Curriculum
Ideas A growing area of curriculum suggestions, as well as ideas on how
to homeschool inexpensively. Realistic, affordable ideas, as well as
reality checks!
Leadership
Position Papers
Opinions, white
papers, and sometimes controversial papers from HSC and others about
homeschooling from a Christian worldview.
State
Laws & Support Individual pages for states and countries to help you with state-specific
questions, including book suggestions, driver's ed, support groups,
and more.
Bible
Timeline from Resources for Disciple Bible Study Freeware downloadable Bible timeline from Disciple Bible Study
- Reference Sites. This is a timeline designed for adult bible study
with bible references for major people and events and it also has
other secular historical events for reference. Scroll down to the
Bible timeline.
American
Institute of Pyramidology The Great Pyramid…How was it built? Who built it? What is
its meaning for planet earth? Who was its designer? This web site
attempts to answer these questions.
Ancient
Egypt Egypt Antiquities Information from Tour Egypt
Egyptian
Pages Links page of the Egyptology Resource. Over 40 modern and ancient
Egyptian web sites.
Egyptology
Resource Fantastic pictures, tons of information, and lots of links about
ancient Egyptian culture.
Mr.
Donn's Ancient History Page Units, lesson plans, activities, and resources. Some of the interpretations
with respect to the origins of current holidays, for example, are
inaccurate. (For example, the statement that corn --- more, specifically,
maize --- was unknown at the time of the Pilgrims. This is a myth.
Europe had been planting and growing maize 500 years before the Pilgrims
came to the, now, USA.). Also the use of the terms B.C.E. and C.E.
versus A.D. & B.C. is a tell tale clue with respect to Mr. Donn's
worldview presuppositions. However, the site is great for organizing
content when studying ancient civilizations and the historical errors
are easily corrected. Also leads to "Mrs. Donn's" section.
Project:
Create an Egyptian Exhibit Students can examine and read about artifacts from ancient Egypt
and create an exhibit of replicas of ancient Egyptian artifacts.
Rome
Project An interesting way to learn about ancient Rome
Bill Thayer's Web Site Catalogues all Roman related sites on the web (the site is not
limited to just ancient Rome). Incredible site grouping general resources,
archaeology, art/architecture, books/journals, coins/artifacts, history/literature,
religion, science, places and more. Mr. Thayer has expanded to include
American History.
Manchester
Museum Mediterranean Gallery A display incorporating material from the Museum's collections
from the ancient Near East, Greece, Italy and the Roman Empire that
have not been on public view for many years, and in some cases have
never been shown before. Some new acquisitions and newly excavated
material are on show for the first time.
Creeds
of Christendom From Creeds.net. Creeds and catechisms for: Ancient, Baptist,
Episcopal, Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, Orthodox, Pentecostal,
Presbyterian, Puritan, Quaker, Reformed, Roman Catholic, Salvation
Army, UCC, Miscellany.
The
Early Church Fathers A 38-volume collection of writings from the first 800 years of
the
Church. This collection is divided into three series, Ante-Nicene
(ANF), Nicene and Post-Nicene
Series I (NPNF1), and Nicene and Post-Nicene Series II (NPNF2).
The
Costume Site Unbelieveable page for sources for costumes, chainmail, materials,
accessories, books, patterns, etc. Hundreds of links.
Famous
Middle Ages Women A database of materials based on the collection of manuscripts
at McMaster University and interactive learning trajectories that
adapt these materials for the use of students.
Galileo
Project Rice University. Information on life and work of Galileo
Les
très riches heures du Duc de Berry From the Web Museum of Paris. This Web site has pictures of a
Medieval Book of Hours, which they say is one of the best examples
of Manuscript Illumination from the Middle Ages. There is a picture
for each month with explanations of each picture.
Medieval
Feast By Bill Gamber & Ken Withers. Recipes for a sumptuous medieval
feast.
Old English Pages To listen to the Lord's Prayer in Old English, go to sound links.
Online
Medieval & Classical Library A collection of some of the most important literary works of Classical
and Medieval civilization and links to several other related sites.
Exploring
Leonardo Explore this site and learn about this fascinating scientist,
inventor, and artist. Developed by the Museum of Science in Boston.
Virtual Renaissance Described as an 8th grade level project, students travel back
in time to take on the role of apprentice then master for one of the
various guilds that existed during the Renaissance period. Very fun!
Emphasizes language skills.
Reformation
The
Hall of Church History: The Reformers A collection of Creeds, Confession, and Catechisms, as well as
biographies and works of the men involved in the Reformation. Also
includes many links to other web-sites regarding the Reformation.
Inca Project Page An elementary school's project page listing a number of sites
relating to the Incas.
Explorers
Santa
Maria Web site for the Columbus (Ohio, that is) Santa Maria museum,
one of the world's most authentic, museum-quality representations
of Christopher Columbus' flagship. Built from historically accurate
plans based on ancient archives, the ship presents an accurate portrayal
of the conditions Columbus and his crew endured on their historic
voyage.
Colonial
Caleb
Johnson's Mayflower Web Pages Includes passenger lists, crew data, inventory, scholarships for
Mayflower descendants, documents/treaties/wills, full text Pilgrim
writings, Mayflower girls/women, virtual tours, and more. We would
tend to disagree with Mr. Johnson's anti-Puritan bias and a few other
details, but in all this site is well worth the visit.
Colonial
Williamsburg
The official site of Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. Videos, virtual
field trips and more.
