Experience History Through Music {Tuesday's Treasures}

Boy am I excited about this one !  For the last month I have had the privileged of using this series of books.  We are in love! On Friday I will be sharing my review but for now I'd like to give you a little more detail about this wonderful resource.

Westward Ho! – Heart of the Old West
America's westward expansion is amazingly rich in stories and songs.  In Westward Ho!, you will find the pioneer spirit that stirred the hearts of thousands of Americans to leave the safety and comfort of home expressed in folk songs of or about that time.  Now you can experience the pioneers' adventures, dangers, joys, sorrows and hopes as you join in and sing along.

1. Apple Picker's Reel    2:25 (This is Sir N's favourite piece)
2. Boll Weevil    2:18
3. Missionary's Farewell    5:01
4. Oh, California    2:17
5. Ho! For California    4:20
6. San Juan Pig War    2:47
7. Chisholm Trail    2:52
8. Westward Ho!    5:12
9. Home On The Range    5:02
10. Little Old Sod Shanty    3:18
11. Strawberry Roan    3:16
12. Old Settler    4:52
13. Gooey Duck    1:55
14. Little Cabin in the Cascade Mountains    2:34

Musical Memories of Laura Ingalls Wilder
The well-loved stories of Laura Ingalls Wilder will come to life all over again as you listen to the songs that were a part of life for the Ingalls and thousands of other pioneering families.

Written by William Anderson, noted Laura Ingalls Wilder biographer, the book also includes beautiful photos by internationally known Little House photographer, Leslie A. Kelly.

1. Wait for the Wagon   1:48
2. Green Grows the Laurel   4:04
3. The Old Chariot   1:45
4. Buy a Broom   2:14
5. Sweet By and By   3:55
6. Rock Me to Sleep    4:03
7. Buffalo Gals   1:58
8. A Railroad Man for Me   1:45
9. Beware   2:55
10. Pop! Goes the Weasel   1:03
11. Oft in the Stilly Night   2:45
12. The Girl I left Behind Me   2:29
13. My Sabbath Home   4:12

America 1750 to 1890– Heart of a New Nation
From the French and Indian War to the first transcontinental railroad, America is a chronological tour of American history through its music. Enjoy the songs and stories of our past that have been shared from generation to generation—songs that make you laugh, make you cry, and make your patriotic spirit soar.

1. Yankee Doodle   1:39
2. Star Spangled Banner   2:39
3. Erie Canal   2:12
4. Oh, Susanna   1:55
5. Sweet Betsy From Pike   3:17
6. All Night, All Day   3:50
7. Old Dan Tucker   1:52
8. Wade In The Water   3:41
9. Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier   1:41
10.  When Johnny Comes Marching Home   2:23
11. Shenandoah   2:20
12. Git Along L'il Dogies   3:44
13. Drill Ye Tarriers   1:56
14. Polly Wolly Doodle   2:15
15. She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain   1:38
16. Old Joe Clark   2:09

Cost

• America  $18.99
• Westward Ho! $18.99
• Musical Memories of Laura Ingals Wilder $18.99

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About the Author

Diana Waring is the author of Beyond Survival, Reaping the Harvest and Diana Waring’s History Revealed world history curriculum.

She discovered years ago that “the key to education is relationship.” Beginning in the early ’80s, Diana homeschooled her children through high-school—the real life opportunities to learn how kids learn. Mentored by educators whose focus was honoring Him who created all learners, and with an international background (born in Germany, university degree in French, lifelong student of world history),

Diana cares about how people learn as well as what they learn. Audiences on four continents have enthusiastically received her energetic speaking style.

For those of you who would like to know more about Diana you can read a full author interview over at Crystal Starr and Ben and Me. 

Until Friday my friends :)

Blessings
Chareen

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Welcome to Tuesdays Treasures. I started these posts as a way of sharing great books in honour of my friend in New Zealand who would arrive with the treasures she had unearthed at her weekly trip to the library!

There are so many wonderful books and Resources out there out there hiding on shelves and somewhere on the internet.

I invite you to blog about

• a book on your shelf, one you're reading or one you found at the library,
•  a great homeschool item you have found and
•  any new resources you are enjoying. 

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Victorian Police Museum {Field Trip}

When I first started blogging one of my goals was to record our trips.  I have been looking over my blog and realised that it's been a long time since I have done this.  I have decided to join in on Field Trip Friday and start recording our trips again.

