You can find books on the histories of some specific countries on the Geography/Cultures page because culture is inextricably mixed with history.
World History lesson plans and power point presentations
World History pictures and readings from prehistoric through the world wars and communism
World History for kids prehistoric through French Revolution, readings, games, quotes
Ancient History Website — lots of different cultures
History Links I need to go through these and put them up separately but until then here are a few major history periods with some great links
Global Studies I high school course with online power point lessons, worksheets and more (no reading)
World History and Geography Student’s Friend
MIT classes for high schoolers
You’ll find on this page many links to paper-soldier battles. They are from Junior General where you can find help on printing, putting them on bases, and lots of other things. These are really designed for 6th grade and up.
Editable timeline page for world history
Timeline pages ancient to modern history dynamic2moms
Weapons — here’s a blog with links and pictures for a study of weapons from the blow dart to the pistol
Travel through history in search of artifacts L/M not high quality
Ancient History (Pre-Christian History)
(Beacon Light of History 14 volumes of world history, U, scroll down)
(see The Story of Mankind on the “Ambleside” page, year 4, history–Chapters 1-25)
(see On the Shores of the Great Sea on the “Books to Read” page)
Learn about the collapse of four ancient civilizations U online interactive
Lapbook pieces and notebooking pages Creation-Egypt-Mesopotamia-China-Phoenicia-Assyria-Babylon-Greek-Rome (dynamic2moms)
Tour this ancient cave see the history painted on the walls
- Babylon
Online Activities M/U (timewarp)
- China
See China on the “Geography/Cultures” page)
Info
Ancient China Simplified Parker, book
Unit from Jimmie on Squidoo
Timeline Info, Printables (pictures for your timeline)
Timeline of Inventions (One inventions is paper–here’s a how to make paper–craft)
The Story of China’s History (3 pages) Get the big picture
Info on Ancient China (download)
Info on Ancient China (website) Dynasty, Confucius, The Legalists, The Great Wall, The Mongols, Genghis Khan, The Silk Road
Great Wall
Great Wall on Enchanted Learning (don’t need to be a member)
Great Wall — See it! (make sure and scroll down)
Great Wall mini-book blank, picture on the outside can be colored
There is also a great wall mini-book that requires no writing in the China Lapbook under Geography/Cultures.
Printables
Lantern craft Ellen McHenry
China Clipart (free for non-profit use)
Coloring Pages/Pictures
China Wordsearch1 China Wordsearch 2
Chinese Pagoda for making a shape book
Terracotta Warriors mini book Here’s an ARTICLE for your child to read about these figures.
Confucius Minibook Here’s some basic info on Confucius, here’s some more info for older students.
Silk Road Minibook Here’s some info on the silk road.
Online
China 621 Online Activities M/U (timewarp)
Ghengis Kahn 1170 M/U (timewarp)
- Egypt
(see The Cat of Bubastes by Henty on the “Books to Read” page)
Ancient Egypt salt dough craft
Ancient Egypt U Rawlinson, book
The Treasury of Ancient Egypt U Weigall, book
See Egypt on the “Geography/Cultures” page
Interactive Learning Website L
Interactive Learning Website L/M cartoon graphics, but I still find it gross to watch the mummification process animated
Learning Website M (also, scroll to the bottom for games and activities)
Webquest elementary
Interactive Learning Website U (BBC)
Story about the calendar and water clock + timeline
Hieroglyphics Translation (pdf)
Ancient Egypt Map printable
King Tut video
Go inside a pyramid for a tour PBS
To Do
Battle between Egyptians and the Hittites 1300 BC paper soldiers and step by step description of the battle
Timeline to fill in (dates with small pictures included and then a box to write in for each date)
Timeline activity, BC practice
Lapbook — for the younger set, comes with answers, websites, activity ideas (practical pages)
Lapbook M (our homeschooling expedition) No picture of this one, but people say it is fabulous
Lapbook (homeschool share) Lots of recipes to go with it! Information included
Clip art free for non-profit use
Play Mummy Maker BBC
Build a death mask out of paper
Online Activities M/U (timewarp)
Write your name in hieroglyphics
Send an email in hieroglyphics – or type your name and print it out
- Greece
(see The Story of the Greeks on the “Ambleside” page, year 6)
(see The Illiad and Tales of Troy on the “Ambleside” page, year 6; Iliad lapbook on Books–supplemental materials page)
Ancient Greece Unit and Lapbook
Info
Ancient Greek History in Song Listen/Watch Video Read Lyrics
History and Geography of Ancient Greece M/U Board game to teach (or review) — they say grades 2-10 and that everyone can play together
Ancient Greece for Kids — M Website, divided nicely into categories, come find what you are interested in learning about (many aspects of daily life, articles on many city-states, myths, maps…)
Interactive Learning — L/M Website, info in little bites. You’ll need to read it to younger students. Fun facts, photograph galleries and interactive learning activities. THIS LOOKS GREAT!
