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There are many different styles of homeschooling, and my own approach to homeschooling has evolved through the years. What I keep going back to though year after year is reading rich, living books aloud with my children. With this approach I can immerse my little learners in the subject matter, ignite their imagination, and increase their empathy. This year we are studying Arkansas History and Science through a series of two unit studies: one on Arkansas State Symbols and one that will take us on a Journey Through Time. Join us as we read living books through 8 Time Periods in Arkansas History.
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FIRST ARKANSANS
“Bandits, Bears, and Backaches: A Collection of Short
Stories Based on Arkansas History” by Velma B. Branscum Woody (https://amzn.to/4lpbfiT) 78 page
“Arkansas Indians: Learning and Activity Book” by Berna Love
(https://amzn.to/3GIv1XJ) 32 pages
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TERRITORIAL PERIOD
“How we Crossed West: The Adventures of Lewis and Clark” by
Rosalyn Schanzer (https://amzn.to/4eScwN1)
48 pages
”The Louisiana Purchase: A History Just for Kids” by KidCaps
(https://amzn.to/3UcXEzf) 45 pages
“Only the Names Remain: The Cherokees and the Trail of
Tears” by Alex Bealer (https://amzn.to/4ltYJPf)
80 pages
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CIVIL WAR PERIOD
“Sarah Campbell: Tale of a Civil War Orphan” by Nancy Dane (https://amzn.to/44ZJk3n) 162 pages
”Weary Road: Based on the True Story of a Dog and His
Soldier” by James Babb (https://amzn.to/4nKWaKl)
298 pages
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NEW SOUTH
“The Legend of Bass Reeves” by Gary Paulson (https://amzn.to/4mfrBuP ) 160 pages
”Green Grows the Prairie: Arkansas in the 1890s” by Charlie
May Hogue Simon (https://amzn.to/3IrPxfL
) 192 pages
”When the Old Bell Rang” by William Redwine and Timothy
Kinnard (https://amzn.to/4lSpE70 ) 216
pages
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PROGRESSIVE ERA
”Journey to Little Rock” by Fred Sanderlin (https://amzn.to/473Zr1i) 284 pages
“Rise! From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou”
by Bethany Hegedus (https://amzn.to/3ImYQO6
) 48 pages
”Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll” by Tonya Bolden (https://amzn.to/4lrDqxD ) 40 pages
“King of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin” by Stephen
Costanza (https://amzn.to/44W1xir) 56 pages
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WAR TIMES
“The Red Scarf: A Country Boy’s Christmas Story” by Richard
Mason (https://amzn.to/4nTW4QI ) 155 pages
”Summer of my German Soldier” by Bette Greene (https://amzn.to/3Isw5zs ) 208 pages
”Under One Flag: A Year at Rohwer” by Liz Parkhurst (https://amzn.to/4nUHh8k ) 32 pages
”The Girl with a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague”
by Julia Finley Mosca (https://amzn.to/46KxJGB
) 40 pages
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CIVIL RIGHTS
“Cracking the Wall: The Struggles of the Little Rock Nine’
by Eileen Lucas (https://amzn.to/4lZcllE
) 48 pages
”March Forward Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine”
by Melba Pattillo Beals (https://amzn.to/4lQaUFL
) 224 pages
”Fire from the Rock” by Sharon Draper (https://amzn.to/40My0oM ) 240 pages
”The Lions of Little Rock” by Kristine Levine (https://amzn.to/4eMpA6A
) 320 pages
”What is the Civil Rights Movement?” by Sherri Smith (https://amzn.to/46bTwqz ) 112 pages
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MODERN ARKANSAS
“Arkansas Razorbacks” by Alex Moning
”Bill Clinton” by Josh Gregory (https://amzn.to/3ISt0J6
) 64 pages
”Tornadoes” by Seymour Simon (https://amzn.to/45300a9 ) 32 pages
“Who was Johnny Cash” by Jim Gigliotti (https://amzn.to/4nQLNEy ) 112 pages
You can purchase the complete Unit Study, which includes a writing activity and field trip ideas on Teachers Pay Teachers. Or, get the Bundle which includes Arkansas State Symbols.
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