by shack-101 | Sep 29, 2022 | College Prep, High School, Homeschool Helps, Training & Resources
From the mid 18th century to the mid 19th century, the world underwent a series of revolutions across many areas of life, including culturally, politically, economically, technologically, and through war. Call it the age of Aquarius…call it a response to the world connectivity spawned by the age of exploration…whatever the reason, new ideas and actions swept the world, changing it forever.
The American Revolution, largely influenced by the Enlightenment period, is considered the beginning of the Age of Revolution. Then came the French Revolution, Irish Rebellion, Haitian Revolution, Napoleonic Wars, and civil unrest in Spain and Germany. Shortly after the War of 1812, European powers came together to form the Holy Alliance in an attempt to restore the monarchies and prevent future unrest. Less than a decade later, there were uprisings in Italy, Greece, Spain, and Portugal. The working class would no longer sit back, and around the world they began to demand more rights.
The Age of Revolution also includes the Industrial Revolution – this is when mass production in factories replaced hand-made goods, led to the growth of cities, birthed consumerism, and eventually led to the transportation revolution.
American Revolution Resources
Novel Studies
Take a Virtual Field Trip
Hands-On / Funschool Learning
World Event Unit Studies
Additional Reading
Government Resources
Complete Courses
- For more resources, check out Expansion, Independence, and War! It covers both American and world history. Students will learn about major conflicts in American history, spanning from the French and Indian War to the September 11 terror attacks.
- The American Revolution course introduces elementary and middle school students to the key battles and players of the Revolutionary War and incorporates history, geography, reading, critical thinking and analysis, and cursive writing throughout.
- From the discovery of the New World to the end of the American Revolution, let Dave Stotts take your family on a Drive Thru History. Join him as he takes you to the places where America was born, shares facts about history you have never heard, and has a great deal of fun along the way. Plus, enjoy a special set of worksheets only available here! Find out more about Drive Thru History…
by bookshack | Sep 14, 2022 | Encouragement, Holidays, Homeschool Helps
It’s time for pumpkin spice and everything nice! By autumn, we’re starting to settle into our homeschooling routine, thinking about upcoming holidays, and wondering how we’ll fit it all in… Here are activities, books, and resources for incorporating the holidays into your homeschool. Pick and choose what works best for your family. Happy fall, y’all!
All of these resources are appropriate for middle and high school.
Books to Incorporate
Unit Studies
Online Unit Studies
Cooking Activities
This adorable gnome-themed cookbook is perfect for your seasonal autumn and winter recipes. Pages include:
- Family stories & memories
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Dessert
- Blank Pages (reproducible to add your family’s favorites)
by shack-101 | Sep 3, 2022 | Book Lists, Homeschool Helps, Training & Resources
As the largest and most-populated continent, Asia birthed some of the world’s oldest civilizations and continues to shape the world as a whole in the 21st century. From the Bronze Age ‘Assuwa,’ to ‘Anatolia’ in the Golden Age of Greece, to the approximately forty-eight countries that comprise the region today, economically, politically, and culturally, studying Asia and its history helps students to learn more about the modern world.
Resources to Study Asian Geography
Resources to Study Asian History (& Food!)
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Resources to Study China
Resources to Study Japan
Resources to Study Korea
Resources to Study Vietnam
Resources to Study India
Resources to Study Polynesia
Resources to Study the Middle East
by bookshack | Aug 26, 2022 | Encouragement, Homeschool Helps, New Homeschoolers
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A big part of our school year is the field trips. Generally, we will study a topic ahead of time and then take the field trip – this helps them to fully understand the hands-on experiences. The kids have been to nearly every state, and experienced a wide range of of historical, scientific, and cultural activities that they wouldn’t have been able to do solely in our home state. Not every family is able to road school, but that doesn’t mean that field trips shouldn’t be a part of your school.
Field Trips in Town
- Attend a library program
- Local historic architecture
- Air Shows
- Historic Re-enactments
- Climb rocks
- Historic Museums (some are free)
- Pick-Your-Own Farm Visit
- Zoo (only free on certain days, or with a pass)
- Local newspaper
- Factory tours (some are free)
- Visit the beach, lake, or riverbank
- State Fairs have homeschool days
- Visit the local airport
- Work in a community garden
- Shadow a business (teens)
- Animal workshop at the pet shop
Field Trip Starters
Unique Field Trips
More Field Trip Ideas
- Check out the Roadschooling Page to find unit studies and field trips built around your location. There’s something for just about every state in the United States up there!
- Finally, though these aren’t free, educational subscription boxes are a great way to bring the field trip into your home. Here are some of our favorites!
- Use the world diversity book studies from Literary Adventures to travel the world from the comfort of your own home. You can go anywhere!
by bookshack | Aug 9, 2022 | Encouragement, Holidays, Homeschool Helps, New Homeschoolers
Some families choose a name, and even a mascot, for their homeschool. Some have Not-Back-to-School parties with their local co-ops. There are as many homeschool traditions as there are unique families! What do you do?
Back to Homeschool
- Kick off the new school year with cute shirts for everyone! Get matching shirts and call them your family’s field trip uniform. 💖
- Everyone is out buying back-to-school supplies….the neighborhood kids have cute, new clothes…and your kids are suddenly wondering why they aren’t having nearly as much fun going back to homeschool. But there are many fun ways to celebrate going back-to-homeschool!
- Download several different Responsibility Charts & Writing through the Holidays packet, along with dozens of other goodies, free at Homeschool On the Range’s Subscriber’s Library.
- A good planner can work wonders for keeping you organized from the get-go. This undated, reusable planner has you covered with daily plans, schoolwork, long-range planning, and meal organizers as well as chore charts and book lists!
- It might seem daunting to create a unit study at first, but anyone is capable of creating a unit study in just a few easy steps.
Got Oxygen?
- On the airplane, they tell you to put your oxygen mask on before putting your children’s on…because we’re not really useful to others if we’re passed out. Or burnt out. Remember to take some time this year to focus on self-care.
- You may be one of those families that has been homeschooling for 9 years or so and now are on the home stretch, or you may be new to the journey and have gotten in over your head and wondered if this is the right choice. Any and all of us could use a Booster Shot at some point…
During the Year
End of the Year
- Is your feed flooded with pictures of kids receiving various awards at their schools? No need to feel left out. Homeschool kids deserve awards too! 😎 And we’re homeschooling, so you know what that means…..personalized awards!!!
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