Heroes of Troy M Interactive website (BBC)
Olympics 404BC M/U Online activities (timewarp)
Adventures in Ancient Greece L interactive website
Greek Mythology games and activities
Printables
Ancient Greece Lapbook (homeschoolshare)
Ancient Greece Lapbook Dynamic2moms (info on site)
Digging Up Greece Ellen McHenry
Battles between the Greeks and the Persians Battle — Athens — 490BC Battle — Spartans — 480 BC Battle — Greek Navy — 480BC Battle — Invade Persia — 334 BC paper soldiers and step by step battle descriptions
Alexander the Great and Philip II of Macedon want control of Greece 338BC paper soldiers and step by step battle description
Ancient Greek Clip Art (free for non-profit use) LOTS!
(see dynamic2moms printables at the link at the top of the page)
- India
Indus Valley — interactive website L/M (BBC)
Part of the above site… archaeology game, trader game, write a newspaper
Info, Think Quest M
Life in the Indus Valley story M, read to L
India 720 AD M/U Online activities (timewarp)
- Mayas
Mayan Adventure lots of photos, info
Notebooking pages M from dynamic2moms human sacrifice classes map general
Online Activities M/U (Timewarp) This isn’t ancient Mayans.
- Mesopotamia
(see dynamic2moms printables at the link at the top of the page)
Video L/M
Gegraphy Challenge (also story to read) L/M
Astronomy Challenge (also story to read) M
General Info
- Romans
(See Our Island Story on the “Ambleside” page, year 1, history — chapters 1-6)
(See The Story of the Romans on the “Ambleside” page, year 6)
(See Selected Orations of Cicero on the “Robinson” page, level 10)
(See Julius Caesar by Shakespeare on the “Robinson” page, level 10)
(See Caesar’s Gallic War by Caesar on the “Robinson” page, level 10)
Punic Wars — Battles of Hannibal and the Romans – Trebbia 218 BC — Cannae 216 BC — Zama 202 BC paper soldiers and step by step battle details
Trouble for the Romans — more battles — civil war 48 BC — Adrianople 378 AD — Attila and the Huns 451 AD paper soldiers and step by step battle details
Ancient Rome Unit and Lapbook (homeschoolshare)
Interactive Learning Website L/M (BBC)
The Romans M website with tons of info, photos, video, quizzes and games
Build an aqueduct online interactive
- Stonehenge notebooking page mostly pictures
Transition BC – AD, Early Church
(See Tor, a Boy from Jerusalem on the “Books to Read” page — same author as the “Titus” book below)
(See Titus, Comrade of the Cross on the “Books to Read” page — recommended ages 10+)
(see The Story of Mankind, “Ambleside” page, year 4, history–Chapters 26-29)
(see Trial to Triumph on the Ambleside page, year 1, history)
(see Saints and Heroes, Vol 1 on the Ambleside page, year 7, Bible)
(see Saints and Heroes, Vol. 2 on the Ambleside page, year 8, Bible)
(see Our Island Story on the “Ambleside” page, year 1, history–chapters 7-11)
Bible Lapbook This fits under ancient history as well, but it also serves as a good transition from BC to AD :) You might want to also do the activity below.
Build a model of a menorah — out of paper
Glass Blowing This starts in Ancient Egypt, travels to Rome, spends time in the Middle ages and ends up in the 21st century.
Gladiators M/U Online Activities (timewarp)
The Macabees L/M Discovery activity booklet (I have seen the video to go with this on youtube.)
(The fall of the Roman Empire fits in here, but I have it under Roman above)
Middle Ages 5th through 14th Centuries, 400AD-1400AD
(see Our Island Story on the “Ambleside” page, year 1, history–chapters 12-50)
(see The Story of Mankind on the “Ambleside” page, year 4, history–Chapters 30-39)
(see The Birth of Britain on the Ambleside page, year 7, history)
(see The Life of King Alfred on the “Ambleside” page, year 7, reign started in 871 and included defending England against Vikings)
(See Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc on the “Ambleside” page, year 7, 1420)
(see Robin Hood on the “Ambleside” page, year 2, literature, and on the “Books” page for unit study and lapbook materials–tons of great stuff to use!)
