Comments on: How to Homeschool History: 9 Teaching Tips

By: kindergarten Springfield

kindergarten Springfield — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 13:38:20 +0000

This guide on homeschooling history with nine teaching tips is a valuable resource for parents seeking to provide a well-rounded education for their children. The emphasis on making history engaging, incorporating hands-on activities, and fostering critical thinking aligns with my belief in interactive and holistic learning approaches. As someone who values the power of education, especially in subjects like history that shape our understanding of the world, I find this article to be a practical guide for creating meaningful learning experiences at home.

By: Adam Golightly

Adam Golightly — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 00:47:30 +0000

I liked what you said about how most historical figures are remembered for what they did and the impact they had on the world rather than what their everyday lives were like. My son has been really interested in why the internet was made and now it came to be and how it is powered. Directing him to a website made by a professional to explain the history could be really useful and interesting for him.

By: Leesa Johnson

Leesa Johnson — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 06:34:00 +0000

Nice tips and the third tip is so good that children should learn through sequence and titles because it’s too difficult for students to learn dates. In my childhood, I also faced these problems when I have to learn dates while learning history.

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By: Samantha

Samantha — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 00:54:28 +0000

Love #3. I honestly never started learning WWII with dates, and now I can rattle off the majority of well known events (along with dozens of little-known ones!) with the dates, and some even the time of day haha

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 18:41:00 +0000

These are great tips! Just this morning I was reading my kids a story about Davy Crockett and at one point he was fighting against some Indians. My daughter (age 4) sees everything as black or white, good or evil, so she asked if all Indians are bad. I tried to explain that neither side was necessarily good or bad in that instance, it’s just that they wanted the same thing (land) so they were fighting. Of course it can go deeper than that, but for a 4 year old that was enough =) Thanks for sharing your ideas!@

By: Janine

Janine — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 05:44:10 +0000

In reply to Catie. Really great point about the church Catie! Thanks so much for stopping by.

By: Catie

Catie — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 19:22:43 +0000

Hello! I hopped over here from Trivium Tuesdays since I, too, think that teaching history is really difficult. Your list is great and I have found myself stumbling upon these things as I trudge through. I especially agree with sequence and not dates. Our current (Classical) curriculum had my third grader memorizing dates and his brain just did not care one hoot about remembering them. I tossed out the memory work and started having him fill in a chronological timeline of events instead. He can see the order without stressing about remembering the exact year.

I think teaching the Bible in chunks is brilliant, though I would add one more chunk (The Church) right after the Cross. I think that helps children relate their own lives into the story of salvation history instead of seeing it as a bunch of stuff that happened a long time ago.