American History

We're going to be doing a six-year cycle for American History.  I was planning on using This Country of Ours: The Story of the United States by H.E. Marshall (see the bottom part of my post for specifics) but it is just not working for us.  Perhaps we can come back to it on our next cycle through history, but it's a little too dry and boring for my first grader.

As of January 2010 we will be using a variety of story books and the book Question & Answer Encyclopedia: The USA by Paragon Publishing (that I picked up a TJMaxx for $5) until I can find another reference encyclopedia for kids that I like.


Look for a future post detailing our new plan.

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We're going to be doing a six-year cycle for American History.  For the early elementary years we will be utilizing the free online book This Country of Ours: The Story of the United States by H.E. Marshall as well as a ton of other resources.

In 1st and 7th grades we will be learning about:
Native Americans
Explorers and Pioneers
Stories of Virginia

In 2nd and 8th grades we will be learning about:
Stories of New England
Stories of the Middle and Southern Colonies

In 3rd and 9th grades we will be learning about:
Stories of the French in America
Stories of the Struggle for Liberty

In 4th and 10th grades we will be learning about:
Stories of the US Under the Constitution
Presidents

In 5th and 11th grades we will be learning about:
Gold Rush
Civil War
WWI to Modern Times

In 6th and 12th grades we will be learning about:
US Government