(see The Song of Roland on the “Robinson” page, level 8 — poem about a battle in France in 778)
(see A Connecticut Yankee in King Author’s Court on the “Books to Read” page)
(see In Freedom’s Cause on the “Ambleside” page, year 7, medieval Scotland–William Wallace)
(see Don Quixote on the “Robinson” page, level 9–not historical fiction but a humorous story about the period)
(see Ivanhoe on the “Robinson” page, level 10)
(see Legends of Charlemagne on the Ambleside page, year 7, free reading)
(see The Age of Chivalry on the Ambleside page, year 7, literature)
(see The Wonder Clock on the Ambelside page, year 1, literature but to be read aloud to the child)
Medieval Japan Lapbook (dynamic2moms) Info for the lapbook is on the page too.
Kings, Queens and Castles web-based unit
Middle Ages Coloring Pages and Pictures for Use in your notebooks and projects–there are many pages of pictures, look at the subcategory links at the top for castles, living in the middle ages…
Medieval Picture Cards — life in medieval times, worksheets as well
Anglo-Saxon Interactive Website L/M (BBC)
Middle Ages website — tons of information by category
Medieval Times jeopardy
The Tower of London Take a tour and learn it’s history (beginning 1066)
(See William Malmesbury’s Account of the Battle of Hastings on the “Ambleside” page, year 7, history–battle below)
(see The Black Arrow on the Ambleside page, year 7, free reading — War of the Roses, battle below)
(see The White Company on the Ambleside page, year 7, free reading — Hundred Years War, battle below)
- Battles (mostly from Junior General — paper soldiers reenact historic battles)
Battle of Hastings 1066 AD Normans conquer England
The Crusades: The battle of Hattin 1187 AD
The Mongols: The battle of Liegnitz 1241 AD
The Baron’s War: The siege of Kenilworth Castle 1266 AD (game not mini battle)
Hundreds Years War: The battle of Agincourt 1415 AD (Henry the 5th)
War of the Roses: The Battle of Towton 1461 AD (Edward the IV becomes king)
War if the Roses — minibook
Medieval Scotland 1338 M/U Online activities (timewarp)
- Black Plague
- Castles
Build Your Own — craft
Design and then build your own — kids, you choose from the options to design it and then you can print it out and “build” it
Castle Siege — reenact with paper soldiers
- Crusades
(see History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea on the “Ambleside” page, year 7, history)
(see A Boy Knight: A Tale of the Crusades listed below under knights)
(see Talisman on the Ambleside page, year 7, free reading)
The Crusades Cox, book
Stories from the Crusades Kelman, book
Crusades L/M website (Mr. Donn)
Crusades M from the Middle Ages website
- Heraldry
Heraldry Mini Books: Set 1, Set 2, Set 3 (from JFeliciano)
Heraldry Notebooking Pages: Set 1, Set 2, Set 3 (from JFeliciano)
- Jesters
Medieval Jesters lapbook pieces
- Knights
(see The Boy Knight: A Tale of the Crusades on the “Robinson” page)
(see The Story of King Author and His Knights by Pyle on the “Ambleside” page)
Knights and Castles Lapbook/unit (links on there to several homeschool share pages with knights lapbooks)
- Tapestry View tapestries, learn their history and design your own
- Magna Carta
Read it and a modern rendering of it — on the “Ambleside” page, year 7
- Vikings
(see Viking Tales) on the “Ambleside” page, year 1, history
(see Stories of the Vikings on the “Books to Read” page)
Viking Lapbook L/M dynamic2moms, lapbook and info (I can’t find any of there things anymore, but I know they are there.)
Unit and Lapbook (Although these are associated with specific books, we have done several lapbooks like this without using the books. We just find the info elsewhere.)
