Study History with Knowledge @ Kindle!

In trying to find something that really helps YOU as an educator, I'm finding that a lot of people would like some sort of plan to follow.  I've had a number of people ask me how I do history with my kids in homeschool.  Public school teachers are often also looking for supplements to their curricula.  In response, I am laying out a history study in our Knowledge@Kindle newsletters.  Since we are starting midyear (and we are studying American History this year), I am starting with the American Civil War (better known round these parts as the War Between the States!)  We will work each week on going from the American Civil War in the 1860s through to the present time this school year.  Next school year, I will start over with Ancient World History.

Each week I will put a few of Knowledge Box's Kindle items on sale and/or provide or point you toward a freebie to help you work through the history.  I will also sometimes give you other resources.  The Kindle is great to use for history study because you can send the study guide to each student's Kindle to read together, and if you choose to watch any videos or use an online resource, you can do that right on the Kindles as well!

If you are studying a different period of history right now, you still may want to download some of these materials for future reference while they are free and on sale. And never fear - we will continue to provide you with other excellent content as well!

We are currently on the 4th week of our history study in the newsletters.  I realized that while I have posted the last two weeks to the blog, I neglected to post the first two.  Here are the links to all four weeks we have done so far.  Some of the freebies were only available free for a limited time, but the sales have been extended because we have a lot of new people joining.  I hope you can find some great resources here!

Week 1:  http://archive.aweber.com/awlist3621765/JjUkC/h/Knowledge_Kindle_Study.htm

Week 2:  http://archive.aweber.com/awlist3621765/6_.IC/h/Knowledge_Kindle_Get_Ready.htm

Week 3:  http://archive.aweber.com/awlist3621765/C0luG/h/Knowledge_Kindle_Saint.htm

Week 4 (released today):  http://archive.aweber.com/awlist3621765/OFXW0/h/Knowledge_Kindle_First_Day.htm

You can sign up to get all future newsletters here:  http://forms.aweber.com/form/22/1265944422.htm.

We look forward to having you study with us!

Knowledge@Kindle - First Day of Spring and Study History With Us (3 FREEBIES)!

Check out this week's Knowledge@Kindle newsletter and history study. We have THREE FREEBIES for you this week!

First Day of Spring Well, Monday of last week we had four inches of snow.  It was gone by Tuesday afternoon.  Over the weekend, I had the windows open and the fan blowing fresh air through the house every day.  We grilled out for the first time this year on Saturday evening!  Yesterday I had the windows open and fan blowing again.  Today, the first day of spring, they are calling for snow again.  That's living in North Carolina!  What is the weather like where you are? Talk about the weather with some fun activities from Knowledge Box Central on Kindle!

Kindle Freebies for Mom Looking for some more grown-up reading to spiritually recharge?  Here are some freebies from Tyndale Publishing on Kindle! Kindle History Corner This week we continue our study of the Civil War with some biographies.  We are reading about Abraham Lincoln, Sojourner Truth, and Robert E Lee.  What other biographies would you like to include in a Civil War study?  Many can be found on Kindle. I love these "In Their Own Words" books.  They are short with fairly easy reading for upper elementary or middle school level, and they discuss and give examples of many primary sources.  They are an excellent supplement to any history study! ​​​​​​​(Some are available on Kindle and others are only available in paperback from Amazon.) This is another series we use.  It is not available on Kindle but it is available on paperback from Amazon. The American Civil War The SALE on these resources has been extended! FREEBIE Download this FREEBIE about Robert E. Lee! Every Kindle Lapbook and Lapbook Journal includes a coupon on the last page for the FREE PDF version so that you can print the pages! Click Here to Join Our Newsletter for News & Freebies!

Knowledge@Kindle: St. Patrick's Day and Study History With Us (FREEBIE)

Saint Patrick's Day Did Saint Patrick really chase all the snakes out of Ireland?  Why do we celebrate this day?  Lead up to the wearing of the green with some educational Saint Patrick's Day activities!  We do not currently offer these on Kindle, but you can find the PDF versions in our Knowledge Box Central store!

Happy St. Patrick's Day, Curious George! Curious George always makes for some fun extracurricular reading!  Available on Kindle for $5.99, or FREE with Kindle Unlimited! Kindle History Corner Many technological advances shaped the development of the North and the South before, during, and after the American Civil War.  One of the most important was the Transcontinental Railroad.  Find these Interactive Booklets on our Knowledge Box Central website. Note:  Interactive Booklets or Interactive Foldables are not the same as lapbooks.  They are supplemental study helps to fill out and use while studying a topic with other resources, i.e. from your Kindle, from the public library, or from another textbook.  Since they do not include full, independent study guides like our lapbooks do, and they require most of the pages to be printed, we do not carry them in our Kindle store. The American Civil War The SALE on these resources has been extended! Please note that the "In A Nutshell" version has a similar study guide to the President Abraham Lincoln Lapbook, but it does not contain the lapbook pages.  You do not need both products. FREEBIE Download this FREEBIE this week!  Includes American Railroad History!