American History

Each family and each child is different, so there are many different ways to homeschool. Some like to homeschool using traditional textbooks. Some of us like to use a variety of "regular" books. The latter has been my choice for most subjects for my visually impaired son. So, where do we get the books? For literature and history we use the Library of Congress books.
See post about the Library of Congress books at: http://viphs.blogspot.com/2007/03/treasurehouse.html

Once your child is signed up for the Library of Congress tapes, you can go to the kids search page to choose books to request. Here is the link for the Library of Congress:
http://www.loc.gov/nls/

You can put in the search box such terms as: American History, American Explorers, U.S. History, American Revolution, Civil War, and American Inventors. Each book is described, along with the grade levels for which it is recommended.

We don't always get all our requests, so I request more books than I necessarily need. I have my son read a variety of books on various aspects of the history that we are studying that year. I also help him write at least one report per quarter about, or related to, one of the books he has read.

Of course, field trips and videos can also contribute to the history studies.