Interactive Learning Website L (both are BBC) Interactive Learning Website 7-9 year olds
Viking Lessons info to read, questions to answer, activities to do
Viking Voyages GAME M Ellen Mchenry
Vikings Clip Art (free for non-profit use)
Build a Viking Ship Craft
Online Activities M/U (timewarp)
Renaissance 15th through 17th Centuries, 1400AD-1700AD
(see Our Island Story on the “Ambleside” page, year 1, history–chapters 51-88)
(see The Story of Mankind on the “Ambleside” page, year 4, history–chapters 40-51)
(see The New World on the Ambleside page, year 8, history)
(see By Pike and Dyke by Henty about the rise of the Dutch Republic 1570s)
(see St. Bartholomew’s Eve by Henty about the French Huguenots late 1600s)
(see The Prince and the Pauper on the “Robinson” page, level 6, 1547 England)
(see King Henry V and Hamlet on the “Robinson” page, level 11)
(see Martin Luther’s Defense before the Diet of Worms 1521)
(see A Man of All Seasons on the Ambleside page, year 8 biography–a play about Thomas More)
Renaissance Lapbook (dynamic2moms)
Colonial Africa M/U Online activities (timewarp)
Easter Island 1765 M/U Online activities (timewarp)
Leonardo Da Vinci 1503 M/U online activities (timewarp)
Leonardo Da Vinci website
Leonardo Da Vinci L/M Discovery activity booklet
- Aztecs
True/False card game which can be added to a lapbook Dynamic2Moms
notebooking page conquistador/Cortez
Aztecs and Conquistadors 1521 Game U – Mini battle
Don Juan and the Turkish navy 1571 Mini Battle
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Henry VIII L Interactive website BBC
Samuel Pepys L (Writer) Interactive website BBC
Mary Queen of Scots M life in Scotland during her reign (BBC)
Mary Queen of Scots U Interactive website (BBC)
- Explorers
Explorers Lapbook (there are more explorers on the American History page)
- Ottomans
Ottoman Empire 1540 Online Activities (timewarp)
- Tudors
(see The Tudors and the Stuarts on the “Books to Read” page)
Lapbook (from practical pages)
Speech made by Queen Elizabeth the eve of the Spanish Armada attacked 1588 (turn OFF your volume)
The Battle that followed the speech — England’s navy and the Spanish Armanda — 1588 — mini battle
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Samurai Japan 1600 mini battle
Samurai 1618 Online Activities M/U (timewarp)
Thirty Years War 1631 — Sweden and the Imperials mini battle
English CivilWar 1644 — mini battle, 1645 –mini battle
Modern Era 18th Century-20th Century, 1700AD-2000AD
(see Our Island Story on the “Ambleside” page, year 1, history–chapters 89-114)
(see The Story of Mankind on the “Ambleside” page, year 4, history–chapters 52-64)
(see The Age of Revolution on the Ambleside page, year 9, history)
(see The Great Democracies on the Ambleside page, year 10, history)
(see A Tale of Two Cities on the “Books to Read” page, study guide is also available, French Revolution, 1778-1789)
(see Les Miserables on the Books to Read” page, French Revolution, 1778-1789)
(see Oliver Twist on the “Ambleside” page, year 5 — 1797)
The Eve of the French Revolution Lowell, book
Pirates M/U Online Activities (timewarp)
Peter the Great and the Swedes – 1708 mini battle — 1709 mini battle
Peter the Great M/U Online activities (timewarp)
Seven Years War — Prussia and Austria — 1757 — mini battle
Clothing from 1750 coloring page
Discovery of the Hot Air Balloon–France–1782 15 minute radio show, Adventures in Research
The First Parachute–France–1797 15 minute radio show, Adventures in Research
1800
Clothing from 1820 coloring page
Elizabeth Fry L Interactive website (improved prison conditions) BBC
Isambard Brunel L Interactive website (engineer) BBC
Edward Jenner L Interactive website (doctor) BBC
Mary Seacole L Interactive website (nurse) BBC
Robert Stephenson L Interactive website (railway engineer) BBC
Florence Nightingale L Interactive website (nurse) BBC
Florence Nightingale L/M Discovery activity booklet
The Slave Trade in Britain U Website (BBC) 1770-1807
A summary article on the history of the slave trade in England
Watch Amazing Grace (the story of Wilberforce) The 2006 motion picture
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Napole0n 1815 M/U Online activities (timewarp)
(see David Copperfield on the Ambleside page, year 7, free reading)
- Victorian England (Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901)
Children in Victorian Britain (1800s) Interactive website (BBC)
Build a Victorian Village 8 different paper models to create barns, villas, cottages, blacksmith’s shop…there are also links for learning about each
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The Hang Glider–Germany–1895 15 minute radio show, Adventures in Research
Greatest Inventors and Inventions links, activities, timelines, and more
1900
(see Two Years Before the Mast and Fifty Years in the Royal Navy on the “Robinson” page, level 11)
(see With the Allies to Pekin by Henty on the “Books to Read” page about Beijing in 1900)
FactMonster M History year by year with quizzes
Eyewitness to History just putting the link here until I get around to breaking into specific parts. Find all sorts of events from the 20th century.
