Best picture and chapter books about Vikings
Cycling back around to Vikings! This time, we read books about Vikings as they fit into European Medieval history.
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Age of Exploration
Resources about Roanoke Colony: The Lost Colony
The 2nd grade US history curriculum jumped from Columbus to Jamestown. Hold the phone! Did they forget about the Roanoke Colony, aka “the Lost Colony?” I can see how that might happen with a nickname like that! This post may contain Amazon Affiliate Links. I may earn a few cents on qualifying purchases. Thanks in advance
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Christopher Columbus Books: An Honest Look at the Real Story
What do you remember about Columbus from your own social studies classes? Take an honest look at the real story with these Christopher Columbus books.
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How to Sail and Explore: The Age of Exploration
The next section in our study of American history was the Age of Exploration. We happened to be studying Portugal simultaneously which matched up perfectly! The Age of Exploration My older kids read Around the World in a Hundred Years: from Henry the Navigator to Magellan. In twelve chapters, it discusses the following explorers: Prince
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How to Sail and Explore: Leif Ericson the Viking
We began our study of American History with the first non-native explorers who reached the shores of America: Leif Ericson and the Vikings. This post may contain Amazon Affiliate Links. I may earn a few cents on qualifying purchases. Thanks in advance for helping with the costs of running this blog! Sail like Leif Ericson Your
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