This past Monday we took a field trip into Melbourne to the Victorian Police Museum. They are open Monday to Friday and entry is via gold coin donation. The Museum is located on the Mezzanine Level of the World Trade Centre.

You are allowed to take photographs inside this museum as long as it's without a flash.
 

The sky was a beautiful deep autumn blue, it was wonderfully warm and we got to see a lot of the old architecture in the city. My Mom joined us for the trip.

They had two of the armour shields the Ned Kelly gang used on display.  The piece of metal that Sir N is touching is an example of mould board.  This piece weights nine kilograms.  The armour Ned Kelly wore weighed a total of 45 kg.

Women in the Victoria Police
Top L - Hat with badge for women Bottom
Left Madge O'Conner one of the first police women.
Right Christine Nixon First Police

• About the hat and badge: "When Alma Aldersea joined the Police Force in March 1945 women were issued special 'PW' badge numbers rather than the unique individual numbers given to male officers. These numbers could be re-issued to other females when the original owner left the Force as was routinely expected. Alma's badge, PW9, can be seen on this cap. After Alma married and resigned her badge was issued to three more policewomen - the last in 1975." Interestingly if a woman got married she had to resign from the police Force.
• Madge O'Conner joined the Victoria Police as an agent in 1917 and became a fully sworn in police officer in 1924. It took her seven years.
• Christine Nixon became the first woman to be appointed as the Chief Commissioner in Victoria.
• Women had been in the police force since 1917 but it was only in 19743 that the first one was promoted one rank.

Each of the glass cases contain different uniforms and interesting documentation and information about the Police Force over the decades.

 Here Sir N takes a look at 'ERIC'.  He was built in 1989 and became the first bomb disposal robot used by the Victorian Police.  He spent 18 years serving the force and went into honourable retirement in 2007.

In the rear of the museum there is an area dedicated to the history of fighting crime in Australia.

• The first detectives were introduced into the police force in 1844. They wore plain clothes, and operated independently of any uniformed police.
• Detectives were issued an identification medallion on a  fob-chain.
• In 1925 three detectives were charged and found guilty of asking for money in exchange for protection.  The presiding judge in handing down his verdict expressed great shock that "a guilty person can buy the silence of the guardians of the law."
• From the Victorian Police Manual: "A good detective should know the suspects in particular classes of crime, their haunts and associates, especially their intimate male and female associates."
• "Science is the most efficient and most effective member of the Victorian Police Force ... the one unimpeachable witness." - John Morris, The Argus Weekend Magazine 11 May 1940
• The Australian Police were slow to adopt forensic investigation. It was pioneered by individual detectives.  Today it is standard practice.
• You can read all about DNA proofing, fingerprinting, ballistics, etc along the walls.
• The identification kit called Photo-FIT was developed by Jacques Penry.

Last but not least we were able to try on a police uniform.

It was a lovely day out building memories and exploring together.  I hope to revisit this museum with Sir N when he is in high school so that he can better enjoy all the displays and reading all the interesting historical information.

Blessings
Chareen

Ice, Wind, Rock by Peter Gouldthorpe {Tuesday's Treasures}

Ice, Wind, Rock: Douglas Mawson in the Antarctic

• Format: Paper back / Hardback
• Number of Pages:32
• Publisher:Lothian Children's Books
• Publication Date: 
• ISBN 10:0734411553
• ISBN 13:9780734411556
• Author Peter Gouldthorpe
• Illustrator:Peter Gouldthorpe

I just love a good find at the library and this is one of those finds.  This book is both beautifully written and illustrated.  It is good quality twaddle free Australian history.  It tells the historical journey of Douglas Mawson down in the Antarctic and his fight for survival giving the reader a deeper appreciation for the beautiful wild Antarctic and why the Australian base is called Mawson base.  If you are studying the geography and history of the Antarctic I highly recommend this beautiful book. 

Blessings
Chareen

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•  any new resources you are enjoying. 

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Seabird {Unit Study}

This months theme for the Poppins Book Nook is Planes, Trains and Automobiles - anything transport related.  The  book we chose Seabird by Holling Clancy Holling. Our mode of transport looked at was sea travel. Mr Holling is a master story teller that grabbed our imagination from the very first page, so much so that this month we have spent a delightful time exploring the history of shipping from sailing ships to modern container ships that roam our oceans.