South Pole Expedition 1911 M/U online activities (time warp)
Eyewitness Account of the Titanic
The Titanic U (BBC) Interactive website
The Titanic discovery.com video
The Sinking of the Titanic and Other Great Sea Disasters book
The Panama Canal short audio stories for children
- WWI
(See Rilla of Ingleside on the “Ambleside” page, year 5)
Info
A School History of the Great War book
The Little Book of War M book
Kings, Queens and Pawns An American Woman on the Front book
An Online Picture Book of the war L/M (printable version is the minibook below)
History on the Web WWI M/U (work your way down the links)
WWI U Interactive website–First-hand accounts, timelines, war games, poetry (BBC)
Map animation of the start of the war
Causes of the First World War Interactive Lesson M
Animated map of the Battle of Sommes
More animated maps scroll down
Printables
WWI Coloring Pages and Pictures Airplane
Ferdinand’s Assassination chronological order worksheet
Main Events Minibook + vocab worksheets
Notebooking pages of Key People
Blank Notebooking pages with WWI title
A few notebooking type pages plus informational worksheets, wordsearches and crosswords on the causes of the war, European alliances, theaters of war, battle of somme, trench warfare, weapons, end of the war and the treaty of Versailles.
Clothing from 1920 coloring page
- WWII (more resources are on the American History page including Pearl Harbor lapbook)
(See book guides on the the Books–supplemental materials page for Diary of Anne Frank, Number the Stars, Milkweed)
Timelines
Info
Short lessons to read on the events of WWI and WWII M Mr. Dowling
A picture book of WWII L/M online or printable
Extensive links to information on the war written for students U (a UK site)
WWII information, choose topics from linked menu L/M short paragraphs with pictures
WWII a British site, well laid out for an introduction to the war M
Other pages on the same site above: The Blitz, The Battle of Britain, Blackout, D-Day and V-E Day, evacuation, War Posters There are many other links down the left-hand side.
The Bomber and the Bombed M/U 4 min. animation video (They don’t show any bodies but talk about digging them out.)
Animation videos on WWII M/U like the one above, Dunkirk, evacuees, “The Secret Army”– spies, resistance’; D-Day
WWII Science and Technology Website Send a coded message, tech quiz, atomic bomb timeline, lesson plans
Rationing slide show
Information website (UK) for elementary school students
Explore and Learn about children during the war–Interactive Website (BBC) Try the time capsule game. L/M
Radio Archives speeches, first-hand accounts, air raid siren
Anne Frank — Diary Excerpts — Audio ABC’s version
Holocaust Quizzes M/U Excellent — uses primary sources to read and answer questions about
Short video clips from Holocaust
The Roma Holocaust U Research paper (read online)
Teacher Resources for the Holocaust
Maps
Map The World at War Great visual for the events of the war–and a reminder there was a lot more going on than Hitler and the Jews
Map Activity — Map the axis and allies — Print out blank map from History page to use with these directions
Interactive map Click on the number on the map. Then, if there is a link on the top right, click on that and information will come up in the bottom portion.
Maps, maps and more maps for specific things during the war
Map of Europe online, interactive, can show or hide names
Animated map of the Northern African campaign
Animated map of the D-Day landings
Animated map of the battle of Dunkirk (fall of France)
Animated map of Italian campaign
Printables
Notebooking pages and minibooks practical pages
Appeasement Worksheet (great first step towards an essay and/or speech)
The Atomic Bomb Worksheet
Interpreting political cartoons, propaganda and photographs of the war M worksheets, really good
The Kite in WWII Start with the first link on the left (Popular Science) to find out what this site is all about–how they used kites to help shoot down enemy planes.
Clothing from 1950 coloring page
- The Cold War
The Cold War U From the Korean War in 1950 to the fall of the Soviet Empire in 1991 (BBC)
Korean War
Printable on the situation in Korea after WWII
Printable on the events of the war
Power point presentation of timelines and maps
(Elvis Presley see American history for a timeline activity relating British and American history to the life of Elvis)
(see Technology and the Wilsons on the American history page for a timeline activity on the development of technology in the home)
21st Century
China WebQuest U What should America’s foreign policy be toward China?
2011 events map and calendar and blank to use for other years
Current Events U: World Magazine (Christian), CLA News (International), The Washington Times High School, CNN Student News also has quiz on weekly events
Current Events M/U: Student News Daily, Weekly cartoon w/ questions, world news brief
Current Events M: FactMonster — has summaries of the most important news from each month categorized.
Current Events L/M: Scholastic News, Learn the News (news written by kids, has worksheets for different ages that goes with it)
Classroom Deliberations U This is for high schoolers, but could be used with middle schoolers if they have an interest in politics and current events. They have issues with articles and news clips/videos and then different worksheets with questions to answer or to use to take notes as you watch. Well done!
The Why Files — the science behind current events in the news
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