HISTORY
Completion requirements
See Handbook for Schedule of Daily Lessons and Activities
"DL" is used to reference books that are included in the digital library. We link to those books from the subject folders to make it easier for new families to find materials. Since this is a sample week, you do not have access to that digital library.
K - 1st Grade
- Aesop's Fables - Kindness (DL)
- K-1 Lesson A - Draw a Story or Coloring Page
- Instructions for "Act Out": (1) Select a story and assign parts; (2) Gather/make simple costumes and props; (3) Read aloud or listen to the story as you act it out; (4) talk about the story - characters, moral lessons, historical importance, etc.
- AUDIO SAMPLE:
2nd - 3rd Grade
- Aesop's Fables - Kindness (DL)
- 2-3 Lesson A - History Pocket: Ancient Greece
- Instructions for "Act Out": (1) Select a story and assign parts; (2) Gather/make simple costumes and props; (3) Read aloud or listen to the story as you act it out; (4) talk about the story - characters, moral lessons, historical importance, etc.
- AUDIO SAMPLE:
4th - 6th Grade
- Tales of Troy and Greece by Lang (DL)
- 4-6 Lesson and Activities
- AUDIO SAMPLE:
Coloring Pages
Extras (You Choose)
- D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
- Old World to America, Review p. 28-29 "Early Inhabitants”.
- Christ the King Lord of History: No material on early Greek civilization before Pericles.
- Old World's Gifts to the New: No material on early Greek civilization before Pericles.
- All Ye Lands: Read Chapter 4, "Aesop” (High School Text).
- A Little History of the World: Chapter 7 "Heroes and their Weapons”
- Spiritual History 101: How Did We Get to the Edge? (High school students and Mom)
- Other Fables of Aesop
- Make a stick bow
- Weave a throw-blanket or pot-holder
- Digging Up Greece Board Game from www.ellenjmchenry.com
Tips for Choosing Extras:
- Review the Handbook to understand the themes for the unit
- Select extras using one of these two options
- Family Approach: Choose options for the whole family together (geared toward the older kids, but beneficial for the younger ones); adapt the option to make it age appropriate for your kids
- Individual Approach: Choose options for each age group
Parent Resources
- How to Make a Bow and Arrow
Extra Reading Resources:
