Early Modern Times

As our children got older, homeschooling became more about world schooling, meaning we incorporated field trips and museums and co-ops and many, many resources away from home which sometimes made us feel like we should call it "car schooling" instead of homeschooling. Still, during those very busy years, we had one resource that was a constant. It came with us in the car, on trips, to the White House, to Monticello, to Boston, to museums, in hotel rooms and even to endless music, art and riding lessons. It was whatever volume we were currently studying in the series by Susan Wise Bauer, The Story of the World. We brought both the text and the activity book with us, knowing that we could use the crafts during down time and would read the fascinating stories of the people, places and events that shaped our world in the car as we barreled down whatever highway we were on to get to the field trip or scheduled lesson destination.
In volume three of the series, The Story of the World, Volume Three Early Modern Times, Dr. Bauer covers the world from the Protestant rebellions to the world of the forty-niners. The Moghuls of India, the new American colonies, English empiricism, Bonaparte, Mexican Independence, the spread of slavery in Africa and thus the world, and New Zealand are all here. The Activity Book that accompanies this volume is filled with crafts, maps, review questions, coloring pages, projects, and corresponding literature and history reading suggestions. The review questions are thoughtful and can be used in a group setting, such as a co-op, or one on one and the intention seems to be to ensure that the students understand not just what happened, but why it happened and how it came to pass. Each of these books builds on the volume before it and I highly recommend using them in order but they can be used as a stand-alone or to jump into it in the middle of a year, if you find yourself homeschooling unexpectedly.  The Activity Book serves as a curriculum guide, and is designed for grade 3-6.






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