Copyright 2006 Julie Shepherd Knapp |
Copyright 2006 Julie Shepherd Knapp. All rights reserved. |
about the book |
The Homeschool Diner's Guide to Homeschooling by Subject Social Studies for Homeschoolers Learning Social Studies Thru Literature by Julie Shepherd Knapp, copyright 2006 Why settle for dry, dull textbooks? Dover Publications - historic paper dolls, plus educational coloring books, activity and sticker books for various topics in social studies and nature Adventure Tales of America - comic strip style history text, with CD-Rom adventure about the Constitution - http://www.adventuretales.com/ Myth Web -- cartoon approach to Greek Mythology, ideas for teachers America's Story from America's Library -- multi-media about the past American Rhetoric: Online Speech Bank -- full text for over 500 speeches, some audio and video streaming Calisphere: A World of Digital Resources -- from the University of California, free online world of primary sources, over 150,000 digitized items (photographs, documents, newspaper pages, political cartoons, works of art, diaries, transcribed oral histories, advertising, etc) document the diverse history and culture of California, some classroom tips included The Biography Channel -- a variety of written bios and videos Sonlight Curriculum -- their History and Geography packages(available separately) include many works of historic fiction (check Core Packages 3 and above) Beautiful Feet Books - study guides and literature packs for learning history and geography thru literature History Odessy -- (1 - 12) study guides for history designed to be used with Classical Education, three levels covering ancient history, middle ages, and early modern, includes hands-on activities, literary analysis, and research assignments for historical fiction and ancient texts An Old-Fashioned Education -- links to hundreds of free online texts (fiction and non-fiction) that were published before 1923 and are now in "the Public Domain" (have no copyright restrictions), includes history, social studies, language arts, math, science and nature, drama and public speaking, fiction and non-fiction Scholar Central Online Academy of the School of Abraham -- hosts LDS-focused online study groups which cover academic topics such as ancient philosophy, focus is on ancient texts Rudiments of Wisdom Cartoon Encyclopedia -- illustrated cartoon histories of various topics by Tim Hunkin Understanding Daoism -- a 6th grade curriculum, activities include learning thru Monkey stories Social Studies Reading Lists What to look for in GOOD historic fiction -- tips from the CSU School of Library Science Newbery Themes: History -- bring history to life with Newbery Award books Children's Literature with Social Studies Themes from the Delaware Social Studies Education Project -- lists of fiction, biography, and non-fiction Historic Fiction List from the Keene Public Library Reading Your Way Through History -- a combination of secular and Catholic resources A Bibliography of Children's Books with Social Studies Themes -- an interesting, eclectic mix from picture books to chapter books, includes Civics, Core Democratic Values, Economics, Geography, and History The American Revolutionary War and Children's Literature -- reading lists and suggested activities from Carol Hurst The Caitlin Benson Collection -- encouraging children to respect differences and appreciate similarities in themselves and others through reading, mostly picture books, a few chapter books Paula's Archives -- lists of literature and movies for learning about history and science A Book in Time -- wonderful free online lists of books (fiction and non-fiction) and crafts, grouped by time period, that can be used to create unit studies of American and World History All Through the Ages - a book which lists over 5600 historical narratives, fiction, and biographies that are "real books" not textbooks, from all ageas and covering all geographic regions, website includes some free lists of books, as well Reading You Way Through History -- Christian focused, a chronological listing of historic fiction, biographies, and religious texts Multi-Cultural Children's Literature -- from the North Central Regional Educational Lab, links to reading lists Vandergrift's Young Adult Literature Page -- includes lists of biographies and autobiographies, male and female "coming of age" books from various eras, and for older readers -- adult versions of fairy tales Some Great Examples of Historic Fiction Dear America and My Name is America and My America and The Royal Diaries -- these series by Scholastic are a blend of fact historic fiction stories written in diary form, My America is about boys and girls, written for 7 - 10 year olds, My Name is America is about boys and Dear America is about girls, both written for ages 10 and up. American Girl Series -- companion stories for each American Girl Doll, each doll is from a different time period in American history Little House on the Prairie Series -- a series of stories by Laura Ingles Wilder about life in the Midwest in the late 1800's. The stories have been adapted into books at various reading levels, and into a TV series from the 1980's (videos are available). There are many educational resources alligned with these books, including several websites (such as Prairie Fans), several study guides and unit studies for sale, and some free unit studies . This Wikipedia article on "Little House..." contains links to may other resources. Glencoe Literature Library -- a series of books that compile a classic book of children's historic fiction, with several related readings, such as short stories, poems, essays, or informational articles Horrible Histories and Horrible Geographies -- by Nick Arnold and Tony de Saulles, originally published in the UK but now may titles are availablethru Scholastic, these books highlight the gory and gross parts of history and the weird or scary parts of geography. Not recommended for the squeamish or faint of heart. For a complete list of titles, some sample pages to view, and to place orders for titles only available in the UK, visit Del Sol Books Dead Famous biographies by Phil Robins and Clive Goddard and Horribly Famous biographies by various authors and Terribly True stories by Terry Deary -- bring historic personalities and events to life, available thru Scolastic Books, in great, gory detail -- not for the squeamish |
(back to) social studies |