US history for younger kids?

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  • December 9, 2014 at 3:27 pm
    caedmyn
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    Any recommendations on a good spine for US History for younger kids (say K-3)? We used Stories of America 2 last year but some of the stories didn’t hold my 2nd grader’s interest very well. She’s using This Country of Ours for the 1st half of US history this year (yes the order was mixed up!) but I’m not entirely thrilled with that one either, and I think my current K’er will be largely uninterested in it if I try to use it with him in the next couple of years.

    December 9, 2014 at 4:24 pm
    mama_nickles
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    Maybe not what you are looking for, but we are doing US history with 2nd and pre-k without using a spine, just living books. We are using Truthquest history as an outline though. They are really enjoying it!

    December 9, 2014 at 6:45 pm
    MissusLeata
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    I’m doing US history with a 2nd grader and a Kindergartner and I’m using American Pioneers and Patriots as the spine.

    December 10, 2014 at 12:45 am
    greenebalts
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    We also started using living books without a spine as my kids were getting bogged down with a spine book. Also, it was a lot of repetition. I have many historical living book lists here with reviews….

    http://reflectionsfromdrywoodcreek.blogspot.com/search/label/Books

    Some spine options for younger children may be…

    Stories of the Pilgrims by Margaret B. Pumphrey
    The Rainbow Book of American History by Earl Schenck Miers
    Story of the World – we didn’t care for the Ancients book, but I understand book 3 & 4 are better. We have not read them so maybe someone else can confirm this.
    This Country of Ours by H.E. Marshall

    Blessings,
    Melissa

    December 10, 2014 at 8:21 am
    JenniferM
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    Not a spine, but my second grade boy has enjoyed the books from Beautiful Feet’s Early American History for Primary.

    I don’t think a spine is necessary at the ages you mentioned.  I’ve also discovered that it is not detrimental to read books  out of chronological order.  I think this age is about sparking interest and connection.  The child puts it all together in later years with timelines or Book of Centuries and/or a spine.  The history you present at younger ages is laying a foundation and interest for future studies.  It’s probably more important that the reading be interesting than comprehensive.  At least that is my experience. 😉

    December 10, 2014 at 6:25 pm
    cdm2kk
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    This Country of Ours was too much for us so I switched to Mara Pratt’s http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=pratt&book=ahs1&story=religious

    this is a link to volume 1…anyway it isn’t as lengthy and seems to flow better for us. I am reading lots of read alouds with it and I throw in STOW audios that coordinate. HTH

     

    December 12, 2014 at 4:53 pm
    caedmyn
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    I will look into all those, thank you.

    December 12, 2014 at 5:22 pm
    missceegee
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    OOP, but great are books by Alice Dalgliesh – America Begins and America Builds Homes. Also enjoyed Amos Fortune, Free Man; Juan Ponce De Leon and othe biographies. I, Discover, Columbus by Lawson was fun.

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