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
- Reading ~ Little House Books (1-2) Audio Books in Digital Library
- K-1 Lesson A - The Covered Wagon
- K-1 Activity A
- Go here: abookintime.com
- Do this: Choose a craft for the week.
2nd - 3rd Grade
- Reading ~ Little House Books (1-2) Audio Books in Digital Library
- 2-3 Lesson A
- 2-3 Activity A - Map
- Go here: choices.edu
- Do this: Print Map #2 and color the areas through which the Ingalls family travels. Through what Indian territories do they pass?
- 2-3 Activity B
- Go here: abookintime.com
- Do this: Choose a craft for the week.
4th - 6th Grade
- Reading ~ Captains Courageous
- Sample Unit 4-6
Extras (You Choose)
- Across the Plains by Robert Louis Stevenson
- In the Heart of the Rockies by G.A. Henty
- Wells Brothers: the Young Cattle Kings by Adams
- Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
- Compendium of Church History, pp. 133-140 (DL)
- Christ the King Lord of History, Chapter 26 "The Nineteenth Century" (Elementary-Middle School Text)
- From Sea to Shining Sea: The Story of America, "Chapters 12: The Young Republic Grows" (Later Elementary - Middle School Text)
- Light to the Nations, Part Two, "Chapter 8: The Defense and the Building of Christendom” (Middle School Text)
- Christ and the Americas, Chapter 13: "Manifest Destiny” (High School Text)
- Spiritual History 101: How Did We Get to the Edge?(High School students and Mom)
- Church History: A History of the Catholic Church to 1940 by Fr. Laux, Second Period: from the French Revolution to the Present
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
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