French
& Indian War Page Dedicated to the French Soldiers who came to New France between
1755 and 1760 to fight in the French and Indian War. Contains lists
and brief descriptions of soldiers and battles during this conflict,
and has many links to other related sites.
George
Washington's Papers Be sure to check out their related links! The Moland House (PA)
will instruct on Lafayette and more as well as a link to "Archiving
Early America Site" which tells what happened on this day in
early American history, crossword puzzles, & more!
Mountain
Fifes and Drums A superb Fife & Drum corps in Lake Arrowhead, California.
See Mary Leggewie's children here!
Monticello Thomas Jefferson's home --- this is an absolutely incredible site!
Under "What To Do" be sure to check out historical sites
& events in Charlottesville, VA, & learn about the War Between
the States Sites & Events, historical churches/homes/other buildings,
and more! Under "Plan Your Visit" are on-line lesson plans!
Time
Travelers Tons of links! Go to Ash Lawn-Highland (Monroe's home), Ferry
Farm (Geo. Washington's boyhood home), Montpelier (Madison's home),
Stonewall Jackson's home, Booker T. Washington's Monument, and on
and on! Most of the sites, if not all, have special children's sections
and many sites even include grade specific lesson plans!
A
Walking Tour of Plimoth Plantation Lots of beautiful images and descriptions from the first permanent
European settlement in southern New England (AD 1620). Today, this
area is the site of a living museum, dedicated to recreating 17th-century
lifeways in the New World
Betsy
Ross Home Page Very patriotic site! Anything you ever wanted to know about our
flag, and the woman who sewed it. Many links to related flag Web sites.
Fort
McHenry Very musical and fascinating site dedicated to the birthplace
of our National Anthem. Includes a virtual tour of the fort, followed
by a pop quiz!
Pioneer
Mountain
Men & the Fur Trade An on-line research center devoted to the history, traditions,
tools, and mode of living of the trappers, explorers, and traders
known as the Mountain Men.
My
Little House on the Prairie Home Page of Laura Ingalls Wilder The first, and the most comprehensive, home page devoted to Laura
Ingalls Wilder and her nine Little House books. Almost endless list
of information, images, activities, etc. about this pioneer family
and Laura Ingalls Wilder's books.
Old
Cowtown Museum Home Page Old Cowtown Museum is a unique, 17 acre open-air living history
museum which recreates Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas from 1865
to 1880. Web site includes pictures and descriptions of the museum,
and historical accounts of the lifestyle of that age.
Davy
Crockett's Speech to Congress Colonel Davy Crockett delivering his celebrated speech to congress
on the state of finances, state officers, and state affairs in general.
From Edwin Duncan of Towson University.
Who's
Who In the American West Interactive quiz --- Think you know the men and women who made
history in the American West? Click through the questions below to
find out. Just match the right famous name with each of these familiar
faces.
American
Memory Collection
Library of Congress) Documents, motion pictures, map collections,
photographs & sound recordings about important places in US history.
Learn about people, events, places, time & topics. A Today in
History along with a useful page on how to use the site.
Great American Landmarks Adventure (National
Park Service) Print off a picture & color it in (enlarging them
on a copier may make it easier for little hands). Also has a complete
list of past featured drawings.
University
of Oklahoma Law Center From the Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Patrick Henry's speech,
Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, etc. to present. Unfortunately,
this site does not include the Fairfax Resolves which is the format
upon which our Declaration of Independence was based. Be sure to visit
their Flag Pages (at the top) which covers US flags, current state
flags, & flags of districts, territories and possessions
Immigration
Ellis
Island Homepage Terrific sight to learn about our ancestors along with interesting
links
American
Fighter Pilot Aces of World War Two It features brief biographies & stories of the high scoring
American fighter pilots of the Second World War. USAAF, USMC and USN
aces of Europe & the Pacific included with summary tables at the
start of each section (pilot, kills, medal, unit, plane flown). Not
many graphics, mostly text. From Stephen Sherman.
Don't
miss our variety of specialty pages linked on the Special Days and Holidays Page. Includes
Pearl Harbor Day, Memorial Day, and DDay.
World
History
Napoleonic
War Series Articles, Archives, Books, Links, and the Wargame "Republique",
all based on the Napoleonic period. Maintained by "The War Time
Journal".
National
Maritime Museum
Greenwich, England Unrivaled historical collections on ships, seafaring,
navigation, and the maritime arts. This site features a beautiful
picture library and excellent search engine.
Royal
Navy 1793-1815 Very interesting pictures and descriptions of daily life and weaponry
for the seamen in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Era. Also,
beautiful images of tall ships.
World
History Compass Press on a country or civilization to learn in more detail the
history from this time!
Misc.
Bill
Thayer's Web Site Catalogues all Roman related sites on the web (the site is not
limited to just ancient Rome). Incredible site grouping general resources,
archaeology, art/architecture, books/journals, coins/artifacts, history/literature,
religion, science, places and more. Mr. Thayer has expanded to include
American History.
Heroes
of History
About 17 significant Christians with their essential facts plus numerous
anecdotes. Reading lists and links are provided for each individual,
including George Washington Carver, Mother Teresa and David Livingstone.
The heroes represented are diverse and represent many different disciplines
but all lived within a Christian worldview.
History's
Women: The Unsung Heroines It is written from a Christian worldview, recognizing God's hand
at work throughout the ages in the lives of women in all walks of
life.
Living
History On-line.com A great source for living history event and reenactment information,
articles, book reviews, and more!
Reading
Lists for History A HomeschoolChristian.com Page
See the Homeschool Christian Library page for several fine reading
lists.
