignment.”
- This classic, beloved game is now available to play for free! Play Oregon Trail online!
- Another great game, also available and free to play! Play Amazon Trail online!
- A Child’s History of the World for Year 1.
- A real treasure: Study guide for the Holman Bible Atlas! This is a 69-page pdf download file.
- The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Van Loon
- Great site! You can look up words and make your own glossary. Input the words you want included and push send. You will get a professional looking glossary of all your words. Best of all IT IS FREE!
- Highland Heritage has a number of resources you might love to use; however, there is no answer key for some of the literature helps.
- Norton online quizzes – Western Literature
- Judaism: all kinds of useful information. Pre-read before letting them loose, but wholesome for most children, I think.
- If you and your children enjoy praying for different countries of the world, you will enjoy linking up with this page on Worldwide Missions. It contains statistics that give a clear picture of the prayer needs of various countries. Year 1 encourages you to lead your children in prayer for all Hindus and Buddhists. Look at this site to find those areas most in need!
- The “Ism” book online. Basic definitions that will help you in your worldview studies.
- Bible dictionary that you may find helpful during Year 1
- A user recommends the NIV Archaeological Study Bible ISBN: 031092605X
- Great Studio Projects in Art History by William Reid (ISBN 0825138523): This art history project book can be used in all four year-plans! There are 80 projects and the time period goes through the 1980’s.
- Here’s real help with Feast Nights: food timeline and recipes galore! Enjoy!
- Cookie Dough Recipe: A great alternative to salt dough maps.
- Try Crayola’s Model Magic: a great lightweight soft modeling substance. It air-dries quickly, and after it’s dry, it can be sanded, painted, or decorated. Model magic can replace Fimo for most projects suggested in Tapestry.
- Graphic Organizers on Tap: a fantastic resource for all of your graphic organizing needs.
- If you would like to make personalized graphic organizers, click here.
- This site can be for reviewing parts of speech. Activities include matching, concentration, flash cards, and a word search.
- Click here for another grammar game.
- Make online crossword puzzles here or here. These are great for reviewing vocabulary!
- Daily Grammar Excellent site!
- Online Writing Lab
- Transition words for writing.
- Great speech outline: .pdf file
Time Lines
- Time Line Book Instructions
- Time Line Forms
- Interesting information about ancient time lines from Answers in Genesis
- Time line of “Famous People”
- Ancient History Time Line
Unit 1
Week 1: Curtain Rises on Egypt: Gift of the Nile
- Odyssey Online: Egypt
- GREAT site on Egypt: pharaohs, pyramids, great maps, wonderful for Upper Elementary and up!
- Ancient Egyptian flora and fauna page.
- Wonderful overview site of Egyptian history
- Text of the Egyptian Book of the Dead
Week 2: Pharaohs & Pyramids
- Odyssey Online: Egypt
- Dynasties of Egypt
- Excellent site for all ages on pyramids: take virtual tours!
- Mummies: Pictures and Information
- This site is about Egyptian life after death
- Egyptian Armies
- The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Week 3: Egyptian Polytheism & the Judgment of God
- Read about Egyptian gods here.
- See the article, “Why Did God Allow the Killing of All the Firstborn in Egypt?” for the correlation of each plague to an Egyptian god, plus more information on God’s judgment of Egypt.
- Want to know more about Egyptian mythology? Look no further! Use images from this site to decorate writing projects, display boards, etc. Also great for art projects!
- Egyptian Religion from Kidipede
- Plagues versus Egyptian Gods: worksheet with teacher answers
- This site includes games, recipes, and basic information for several Jewish holidays.
Week 4: Creation Through Noah
- Neat link about the theory of tectonic plates from a Christian perspective!
- Noah’s Flood: a worldwide event? Yes, judging from the number of flood stories assembled here!
- Man builds a scale model of the Ark
- Scroll down just a bit for an interactive 3-D model of Noah’s Ark.
Week 5: Abraham & Ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations
- Middle East: cultural links can be found here and here.
