History & Geography

When did Columbus discover America? And just where is Uzbekistan anyway? Try some of these books, programs, or other educational resources for your explorations of the interesting subjects of History and Geography!

William Henry Is a Fine Name and I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires

William Henry Is a Fine Name and I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires are two novels telling the story of Robert Glover before and during the Civil War.William Henry Is a Fine…Read More

A Living History of Our World, Volume 1: Ancient Americans Through the Gold Rush

A Living History of Our World, Volume 1 is well laid out, easy to use, and very enjoyable. I am using the book with my nine-year-old daughter, and we are having a lot of fun doing…Read More

Self Government: A Child’s History of the United States of America (The Mighty Works of God Series)

I was recently privileged to review the Self Government: A Child's History of the United States of America curriculum in The Mighty Works of God series from Pilgrim Institute.…Read More

State the Facts

State The Facts is a small package with a big surprise inside. This great little unit study can be used as an individual, self-paced elective or as a group study. Some creative…Read More

TruthQuest History

I am a wee bit jealous of all you younger moms out there who are homeschooling elementary aged children, because my time is running out to use this amazing history course! I wish I…Read More

All American History

What do you get when you combine a homeschooling mom, a background in history, and a desire to provide students with a means to experience history as the story of real people through…Read More

Continent Studies Series: Africa

When I first opened this book, I thought "what a great way to study Africa!" And, if the rest of the complete unit studies by "In the Hands of a Child" are this good, they're a great…Read More

Uncle Josh’s Outline Map Book

If you have ever labored to find a blank map you could reproduce and hand out as your students are studying a region, time in history, or as a related activity in science or…Read More

Portraits of American Girlhood

Portraits of American Girlhood is a lovely way to teach American history. Along with this book, you would also use the series of history books from American Girl. I was able to find…Read More

The Animated Stories from the New Testament

Nest Family Entertainment has a wonderful, new, bright and lively interactive DVD series sure to please your children. In this series, your favorite Bible stories are brought to life…Read More