Reviews of All American History

by Judi
(Colorado)

All American History is a comprehensive American history course. It incorporates geography and research as well.

Subject: American History

Levels Used: AAH 1

Dates Used: 2007-2008

Likes: I liked the comprehensiveness of this course. I also liked that we were able to incorporate geography into our history study. There were good activities for each lesson and I especially liked the research component. Even for my younger students it was good for them to learn to search out more info on a topic. There is also a good list of 'living' books to complement the study and give it 'life'.

Our family came away feeling much more patriotic and having a much more thorough knowledge of the founding of our country.

Dislikes: Some of the lessons were written at a deeper level than my younger students could understand. Given that the curriculum is written for 4th-8th graders that is understandable and the curriculum gave ideas for adjusting for that.

Turn Back the Pages Of Time

by Heidi
(Greenwich, OH)

This book is a great history resource for homeschooling. I have used this book over and over again both when planning a school year and during a school year for ideas.

The official title is "Turning Back the Pages of Time - A Guide to American History Through Literature" by Kathy Keller. It's just a small booklet that doesn't look like it would be very valuable. Don't let size fool you!

The book is organized in a very easy format to use. It breaks down the periods of American History and gives literature suggestions for each period. It starts with the early explorers of 900 up to World War II. There are suggestions for early grades, older grades and Christian titles. She also gives suggestions for additional biographies and the Dewey Decimal system number where you can find more information and books on that period of History.

The back of the book even lists cookbooks and craft books that you can used to reinforce your History learning.

If you are using a literature approach to History, this book will be very valuable to you. I love it! (Can you tell??)

This review was written by homeschooler, Heidi Johnson. Heidi specializes in helping families find resources to simplify and improve their lives. For more tips on homeschooling, grab your free report "How to Homeschool using the Best Resources" at Homeschool How To.