- Wonderful site on Mesopotamia
- Writing in Mesopotamia
- Life in Mesopotamia
- Examine this short collection of Tower of Babel pictures to understand the nature of ziggurats and how artists have used it to portray human sin.
- Timeline of Mesopotamia
- Ancient Mesopotamia: video
Week 6: The Patriarchs: From Canaan to Egypt
- Time Line of the Patriarchs
- Bible Time Line, includes Bible verses with no graphics.
- The Significance of Passover.
- Hebrew for Christians
Week 7: In The Wilderness: The Tabernacle & the Law
- Find out lots of information about practicing Shabbat.
- Shabbat Service
- What was it like inside the Tabernacle?
- 3-D animation of the Tabernacle!
- Jewish Calendar
- A Jewish calendar diagram is found here.
- Hebrew for Christians
- This site includes games, recipes, and basic information for several Jewish holidays.
Week 8: In The Wilderness: Holiness – Worshipping God as God
- Jewish Prayer Services
- Judaism 101 all kinds of useful information. Pre-read before letting them loose, but wholesome for most children, I think.
- The Jewish Children’s Learning Network. All kinds of useful information!
- Rosh Hashanah site loaded with traditions, blessings, crafts, and more.
- Rosh Hashanah Seder
- Hebrew for Christians
- Learn to read Biblical Hebrew
- This site includes games, recipes, and basic information for several Jewish holidays.
Week 9: In The Wilderness: Slaves to Warriors
- Hebrew for Christians
- This site includes games, recipes, and basic information for several Jewish holidays.
Unit 2
Week 10: The Indus Valley, Hinduism, & Buddhism
- Interactive site about the Indus Valley. Information about the “bead pot” for Year 1. (Warning: nude statues)
- Art and Technologies in the Indus Valley
- The Indus Valley Civilization
- Indus Valley Civilization: Daily Life
- Ancient India: Pictures and Information.
- For rhetoric Accountability and Thinking Questions: Ancient India.
- Examples of oxen and a two-wheeled cart
Week 11: Ancient China: Confucius & Taoism
- Learn about the Great Wall of China.
- A panoramic of the Great Wall
- From EnchantedLearning: Chinese Inventors and Inventions.
- Compare China to another country (maybe Ancient India?) with this Venn Diagram (pdf file).
- Ancient Chinese advancements and achievements Click tabs across the top to view achievements in every dynasty.
- Ancient Chinese Civilizations
Week 12: Ancient Americas
- Odyssey Online: Ancient Americas
- Mayan Civilization
- Mound Builders
Week 13: Early Greek Cultures of the Bronze Age
- Life in Ancient Greece.
- Excellent website about Ancient Greece.
- Odyssey Online: Greece
- Synopsis of the Trojan War.
- Excellent site on the epochs of Greek history.
- Greek Mythology site
- Text of Famous Men of Greece
- Minoans
- Mycenaeans
Week 14: Early Greek Cultures of the Archaic Period
- Life in Ancient Greece
- Excellent website about Ancient Greece
- Odyssey Online: Greece
- Text of Famous Men of Greece
Week 15: The Promised Land: Conquest & Settlement
- Relationship between the Canaanite/Phoenician cultures and the Israelites as they entered Canaan.
- Canaanite culture: very informative links here and here.
Week 16: Israel’s Judges and Neighbors
- Lydians
- Lydia: great information found here.
- Ammonites
- Midianites
- Amorites
- Jebusites
- Moabites
- Brief but helpful overview of the Hittites
- The Hittites
- Ancient Civilizations of the Fertile Crescent with comparison to Egypt.
Week 17: The Rise of Saul & the Philistines
- The origins of the Philistines.
- All Bible references to the Philistines.
- The Catholic Encyclopedia’s information on the Philistines.
- Ekron: A Philistine City
- Excavation site and pottery from Ekron, one of the five Philistine cities.
Week 18: King David and the Phoenicians
- A great site on Phoenicians.