We found some excellent FREE resources online and have watched a few documentaries on YouTube as well.  Seabird introduced us to the wide world of shipping and encouraged an inquiry into the different types of ships through the ages.  We read Ships, Sailors and the Sea alongside Seabird.

Lapbook and Notebook pages

• DIY Homeschooler has at the bottom of the post.
• Fran’s Freebies: Seabirds Unit over at Home Education Resources
• FREE Seabird lesson ideas and Notebooking pages by Ami Brainerd over at Homeschool Share

YouTube

• The Largest Aircraft Carrier in The World (full video)
• Discovery Channel Mighty Ships S02E06 HDMS Absalon 
• 100 Years of ships 
• The Great Ships: Pirate Ships 
• The Great Ships: The Aircraft Carriers
• The Great Ships: The Battleships
• The Great Ships: The Cruisers
• The Great Ships: The Destroyers
• The Great Ships: The Dreadnoughts
• The Great Ships: The Frigates
• History of Navigation at Sea
• Vikings and Viking Ships
• Warship: A History of War at Sea Episode 1
• The Trireme Dreadnought of the Ancient Mediterranean
• Mega Ship - Megastructures Documentary
• History of the Royal Navy - The King's Ships (1500-1599) 
• History of the Royal Navy - Wooden Walls (1600-1805)  
• History of the Royal Navy - Steam, steel and Dreadnoughts 1806 - 1918 
• History of the Royal Navy The Sun Never Sets 1919 - Present  
• HMS Victory : Documentary on the 18th Century British Warship 
• True Caribbean Pirates 

General

• Greenland  Documentary
• Ivory Gull   Fact Sheet and Photographs at ARKive and YouTube
• Arctic Hare  Fact Sheet,  ARKive, National Geographic, YouTube
• Arctic Fox  Fact Sheet YouTube documentary, Cubs, BBC Doc
• Polar Bear Fact Sheet ARKive and National Geographic Kids YouTube - Just 4 Kids, BBC Documentary,
• Raven Fact Sheet  ARKive YouTube Clever Ravens
• Arctic Terns Fact Sheet ARKive YouTube Migration
• Glacier Chasing Ice largest glacier calving captured on film. What is a Glacier ?
• Iceberg Rolling Iceberg Iceberg Songs
• Snow How does snow form ? How is snow formed ?

On the WWW

• Seabird by the DIY Homeschooler. Unit study suggestions, activities and a few resources.
• Make yourself albatross wings.  There is a handy conversion chart at the bottom to see the size your wings would need to be in relation to your height.
• View an interactive drawing of different birds riding the currents.
• Made a 3D Seabird Unit Seascape tutorial over at Harrington Harmonies.
• Ocean Unit Study on Pinterest

"A writer of books for young people is quite aware that they may open new vistas for fresh and eager minds. If this story charts a course into related stories — sparkling seas now held unknown between other book covers — then SEABIRD will have accomplished part of her mission." 

-  Holling C. Holling -

Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 64 
ISBN 10: 0395266815
ISBN 13: 9780395266816
Author Holling C. Holling
Illustrator: Holling C. Holling
Available from Bookdepository and Amazon

We have learned so much this month about the shipping industry and it's history. You are invited to blog and share one of your book adventures on the theme of transportation and join in our link up below.

Looking forward to reading your adventures
Blessings
Chareen

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ANZAC Day - an Ode to the Fallen

For the Fallen

With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children

England mourns for her dead across the sea,

Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,

Fallen in the cause of the free.

Solemn the drums thrill: Death august and royal

Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres,

There is music in the midst of desolation

And glory that shines upon our tears.

They went with songs to the battle, they were young,

Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow,

They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,

They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

They mingle not with their laughing comrades again,

They sit no more at familiar tables of home,

They have no lot in our labour of the daytime,

They sleep beyond England's foam.

But where our desires and hopes profound,

Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight,

To the innermost heart of their own land they are known

As the stars are known to the night.

As the stars shall be bright when we are dust,

Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain,

As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,

To the end, to the end, they remain.

I found this write up about this poem over at ANZAC Day "The Ode comes from For the Fallen, a poem by the English poet and writer Laurence Binyon and was published in London in The Winnowing Fan: Poems of the Great War in 1914. This verse, which became the Ode for the Returned and Services League, has been used in association with commemoration services in Australia since 1921."

Resources

• Gallipoli by Kerry Greenwood
• ANZAC Day
• Learning about Anzac Day a collection of ideas to help young children about war from over at Suzie's Home Education Ideas. 
• 10 Ways to help Children Understand Anzac Day over at Suzie's Home Education Ideas.  
• A collection of Books for World War 1 over at Seven Little Australians & Counting. 
• Free Printable ANZAC Unit for Young Learners over at Our Worldwide Classroom.
• On Pinterest
• Australian Army ANZAC Day
• The playing of the Last Post on YouTube
• Classroom Activities on ANZAC Day
• A is for ANZACs
• Words of Remembrance
• Make a poppy
• Lest We Forget Download - printables, recipe, crafts etc.

Gallipoli by Kerry Greenwood {Tuesday's Treasures}

• Format: Hardback
• Number of Pages: 32 
• Publisher: Scholastic Australia 
• ISBN 10: 1743621299 
• ISBN 13: 9781743621295 
• Author  Kerry Greenwood 
• Illustrator:Annie White 
• Available from: Scholastic, Book Depository 

This book is beautifully written and illustrated.  It's a definite treasure to read and add to your library shelves. It's a twaddle free story of two Australian mates Bluey and Dusty. We follow their friendship and journey from joining the defense force, being deployed at Gallipoli and their experiences of living, working and fighting in World War I and then finally returning home to Australia.

The illustrations contribute to the depth and meaning of the story.  Sir N loves this book and has asked me to read it to him again which is always a good sign of a twaddle free book. This is an excellent book to introduce young children to the reality of Gallipoli and the reality of the World War.

Blessings
Chareen

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Welcome to Tuesdays Treasures. I started these posts as a way of sharing great books in honour of my friend in New Zealand who would arrive with the treasures she had unearthed at her weekly trip to the library!

There are so many wonderful books and Resources out there out there hiding on shelves and somewhere on the internet.

I invite you to blog about

• a book on your shelf, one you're reading or one you found at the library,
•  a great homeschool item you have found and
•  any new resources you are enjoying. 

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I Was Only Nineteen {Tuesday's Treasures}

Next week Friday 25 April is ANZAC day here is Australia.  I'm on the search for books to read about Kiwi's and Aussies and ANZAC.  Today I was given this book to read to Sir N.

I Was Only Nineteen

• Format: Hardback
• Number of Pages: 32
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin Children's Books 
• Publication Date: 2014 
• ISBN 10: 1743317239 
• ISBN 13: 9781743317235 
• Author Words by John Schumann from the iconic song about the Vietnam War 
• Illustrator: Craig Smith 

This book is beautifully illustrated.  The words are the lyrics from a song by John Schumann and sung by the Australian group Redgum  (Album: Caught In The Act).  It took him 15 minutes to compose and is a tribute to the men and woman of Australia who fought in the Vietnam War. The illustrations are beautiful and take you on the journey with a Grandfather as he shares his memories of being Only 19.

Blessings
Chareen

Here are a couple of YouTube clips of the song: I Was Only 19 (1983) and I was Only 19 Photo Montage

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Welcome to Tuesdays Treasures. I started these posts as a way of sharing great books in honour of my friend in New Zealand who would arrive with the treasures she had unearthed at her weekly trip to the library!

There are so many wonderful books and Resources out there out there hiding on shelves and somewhere on the internet.

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• a book on your shelf, one you're reading or one you found at the library,
•  a great homeschool item you have found and
•  any new resources you are enjoying. 

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The Apple & The Arrow {Tuesdays Treasures}

The Apple & The Arrow

• Format: Paper back
• Number of Pages: 80 pages 
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) 
• Publication Date: 
• ISBN 10: 0618128093 
• ISBN 13: 9780618128099 
• Author  Mary & Conrad Buff 

Sir N and I just completed this beautifully written historical novel on the birth of the country  Switzerland.  It is the famous story of William Tell. It is a well written story that is personable and engaging.  It's a wonderful account of a boy and his father the hero. This book won the Newbery Honor Medal in 1952.

I found a FREE unit study for the Apple and the Arrow over at Homeschool Share. Rainbow Resources also has a unit study available for purchase.

