| History
is
an account of all human actions, thoughts, inventions, discoveries
and dreams. All subjects relate to history, therefore when
studied chronologically and used as core material, the student
finds order to the knowledge he is obtaining in all his other
subjects.
The
Bible
should be considered a history book and taught, as God's Word,
that it should be considered first and foremost over all other
history texts. This is true according to Colossians 2:8 Beware
lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit,
after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world,
and not after Christ.
To
study history chronologically
time periods are divided into four groups.
- Ancients
- Creation to 400 AD
- Medieval/Early
Renaissance -
400 AD to 1600 AD
- Late
Renaissance - Early Moderns -
1600 - 1850 AD
- Modern
Times -
1850 to present
History
notebooks could
include outlines, questionarres of famous people and their
ideas, inventions or explorations, wars and conflicts, as
well as regional information and politics. Art and architecture
of the period could be explored and samples could be included
in the notebook. We enjoy watching historical movies which
depict the time period we're studying. A brief write up of
the movie can be entered along with a picture.
Timelines
give
an excellent overview of a time period and help put history
in perspective. Timelines are a great asset to your history
notebook and are lots of fun putting together.
Historical
fiction and biographies are
great resources for bringing a time period alive. A brief
write up of books read can be included in the notebook.
We
have a collection of surveys (see menu to the right)
that can be filled out and added to your notebook. They ask
the main questions, who, what, when, where, why and
how. Maps and pictures of the person, place or invention
could also be added with each of these.
History
Questions to Research:
Explorers
Leaders
and Rulers
American
History
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History
and Geography Journal Pages - includes timelines and maps!
Mr.
Donn's Ancient History -
Lesson plans and activities.
At
the Movies -
List of movies catagorized by time periods. An article on
how to use movies in the homeschool is also included.
Videohound's
Golden Movie  Retriever
-
Book which catagorizes movies by subject. Makes it easy to
find books on each time period in history.
Let
the Authors Speak:
A Guide
to Worthy Books Based on Historical Setting
All
through the Ages -
article on teaching history chronologically.
Online
Timeline Maker - This
generator can be used to make time lines of up to 8 events
of your choice.
Literature to Supplement History
Note:
We hope to provide materials and resources for timelines here
on the "Homeschooling with Notebooks" site. Stay
tuned! :)
Sample
Space Notebook and Timeline - Everything you need
to make your own space notebook!
Surveys
Sites providing Printable Maps
National
Geographics Map Machine
Free
Printable Outline Maps
The Place for Maps
More Online Resources
National Geographic
PBS/Nova
The History Channel
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History