This post is sponsored by Great Homeschool Conventions. I was compensated for my time writing this post. See my Disclosure Policy for more information. So many of America’s “heroes” have been chosen for all the wrong reasons. Sports figures, actors and actresses, media personalities–they may be popular, but that doesn’t make them…
My tenth-grade son, Devin, has always been a reluctant writer. No matter how much I tried to encourage him, he never felt that he had the ability to write well. After watching Kaylee increase her writing skills and confidence last year through the Essay Rock Star online writing course, I decided…
One of the things my daughter has most enjoyed about All American History is learning more about former presidents. She often stops her reading to comment on a particular president and his greatest accomplishments. For example, today Kaylee was reading about Calvin Coolidge (L. 18). She stopped and read this…
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One of the things I love about All American History is that it captures my daughter’s interest, sparking great discussions between the two of us. Recently Kaylee brought up the issue of Ku Klux Klan activities in the South at the end of the Civil War, and we were able…
“Did you know that All American History goes clear up to modern times?” Because Kaylee has never studied U.S. history in depth beyond the Civil War, she was thrilled to find that All American History Vol. II covers our nation’s history through 2004. And as a homeschool mom, I’m excited…
I typically spend most of the summer planning, organizing, and preparing for the upcoming homeschool year. As this past summer flew by, I found myself searching desperately for the last few resources we needed, among them a Bible curriculum for my 12-year-old son, Keaton. I finally resigned myself to the…
“I never knew the Civil War was so interesting!” That’s exactly what my ninth-grade daughter, Kaylee, said to me recently. She is using All American History Vol. II this year and has been completely captivated with her study of the Civil War, slavery, and the Underground Railroad. All American History…
One thing I love about All American History is that each week is centered around just one lesson. Lesson planning is simplified, knowing that we have five days to cover the material in the chapter. There are many ways that a week could be laid out; in fact, several ideas…