Blessings
Chareen

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 Welcome to Tuesdays Treasures.  I started these posts as a way of sharing great books in honour of my friend in New Zealand who would arrive with the treasures she had unearthed at her weekly trip to the library!

There are so many wonderful books out there hiding on shelves so I invite you to blog about a book on your shelf, one you're reading or one you found at the library. Grab the button for your post and add a link to your post below. I would love to read about your treasures. 

Teaching History Revisited

Teaching history is not solely about the subject of history or a set of isolated events found important by some textbook author. For me personally  learning history chronologically is at the very heart of all our learning. To aid our historical studies we made our own Book of Time. Dates help us to anchor our learning as we mark them off on a time line.

To aid this assimilation of history and to make it more real for my children I have added in family to our book of time including important dates (marriage, immigration and the births of nieces and nephews).

When I started home educating I only had the experience of history via a textbook. I am grateful to Sonlight who introduced me to studying history in the context of excellent literature. I agree with this statement by Jimmie Lanely

 "But living history books — even historical fiction — capture the imagination while informing the mind. The reader soaks in the the facts of history in a natural and enjoyable way that forms a much stronger base of understanding than rote memorization."

his·to·ry noun \ˈhis-t(ə-)rē\

1. tale, story 
2. a : a chronological record of significant events (as affecting a nation or institution) often including an explanation of their causes
   b : a treatise presenting systematically related natural phenomena
   c : an account of a patient's medical background
   d : an established record  
3. a branch of knowledge that records and explains past events
4. a : events that form the subject matter of a history
   b : events of the past
   c : one that is finished or done for
   d : previous treatment, handling, or experience (as of a metal) 

For Us
Sir N is eight this year and we are concentrating on exploring the world around us.  We are working our way through Sonlight's Core curriculums until he is 12 when we will be adding in Mystery of History for the high school years. I am also adding in missionary biographies.  We are currently reading Seed Sowers and a YWAM biography Jim Elliot: One Great Purpose.

Charlotte Mason said, “The fatal mistake is in the notion that [the child] must learn ‘outlines’ of the whole history… just as he must cover the geography of all the world. Let him, on the contrary, linger pleasantly over the history of a single man, a short period, until he thinks the thoughts of that man, is at home in the ways of that period. Though he is reading and thinking of the lifetime of a single man, he is really getting intimately acquainted with the history of a whole nation for a whole age.” Home Education, Vol. 1 Part XVIII.–History, p.280 

Although I have a liking of Charlotte Mason philosophy I am in no way a purist in my approach. I am more an eclectic home schooler in my history studies approach. I have been influenced in my approach by Charlotte Mason, Sonlight and The Well Trained Mind.

For Further Reading

• Charlotte Mason and Classical Education by Susan Wise Bauer
• Make your own Time Line Tutorial. 
• Why No Textbooks? Charlotte Mason on the Teaching of History by Jimmie Lanley
• TEACHING HISTORY
• Teaching History using stories by Jim Weiss on Vimeopro. Jim shares how teaching history through stories vs textbooks makes a difference.
• Teaching History over at Simply Charlotte Mason
•  How to Teach High School History the Charlotte Mason Way over at Teachers of Good Things
• A list of History Curriculum Resources to jump start you on your history journey.
• Ten Reasons to Teach History by  James L. Smith

Over the years I have come to realize that history is more than what has been dictated upon us by textbooks at school. It is a rich tapestry of life.  Every single thing that happens every single day is a historical fact. Science, Math, Geography it's all a form of history as every single aspect of every single subject has taken place at some point in time and by adding these points to a time line we grow in our understanding of the world we live in.

"In history, a great volume is unrolled for our instruction,
drawing the materials of future wisdom 
from the past errors and infirmities of mankind."
Edmund Burke

Blessings
Chareen
This post is part of the Homeschool Help series brought to you by a group of homeschool Mom's from around the globe.  Do not forget to visit and read their inspirational insight.

This week

• Bernadette   Historically Speaking
• Julie  History at Highhill Education
• Savannah shares  "Finding Your Way as You Explore History"
• Lucinda  Almost Unschooling History 
• Nicole  A Glance at How We Do History: First Americans Unit

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TT - The Dig Tree

The Dig Tree

• Format:  Paperback
• Number of Pages:384 pages
• Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Publication Date:06 January 2003
• ISBN 10:0747562989
• ISBN 13:9780747562986
• Author Sarah Murgatroyd ( 1969 - 2002)
• Illustrator: 

Last month I left on a trip to see the Outback of Australia.  Unfortunately things did not go as planned (I will share about that another day).  One of the highlights of this trip however was listening to the audio book of this particular book.

