Welcome to our Homeschool Resources: American History, Presidents, Online Library & States. I would like to ask you to check out the Homeschool Rewsources below and let me know if you’ve used any of these resources with your students.
All American History from Bright Ideas Press
Designed to be engaging and written in a comfortable style, Bright Ideas Press’ All American History reads like a good book—bringing America’s story to life, piece by piece.
Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site– Grades 5-12, with parental supervision
Visit today’s website to learn all about our 23rd president, also known as the Centennial president because he was inaugurated 100 years after George Washington.
Born August 20, 1833, Benjamin Harrison came from a long line of famous politicians. Great-grandson of founding father and signer of the Declaration of Independence, Benjamin Harrison V, and grandson of our 9th president, William Henry Harrison, a.k.a. “Old Tippecanoe”, he had big shoes to fill. Using the links on the left hand sidebar, dig into the life and times of Benjamin Harrison and discover:
- The early years
- His Civil War service
- His life as a lawyer
- His presidency
- His wives
- And more
Along with concise articles and interesting image galleries, there is a brief audio recording of the president and a quick virtual tour of his home on Delaware Street in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Add this website to your list for presidential studies.
CuriosityStream is an award-winning online library with thousands of educational shows and documentaries covering topics such as STEM, history, innovation, world cultures, arts, and SEL. CuriosityStream’s on-demand supplemental resource is accessible any time, anywhere, on mobile, tablet, computer, and TV.
State Symbols USA– All grades, with parental supervision
If you are looking for an all-in-one website to concisely learn about State symbols, icons, mottoes, landmarks, and much more, then today’s website is the site for you.
After arriving at the link, there are few ways to explore the site:
- Use the clickable state map at the center of the page to select a state.
- Use the left hand side bar menu of the state names.
- Use the right hand side bar menu to search for specific types of state symbols and icons.
- Scroll down below the map and click on the images of specific categories such as capitals, coat of arms, flags, historic and iconic figures, holidays and events, museums, name origins, tartans, threatened species, and much, much more.
- The upper menu on any page contains links to get back to the home page, search by state symbols, places and even includes a whole section for national symbols
If you select to research by state, after selecting the state, when the page loads there will be images of the various symbols and facts relating to the state. Select your topic of interest and discover a brief overview. Or you can use the sub-menu located above the images across the top to search for related information based on:
- Symbols & Icons
- Cities & Towns
- Parks
- Landmarks
- Historical Markers
Navigating this ad-supported website with so many options makes short work of searching for specific information and the succinct text keeps even the most reluctant student interested. This is one website you will want to bookmark for all of your state study adventures.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
