God morning, I would like to share these Homeschool Resources: History with you. If you have used these resources leave me a comment and let me know what you thought of the resources and why.
Jim Hodges Audio Books just might help to bring history alive for your homeschool! Choose your favorites for the whole family from over 60 titles including Paidea Classics, Yesterday’s Classics, G.A. Henty Audio Books, Old Time Radio, and more.
National Air & Smithsonian Institution: Space Museum – History Through Aviation Interactives
All grades, with parental supervision
This website, sponsored by the National Air & Space Museum at the Smithsonian Institution, offers online learning activities about aviation history.
When you get to the website use the menu to explore:
- Exhibitions – Find out about the history of air travel from the early years through expansion and innovation. Learn about the heyday of propeller airlines and all about the jet age.
- Collections – Search over 20,000 of the 60,000+ air and space objects in our collection, as well as thousands of historic photographs and materials.
- Learn – Bring the wonder of Air and Space to life through videos, hands-on activities, games, and more. We have something for every learner.
Award-winning Mapping the World by Heart from FableVision Learning makes it easy to integrate lessons, activities, and drawing into any existing geography curriculum. Get your child excited about geography with Mapping the World by Heart!
Geography4Kids.com – Geography For Kids
All grades, with parental supervision
This is brought to you by the geniuses who developed Chem4Kids and Biology4Kids.
When you get to the site, read the introduction as it contains good info on where to start and how to navigate for best use.
To get started scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the “Next Stop On Site Tour” arrow, or use the that lists all of the topics, or use the menu to explore:
- EARTH ENERGY – Explore global Geometry, electromagnetic radiation, waves and particles, solar energy, atmospheric interaction, and temperature including Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin scales.
- EARTH STRUCTURE – Learn what the Earth is made of including the plates, mantles, the liquid inner core, the magnetic fields, rocks and minerals, and discover what tectonics has to do with earthquakes and volcanoes.
- ATMOSPHERE – Find out what composes the atmosphere, thermosphere, stratosphere, and troposphere. Learn about temperature and air pressure, altitude, the Coriolis Force, and the Greenhouse Effect.
- HYDROSPHERE – Discover how all kinds of water moves through the world including freshwater, seawater, and groundwater. Learn about wetlands and aquatic biomes. Learn how to identify cloud types.
- BIOSPHERE – Investigate Earth’s Biosphere and learn about ecosystems, food chains, natural resources, and recycling.
- BIO-GEO-CHEMICAL (BGC) CYCLES – Learn about the interactive cycles of our ecosystem that include carbon, water, oxygen, nitrogen, Iron, Phosphorus, and rocks.
You’ll also find information on climatology, weather, seasons, hurricanes, and more!
When you are through exploring each section of the site, you can take interactive quizzes to test your knowledge. A bonus feature is that this site provides links to its “sister” sites for further study in the fields of biology, chemistry, and the cosmos.
This is a terrific resource. I recommend you bookmark it to return often.
The Classical Historian History Game Superbundle
The Classical Historian History Game Superbundle has educational and fun history games to teach your kids to love history. Kids learn the easy and fun way the history of the Ancient Civilizations, Medieval Times, American History, and the Constitution.
Games are for the elementary and secondary levels.
The Internet Archive: You Are There
All grades; children with parental supervision
Family members of all ages can enjoy listening to these archived broadcasts of the “You Are There” radio program, but older students may have a better level of comprehension and retention.
“You Are There” is a series of about seven dozen or so radio broadcasts that aired from 1947 to 1950, each about half an hour long. More than 70 episodes are archived. Each episode is a fictional news report “live from the scene” of an important event in history.
As the reporter conducts interviews with famous people (and not-so-famous people) and you hear realistic sound effects, you can imagine that you have been transported back in time – and history is unfolding right before your very ears.
- Listen in as Julius Caesar, Socrates, Captain Kidd, Maximilian, Joan of Arc, John Wilkes Booth, and others meet their end.
- Re-live the famous battle at Thermopylae, the Alamo, the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the storming of the Bastille, the battle of Gettysburg, the battle of Hastings, the fall of Troy, the defeat of Sitting Bull, and other exciting conflicts.
- Witness the rise and fall of great leaders, the signing of pivotal documents and treaties, and important uprisings, trials, and discoveries.
Archive.org makes all of this available for free. When you reach this site, you may wish to wait a little while for the main page to load completely; a gray audio player appears near at the top of the playlist of the screen.
You can click on any title to play it directly from your browser.
In addition to legally and freely listening to these broadcasts online, you can also right-click on the titles to download them to your computer for listening later, then load them onto any device that plays mp3’s.
Cozy up on the couch with the family for a delightful listening adventure or listen as you travel away from home. Enjoy!
Discovery Education Social Studies Techbook
Discovery Education Social Studies Techbook is a standards-aligned digital resource that immerses students in historical events and breathes new life into social studies concepts.
All grades, with parental supervision
Set sail on an adventure to discover the history of the Sea with this website from the National Maritime Historical Society. Using the colorful icons at the top of the page, visitors can explore:
- Animals – Learn about all kinds of animals and historical stories about them.
- People – Discover sailors, pirates, explorers, and more.
- Vessels – Have a look at the vessels of the sea past and present and much more.
- Archaeology – Dig into nautical archaeology.
- Careers – Explore a variety of occupations related to the sea.
- Marine Art – Learn about artists and sculptors whose works focus on sea life
- Discover More – Dive into the language of the sailors of yesterday, explore navigational tools, discover the science and art of the sea, and much more.
Each topic provides colorful images, interesting text and a “Did You Know?” section for further investigation.
Older students and adults will also find a lot more Maritime History by selecting the home icon at the top of any page. Hover over the “Resources” link on the main menu to research a vessel, learn about historic ships, browse the Sea History site index, see Marine Art in their store, and discover links to other maritime image collections.
This site will enrich your American History Studies by allowing students to more deeply examine how the seas have played a part in our history.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
