Homeschool Kindergarten American History
Kindergarten is a wonderful time of questioning and exploring with our little ones. They are years of hands on fun, reading tons of lovely books together and learning so many new things. While this can be a fun and free time, it can also cause concern for some homeschoolers who question what to teach and how to teach it.
While we like to keep things more free flowing in the early years, I do love to check a good box! Finding Kindergarten curriculum that is both engaging and free flowing can make all the difference!
History can be one of those subjects that can easily get overlooked in the early years as we focus more on reading, writing, and math. I have recently found a homeschool kindergarten American History curriculum that incorporates wonderful literature to explore, along with Bible work, comprehension and more!
Homeschool Kindergarten American History
Sonlight’s Exploring American History: History / Bible / Literature K is a literature based American History Curriculum for kids in Kindergarten.
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Bible
The Bible portion of the program includes:
- Sing the Word! Teach Me Your Paths – Which is an album of memory songs. A great mnemonic aid which includes the entire set of 28 Scripture verses in the Bible K Memory program (plus a bonus track!) set to diverse musical styles.
- The One Year Bible for Children
American History
Volume One and Two of Heroes and Happenings the spines of this program. They are beautifully done with lovely colorful illustrations and vocabulary pointed out in the margins. Your child will begin learning about important historical figures via interesting stories and pertinent facts.
Besides the two Heroes and Happenings books, the 4-Day History program includes timeline figures and seven additional books (and the 5-Day program adds three more!). Enjoy a deeper dive into the Revolutionary War, Westward Expansion, the time of the Pilgrims, and more.
Literature
Read-Alouds are the third component to this wonderful curriculum.
Included in Exploring American History: History / Bible / Literature K are seventeen marvelous books in the 4-Day program, plus four additional titles in 5-Day!
A Look Inside Sonlight’s Kindergarten Exploring American History Curriculum
What’s To Love About this Kindergarten American History?
Ease of Use
The Instructor’s Guide has everything you need all in one place! Just open and go!
It includes a day by day, week by week schedule including discussion questions, map and timeline points, and vocabulary.
Flexible Schedule
Right off the bat when you are purchasing Sonlight’s Exploring American History: History / Bible / Literature K you get a choice of a 4 or 5 day schedule. We chose the 4 day because it fits with our 4 day homeschool schedule, allowing us a free day or catch up day each week!
Whichever schedule you choose, it comes broken down by week and day, including a blank space for dates, allowing you the flexibility to start on any month and day you choose!
The Literature!
Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE teaching through literature! History becomes so much more engaging with stories and faces! Not only are there amazing history literature in this program but fun and engaging Read-Alouds too!
The Read-Alouds that go along with this program are wonderful and enriching books your children will ask to read again and again!
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