Homeschool History Curriculum | My Favorite History Curriculum for Elementary Middle and High School

Colleen introduces herself and the channel, expressing her family's love for history and her excitement in choosing history curriculum for homeschooling. She describes her two daughters, Sophie, who has special needs and is entering second grade, and Katie, who is entering 11th grade and has been homeschooled since third grade. Colleen discusses their experience with Abeka's Little History Readers and Story of the World, highlighting the strengths and limitations of each program.

Colleen talks about the 'My Story' series from Master Books, which offers a global survey approach suitable for early elementary students. She mentions its structure, which includes a daily schedule with a mix of activities and reading. Although they haven't fully utilized this curriculum, she discusses its potential benefits and the plan to possibly use it as a supplementary resource for her daughter Sophie. She also expresses interest in other Master Books history curriculums for older elementary students, highlighting 'America's Story' series.

Colleen reviews 'The Good and the Beautiful' history curriculum, praising its unique approach of covering all four major historical periods each year. She explains its components, such as read-alouds, audio stories, hands-on activities, student explorers, and timeline stickers, which engage students in various ways. Colleen shares her family's positive experience with the curriculum, noting its suitability for grades second through eighth, and mentions considerations for using it at the high school level. She plans to create a separate video discussing its application for high school.

Colleen discusses 'The Mystery of History,' noting its classical education approach similar to 'Story of the World.' She believes it is best suited for middle school students due to its higher reading and comprehension level. She details how the curriculum covers historical periods in-depth over the school year, with options for hands-on activities, assessments, and audio files. Colleen shares her experience using this curriculum with her daughter Katie in middle and early high school and mentions their preference for not cycling through it repeatedly. She also briefly mentions other potential middle school history resources, including Master Books' 'World Story.'

Colleen focuses on history curriculum recommendations for high school, starting with Abeka's programs for U.S. Government, Geography, and Economics. She appreciates the quality and structure of these courses, mentioning her daughter Katie's positive experience with them. Colleen also recommends Master Books' American History, which provides comprehensive coverage of U.S. history with weekly readings, questions, and exams. She highlights the curriculum's inclusion of contemporary issues and discusses additional resources like 'A Patriot's History of the United States' and 'Seven Miracles That Saved America.' Colleen concludes by mentioning their plans to use Master Books' World History curriculum.