For any family studying Australian History I would say this is one of the must have's on your shelf.  Sarah Murgatroyd has done a phenomenal job of correlating historical fact in a story format.  She has expertly woven historical documents, letters, news paper clippings, political events and characters of the day. Sarah's vivid retelling of the events of this famous historical misadventure is a feat unsurpassed in the telling of Australia's history.   For anyone interested in the story of crossing the center of the great Australian continent this is the book for you. A definite must read for any avid history buff or immigrant wanting a better understanding of Australian culture and history.

The thing I enjoyed about this book is the way that each character is introduced.  I loved the historical back ground of each character it puts their role and choices they make in context.  I also enjoyed that she has included South Australia's race to the north of the continent, alongside Burke and Wills expedition you will follow the journey of John Mcdouall Stuart .   

Book Depository's Description

In 1860, Australia remained the truly dark continent. Although there were European settlements in its south, much of the north remained unknown and dangerous. But things were changing. On 20th August, 1860, The Victorian Exploring Expedition left Melbourne to make the journey into the Gulf of Carpentaria in the northern coast. The expedition was headed by an Irish policeman called Robert O' Hara Burke - a charmer, gambler, and a man infamous for taking long baths in his back garden. Burke and his team of eighteen men made a confident start. After leaving most of the group behind in Cooper Creek (in central Australia), three of the party, including Burke, reached the Carpentaria. They were the first ever to do so. But the journey back was riddled with mishap and bad luck. By the time the three had returned to Cooper Creek, exhausted and starving, they discovered that the rest of the party had retreated, leaving behind only a carved message on a coolibah tree. The "Dig Tree" is the tale of this tragic expedition. Sarah Murgatroyd brings the story vividly alive - the political events in the background, the colourful characters, the spectacular and, often, unforgiving landscape, and the awful desperation of the final days. It is an intelligent, evocative and above all, utterly gripping book.

Blessings
Chareen

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 Welcome to Tuesdays Treasures.  I started these posts as a way of sharing great books in honour of my friend in New Zealand who would arrive with the treasures she had unearthed at her weekly trip to the library!

There are so many wonderful books out there hiding on shelves so I invite you to blog about a book on your shelf, one you're reading or one you found at the library. Grab the button for your post and add a link to your post below. I would love to read about your treasures. 

Day 2 - History Curriculum

Good Evening to my fellow Australian friends and good morning to my round the world friends welcome to the Schoolhouse Review Crew 5 days of ... blog hop.

The theme for my 5 days is Curriculum Choices. My aim is not to list every single resource out there (That in itself would be almost impossible as the Internet is an ever changing place). My aim is to give you some ideas to start you off.

Today's theme is History.
My personal passion is teaching/learning history chronologically. My reason for this is that dates help us to anchor our learning. I loved the stories of history from school and loved even more seeing the cause and effect of history but hated memorizing dates. My love affair with history grew when I started home educating.

Resources
On Pinterest

• History {General}
  
• History {Ancient}
• History {Middle Ages}
• History {Mystery of History Vol 1}
• History {Modern}
• History {Time Lines}
• History {YouTube}

A Living Book approach

Sonlight has compiled  years of Chronological history with living books and readers

• Sonlight B {Explore the story of the world from Creation through the fall of Rome.}
• Sonlight C {Journey from the fall of Rome through modern world history!}
• Sonlight G {Witness the rise and fall of ancient empires.}
• Sonlight H {Explore the ever-changing world of the past 500 years}
• Sonlight W {Journey through the highlights of World History}

Simply Charlotte Mason

• Creation - 332 BC
  
• Joshua - Ancient Greece 1856 - 146 BC
• Ancient Rome - Acts 753 BC - 476 AD
• Middle Ages - 394 - 1550 AD
• Early Modern - 1550 - 1850 AD
• Modern Time 1850 - 2012 AD

