Make History Fun and Memorable

Engage your family in history through an exciting, easy-to-teach curriculum. Homeschool families want an engaging history curriculum but often teaching history is too complicated. It’s frustrating to try and make history exciting but you shouldn’t struggle to teach history effectively. We understand how challenging it can be to find history materials that are simple and engaging.

With years of experience in historical research and original source documents our curriculum is designed to be easy and engaging for families. Dive into history with easy-to-follow lessons and fun activities. You’ll love how easy it is to teach history with our curriculum. All you have to do is open the book and read. If you want to dive deeper you can create memorable moments through multi-sensory learning activities. Using this curriculum ensures you won’t miss the joy of sharing stories as a family. Go from being overwhelmed to a confident teacher with Heroes and Heroines of the Past: American History.

Designed for grades 1–6, this 30-week curriculum transforms history from a textbook subject into a living adventure. Through carefully selected narratives, students meet explorers, inventors, leaders, pioneers, and everyday heroes whose courage, faith, and determination changed the course of history.

In this BIG PACK there are three printed books, four audio downloads, an additional materials download, and six ebooks.

The activities in this curriculum include:

• Examining Historical Art
• Games of the Past
• Cook Up Some History
• Sing Some History
• Listen to Some History
• Crafts
• Experiments

What comes in the Package?
$45 Heroes and Heroines of the Past: American History Part 1 (printed)     View the Contents and Introduction.

$45 Heroes and Heroines of the Past: American History Part 2 (printed)     View the Contents for Part 2.

$13 Historical Skits (printed)      View the table of contents and sample pages.

$6 Additional Materials CD (download)

$15 Sing Some History (download)     Listen to a sample.

$15 Listen to Some U.S. History MP3 (download)    Listen to a sample.

Literature Books:

• Ten Great Adventurers by Kate Dickinson Sweetser, edited by Amy Puetz ($17 ebook and $17 audio download)    Listen to a Sample   Read a Sample
• Ten Girls from History by Kate Dickinson Sweetser, edited by Amy Puetz ($17 ebook and $17 audio download)    Listen to a Sample      Read a Sample
• Heroines of the Past: Bible Study by Amy Puetz ($17 ebook)    Read a Sample
• Two Little Americans in Spanish California by Frances Margaret Fox ($9 ebook)
• Jack and Jill by Louisa May Alcott ($15 ebook)  Read a Sample

$10 Heroes and Heroines of the Past: American History Coloring Book (ebook)  See a Sample
Coloring page for each lesson with notebooking lines.

Reviews

“I love it because it’s pace out for me, and I feel like it’s comprehensive enough that my children are getting a good exposure to different types of projects without me having to spend hours putting it together myself. I cannot emphasize enough how user friendly this curriculum is and how everything that you need to do is scheduled in for when you need to do it.”
Alicia, homeschool mom

“Historical Skits is a resource that will enrich your school library. Historical facts are embedded into each character’s line in a way that will make history come to life.”
Abigail R.

“I have been searching for a curriculum like this for a long time. The learning and fun go hand in hand. To see my kids have fun learning is priceless.”
Stacie, homeschool mom

Armor to Zeal

Dear Lord, please help our little knight to be courageous to do the work of the Lord. May he learn at a young age that controlling his temper is better than conquering a city.

In this book you will help your young knight to put on the complete armor of God as he learns about the virtues of a true knight.

Filled with colorful classical art along with modern photographs, Noble Knights’ ABC is an inspirational book for families.

Hear some of the songs that are mentioned in the Heroes and Heroines of the Past: American History Curriculum. Music is a great way to experience history.

20 Songs:

All the Pretty Little Horses
Lavender’s Blue
Liberty Song
Chester
Johnny has Gone for a Soldier
Yankee Doodle
Hail Columbia
Tippecanoe and Tyler Too
Oh! Susanna
Missionary Farewell
Henry Clay
Sweet Betsy from Pike
Dixie
Bonny Blue Flag
Battle Hymn of the Republic
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
I’ve Been Working on the Railroad
She’ll be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain
Pop Goes the Weasel
Uncle Sam’s Rich Enough to Give Us All a Farm

145 pages
20 black and white illustrations
Read a Sample
By Amy Puetz Fox

What happens when Noel is transported to a delightful Victorian Christmas Village?

She discovers a world more wonderful and delightful than ever imagined. Noel is taken in by the kindly Goforth family of Sunshine Cottage and helps them keep Christmas surprises. These simple delights are upset when the prince mysteriously disappears. As Noel and her friends search for him, their efforts reveal a villain and an evil plot, which will require all their courage to overcome.

This story, written in vintage style, explores the themes of love, loyalty, self-sacrifice, and the true Christmas spirit.

Includes:

1. Mayflower Compact
2. Model of Christian Charity
3. Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
4. On the Method of Grace
5. To King George on the Repeal of the Stamp Act
6. To My Dear and Loving Husband
7. Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
8. The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
9. Declaration of Independence
10. The Constitution
11. Bill of Rights
12. My Escape from Slavery
13. Inaugural Address
14. The Emancipation Proclamation
15. Gettysburg Address
16. Excerpt from A Diary from Dixie
17. Speeches by Red Cloud
18. The Atlanta Exposition Address
19. Christian Citizenship
20. Sergeant York

The CD Version Contains MP3 Format Audio Files
The audio files can be downloaded to an MP3 player. The CD will play on a computer CD drive, a DVD player, or an MP3 compatible CD player. The files will not play in a standard CD player.

The CD Version Contains MP3 Format Audio Files
The audio files can be downloaded to an MP3 player. The CD will play on a computer CD drive, a DVD player, or an MP3 compatible CD player. The files will not play in a standard CD player.

The downloads includes:

• Columbus Coat of Arms (Coloring page)
• Edison Films (Video)
• Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin (Video)
• Examining Historical Art and Write a Story Pictures
• Flags of  the Revolution (Video)
• Flowers for a Lei (Printable)
• George Washington Snake Game (Printable)
• Horn Book
• Maps
• Mr. Bell Invents the Telephone (Video)
• Nellie Bly Game (Printable)
• Old Hundredth (Audio)
• Optical Illusion
• Potato Stamp Picture
• Southern Plantations (Video)
• The Wonderful Tar Baby (Audio)
• Timelines (American Revolution, Civil War, Era of Exploration, Slavery and Civil Rights, Westward Expansion, World War I and II)
• Virginia Reel (Instructional Video)
• Weaving (Video)
• When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (Audio)