This post is part of my 10 Ways to Teach Prehistoric and Ancient History series, which is part of 10 Days of Tips for Homeschoolers, hosted by Living Life and Learning.
I remember sitting in 8th grade American history and being sooooooo bored aaaaaallllll the time. I am fascinated by history, but why does learning it always have to be so boring?!
When my 8th grade history teacher offered to let us start doing video projects instead of tests, my friends and I jumped at the chance (literally!). We spent the rest of that year meeting after school and on weekends writing, acting, and filming short videos covering every topic from colonial times to civil rights. And we loved every second of it!
What kid wouldn’t prefer hands-on or creative activities to reading boring texts, listening to a teacher lecture, or sitting in front of a screen?
History is important but learning it shouldn’t have to be torture, which is why so many of the Sections of my Big Ideas through History program involve different types of creative activities, including:
Discovering the Cro-Magnon people by creating a cave painting.
Learning about the first writing system of the Sumerians by practicing stamping cuneiform on clay.
Designing a neolithic village.
Big Ideas through History has been a huge undertaking, and as such, it’s a work in progress.
But, that means a great deal for you!
Because, for a limited time, you can get the Complete Part 1 (Units 1-10) for the cost of the first 3 Units currently available.
The price of Part 1 will continue to go up as new Units are added, but anyone who buys the complete Part 1 now gets access to all 10 units as they are added (see the current publishing timeline).
The final price of the complete Part 1 will be $60 (a 20% savings off the individual prices) but you can get the first 3 units now, and access to units 4-10 later this year, for only $22, which is a savings of over 70% for Units 1-10.
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