Trivium Education
Well Trained Mind

• Story of the World Vol. 1 Ancient Times (5000 BC to 400 AD)
• Story of the World Vol. 2 (The Middle Ages)
• Story of the World Vol 3. Early Modern Times (1600 to 1850)
• Story of the World Vol. 4 The Modern Age (1850 to Present)

Mystery of History by Linda Lacour Hobar

• Volume I – Creation to the Resurrection
• Volume II – The Early Church and the Middle Ages
• Volume III – The Renaissance, Reformation, and Growth of Nations
• Volume IV - Wars of Independence to Modern Times 

Tapestry of Grace by Lampstand Press

• Ancient World
• Medieval to American Revolution
• 1800's
• 1900 - Present Day

 Classical Conversations

• Grammar Stage (K 4-6th)
• Essentials (4th - 6th)
• Challenge (7 th - 12 th)

From a Christian Perspective
Sonlight has compiled  years of Chronological history with living books and readers

• Sonlight B {Explore the story of the world from Creation through the fall of Rome.}
• Sonlight C {Journey from the fall of Rome through modern world history!}
• Sonlight G {Witness the rise and fall of ancient empires.}
• Sonlight H {Explore the ever-changing world of the past 500 years}
• Sonlight W {Journey through the highlights of World History}

History Alive

Diana Waring has published history from a biblical perspective

• History Revealed: Ancient Civilizations & the Bible
• History Revealed: Romans, Reformers, Revolutionaries
• History Revealed: World Empires, World Missions, World Wars

The Mystery of History 

Written by Linda Lacour Hobar

• Volume I – Creation to the Resurrection
• Volume II – The Early Church and the Middle Ages
• Volume III – The Renaissance, Reformation, and Growth of Nations
• Volume IV - Wars of Independence to Modern Times 

Unit Studies

Truth Quest History
Speaking God's Truth . . . embedded in the flow of history! This has multi levels to choose from and you can choose from a 1 - 8 year plan.

Homeschool in the Woods

• Timeline Products
  
• Olde World Maps
• US History Studies
• Project Passport History Studies
• Lap-Paks
• Activity Paks
• Activity Studies
• Time Travelers History Study Series
• Timeline of the English Bible Project
• The IroquoisThe Haudenosaunee - The People of the Longhouse
• Iditarod & Alaska 
• Argentina
• Deserts and Rainforests 
• Websites and Links this page is divided into 25 educational topics 

Konos
 Primary/Elementary
High School

• History of the World Year I: Ancient World (hard copy)
• History of the World Year II: Medieval World (hard copy)
• History of the World Year III: Renaissance and Reformation (download)
• History of the World Year IV: American History (download)

Time Lines

• Homeschool in the Woods has the most amazing Time Line figures and historical unit studies
• Make your own Time Line Tutorial.

FREE on the internet

• Print-a-palooza History
• Homeschool for FREE History
• Scripted People of America History Lessons
• Little City Kids
• American Heritage
• Mosaic Introduction to World History
• iCivics
• American History–High School level, put out by Stanford
• Ancient History for Homeschool
• World History For Us All–Middle School and up.
• Kind Conversation History
• American History 1
• American History 2
• Ancient Mesopotamia Unit
• ALMA Project–Mostly units concerning Native American and Latino History.
• Digital History Online Textbook
• U.S. History
• Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government
• Story of the World Volume 1 Workbook Pages
• National Archives Teaching with Documents
• Edsitement–This site covers humanities.
• Google Images–Type in the person or item you are looking for.
• Clipart Etc–Lots of free pictures
• Mosaic Introduction to Timelines
• Simply Charlotte Mason Book of Centuries
• GuestHollow’s Timeline Pages
• University of Texas Portrait Library
• Timeline Collection
• Timetoast--Free registration required.
• Timeglider–Free registration required 
• Ancient History through the Middle Ages 
• Early American History 
• Modern American History 
• High School History
• High School History Early American History
• Free Ancient History Curriculum ~ FreeBEE Friday Link Up
• Free American History Curriculum ~ FreeBEE Friday Link Up

"In history, a great volume is unrolled for our instruction,
drawing the materials of future wisdom 
from the past errors and infirmities of mankind."
Edmund Burke

What are you favourite resources for history ?

Tomorrow I will share with you some of my favourite Science / Biology resources.
Blessings
Chareen
Day 1 Geography

Be sure to hop on over to the crew blog to read more posts from this series

Upadated 2014