Recommended Website:
Early British Kingdoms

Age Range: 10 and up (Approximately, with parental guidance. See link to the “Kids Version” for about ages 5-10 below.)

ClickScholar Theresa recommended this website that provides the history of the rise of Celtic nations and kingdoms (in what is now England and Scotland) after the end of the Roman occupation in the Dark Ages. When you get to the site you’ll see a menu of topics including:

• Kingdoms – Learn the history and timeline of the early kingdoms and explore maps of the territories they occupied.
• Royalty – Meet the kings, queens, princes, and princesses.
• Arthur – A terrific account of King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, and the many engaging legends.
• Archaeology – See the ruins of ancient castles, abbeys, and churches and virtually examine artifacts.
• Saints – Read the biographies of Celtic saints, and learn about their gifts and sacrifices.
• Adversaries – Learn about ancient warring Celtic tribes.

Click on any one and a new page opens with a menu that allows you to explore the topic in depth through text, illustrations, and pictures.

Now, just for youngsters, the site offers a Kids Page here:

Early British Kingdoms for Kids

Fun cartoon art illustrates the information that answers questions about:

• The Dark Ages
• Why the Romans left Britain
• Britons, Saxons, Scots, and Picts
• King Arthur, the Sword in the Stone, and Arthurian legend
• Other Famous Kings
• Minstrels
• Saints, Monks & Nuns
• Life in Farms, Villages, and Towns
• Christianity and Pagans
• Runes
• Weapons
• Treasures
• And much more!

You’ll even find printable coloring pages!

This is a fun and interesting site to explore.

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Recommended Website
AmericanHeritage.org

Age Range: 5-18 (Grades K-12)

ClickScholar MaryAnna recommended this website sponsored by the non-profit, non-partisan American Heritage Education Foundation that produces and distributes FREE K-12 lesson plans to teachers, students, and families in all 50 states.

As explained at the website, AHEF is “dedicated to the understanding and teaching of America’s factual and philosophical heritage to promote constructive citizenship and Freedom, Unity, Progress, and Responsibility among our students and citizens…AHEF is inclusive of individuals of every race and creed and every religious or non-religious persuasion.”

When you get to the website, you’ll see some explanatory text with hyperlinks to the lessons for elementary, middle school, and high school. Simply click on the link for the grade level of interest and a new page opens to a menu of lessons with activities that include:

• FOR ELEMENTARY GRADES:
  • Colonial America
  • Declaration of Independence
  • U.S. Presidents
  • The Great Seal, Motto, Flag, etc.
  • The History of Thanksgiving Day
  • and more!
• FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL:
  • Colonial America: American Revolution
  • U.S. Constitution
  • Bill of Rights
  • Gettysburg Address
  • What is an American?
  • and more!
• FOR HIGH SCHOOL:
  • The Mayflower Compact
  • Federalist Paper Number 47
  • The First Amendment
  • Entrepreneurs in History
  • American’s Creed
  • and more!

Each lesson is available in English and Spanish. You can access it online through a downloadable pdf file. (You’ll need Adobe Acrobat Reader that you can download for free at the site.) You can print the lessons out and use them offline as well.

You can also order a CD of these lessons absolutely FREE! Instructions are at the website.

Note: A binder of the lessons for each grade level is also available for a fee of $19.50.

These free AHEF lessons and activities can be enjoyed regardless of homeschool methodology.

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Recommended Website:

Living History Farm

Age Range: 8-11 (Geared for 4th grade students, but many of the lessons can be tweaked for a wider age/grade range.)

ClickScholar Jennifer Young recommended this website that is a companion to a real “Living History Farm” in Nebraska, that offers a variety of free lesson plans about the history of agriculture in America and how technology has changed it. You can also virtually visit the farm by viewing the web cams at the site.

Jennifer wrote, “I was researching hybrid corn for my daughter who innocently asked, ‘What is hybrid corn and how do they make it?’ I ran across this site which is quite a gem!”

I agree. At the site you can learn about the man, David Wessels, whose estate made possible his vision of a Living History Farm. One of his major concerns “was that today’s kids – both urban and rural – have almost no idea how farmers went from essentially a medieval system of plowing with horses to huge tractors run by computers with global positioning systems and air conditioned cabs.”

The story told at the website, goes back to Native Americans who first cultivated the fields, through the first European immigrants staking out the prairie ground, to boom and bust cycles, and then the incredible technological innovations of the 20th Century.

When you get to the site you’ll find “Learner Resources” that include FREE lesson plans tied to the stories about farming in the 1920s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and so on. Written by teachers for classroom use, they can be tweaked for use in the homeschool environment as well.

The Living History Farm has big plans for future growth to educate everyone about the role agriculture plays in providing nourishment to the world. If you can’t make it to Nebraska to explore the farm in real time, this is the next best thing.

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