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
- Chapters 18, 20-21, Old Time Tales (DL) by Evans
- St. Winfred from Barbarian and Noble (DL)
- The First Christmas Tree (DL) by Henry Van Dyke
- AUDIO SAMPLE: St. Winfred
- AUDIO SAMPLE:
- K-1 Lesson A - Paper Plate Dragons
- K-1 Activity A
- Go here: Heraldry for Kids
- Do this: Design a shield and coat of arms
2nd - 3rd Grade
- Chapters 18, 20-21, Old Time Tales (DL) by Evans
- St. Winfred from Barbarian and Noble (DL)
- The First Christmas Tree (DL) by Henry Van Dyke
- AUDIO SAMPLE: St. Winfred
- AUDIO SAMPLE:
- 2-3 Lesson A- Paper Knight and Princess
- 2-3 Activity A
- Go here: Heraldry for Kids
- Do this: Design a shield and coat of arms
4th - 6th Grade
- The Story of Siegfried by James Baldwin
- NO AUDIO SAMPLE
- Compendium of Church History, pp 73-76 by Sisters of Notre Dame
- 4-6 Sample Unit
Coloring Pages
Extras (You Choose)
- Lives of the Saints by Father Lovasik (choose saints from Handbook)
- Butler's Lives of the Saints (choose saints from Handbook)
- Founders of Freedom, Unit 6 - Feudalism Molds Christian
Civilization
- Old World's Gifts to the New, Unit 6 "What the Church did for the
People of the Middle Ages”
- Christ the King Lord of History, Chapter 11 "The Barbarians and the Church”
- Old World to America, Unit 6 - "The People of the Middle
Ages”
- Light to the Nations, Chapter 6 "Founders of Christendom
--500-700 A.D.”
- All Ye Lands, Chapter 8 "Europe: The Middle Ages”
- Spiritual History 101: How Did We Get
to the Edge?
- Church History: A History of the
Catholic Church to 1940,
Section 2, Ch. I
- A Little History of the World, Chapter 19
- 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