- Phoenicians in Spain
- Do many searches for all things Phoenician from this comprehensive site. Again, parental guidance suggested! We’ve done a few key searches for you:
- Ancient Civilizations of the Fertile Crescent with comparison to Egypt.
- Tyrian (Phoenician) Purple
- Phoenician Colonies & Trading Posts
Unit 3
Week 19: Solomon’s Divided Heart
- YouTube video showing 3D rendering of Solomon’s Temple.
- Very nice website on Solomon’s temple.
- Queen of Sheba
Week 20: The Divided Kingdom
- Kings of Israel and Judah: time lines and short bios. Very helpful!
- Kings of Israel referenced Biblically.
- Worksheet about the Divided Kingdom
Week 21: The Assyrian Scourge: The Northern Kingdom Is Deported
Week 22: The Chaldeans (New Babylonians) and the Babylonian Captivity
- A brief history of the Babylonians.
- Information on the Babylonian Captivity with a nice hyperlink to a page on the Chaldeans.
- The Chaldeans
Week 23: The Medes and Persians: The Israelites Return Home
- A good history of the Persians
- Time line of the Persian Empire.
- Exhibition of Persian artifacts
- This site includes games, recipes, and basic information for several Jewish holidays.
Week 24: Persians and Greeks: The Persian Wars
- An excellent website about Ancient Greece
- Text of Famous Men of Greece
- Great site on the Ancient Greeks.
- Odyssey Online: Greece
- Useful summary of the Persian Wars
- Herodotus
- A time-line of the Persian Empire.
- The Rise of Athens and Sparta.
- The Persian Wars
- The Athenian Empire
Week 25: The Golden Age of Greece and the Peloponnesian Wars
- An excellent website about Ancient Greece
- Odyssey Online: Greece
- Peloponnesian War
- Text of Famous Men of Greece
- War between Athens and Sparta as seen by these two families, told in play format.
- Hippocrates
- The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
- Ancient Greet Art
Week 26: Greek Achievements: Science, Mathematics, and Philosophy
- Ancient Catapults: Lots of historical information, but good illustrations that may prove helpful if you are making your own.
- Text of Famous Men of Greece
- Learn about the original Olympics.
- Hippocrates
- Pythagoras
- Socrates
- Plato
Week 27: Alexander the Great: Preparation for Proclamation
- Alexander the Great
- Jewish history during the Hellenistic Age.
- The Maccabees
- Text of Famous Men of Greece
- Aristotle
- Alexander III (the Great)
- This site includes games, recipes, and basic information for several Jewish holidays.
Unit 4
Week 28: The Etruscans and the Founding of Rome
- The Etruscans
- Text of Famous Men of Rome
- Romulus and Remus
- The life of Coriolanus, by Plutarch
- For the dialectic mini-report: Colonial Culture
Week 29: The Roman Republic: Everyday Life
- Odyssey Online: Rome
- Text of Famous Men of Rome
Week 30: The Roman Republic Expands: The Punic Wars
- Punic Wars
- Text of Famous Men of Rome
Week 31: From Republic to Empire
- Text of Famous Men of Rome
- The Celts and the Romans in Britain
- Iron Age Celts
- Cicero
- Sulla
- Pompey
- Julius Caesar
- Mark Antony
Week 32: Imperial Rome: Backdrop to the Atonement
- Odyssey Online: Rome
- Pompeii
- Text of Famous Men of Rome
- The Celts and the Romans in Britain
- Claudius
- Nero
Week 33: The Zenith of Imperial Rome: Backdrop to the Early Church
Week 34: Rome Decays: Saints and Martyrs of the Early Church
Week 35: Christianity Conquers Rome: Of Church Hierarchies
Week 36: Western Rome Falls: Theology and Church Councils
- Successors of Rome
- Text of Famous Men of Rome
- Augustine
- From the Catholic Encyclopedia: Attila the Hun
- From EnchantedLearning: The Huns
- From the Catholic Encyclopedia: Visigoths