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Free History Copywork – A Roundup of History Resources

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Copywork is a valuable aid in teaching visual learners.

Too, because copywork can be part of a history unit study, I have rounded up some free history copywork pages.

Free History Copywork. A roundup of history resources you'll love. Click here to download the free copywork @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

Free copywork is easy to find, but I wanted to round up just those focused on history so you can pair them with your history unit studies and with the free unit studies I have here.

History copywork does not exist as plentiful as just plain copywork, so I will be adding more freebies for history copywork to match my unit studies here.

Today, I have a copywork page on the poem, Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

You can read the whole poem on the link and then also look at sparknotes for an explanation of the poem if you want to do some more copywork.

Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Then here are the free ones I rounded up.

Theodore Roosevelt Copywork Pages from Jimmies Collage.

President Quotes Copywork Pages from Walking By the Way. {Click on picture to download.}

American History 1770-1880’s Copywork Pages from Lulu.

Famous quotes from World Leaders Copywork Pages from Practical Pages.

28 Principles of Liberty Cursive Copywork Pages from Notebooking Nook.

Leonardo Da Vinci Copywork Pagesfrom Harrington Harmonies.

American Revolution Copywork Pages from Harrington Harmonies.

Preamble to the Constitution Copywork Pages from Cynce’s Places.

George Washington’s Rules of Civility Copywork Pagesfrom Donna Young.

Winston Churchill Quote Copywork Page from Activity Village.

Shakespeare Quotes Copywork Pagesfrom Activity Village.

Martin Luther King Quotes Copywork Pages from 3 Boys and a Dog.

John F. Kennedy – Excerpt from Inaugural Address Copywork Pages from Blessed Beyond a Doubt.

Then here are my other two copywork pages I have done that are history related.

Greece Poetry by Robert Frost @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool PlusCattle by Berta Hart Nance Collage

Download Greece poem here.         Download Cattle, a Texas Poem.

This will give us a running start but I will be adding more history copywork pages especially for Ancient history.

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Also, grab:

Free Middle and High School Homeschool Language Arts

World War II Free Resources For a Middle School Unit Study

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I rounded up some World War II free resources for a middle school unit study because I plan on tackling this tough part in American history soon with Tiny. Also, look at my page homeschool middle school for more fun tips.

This certainly is not an easy topic to study with younger kids and it’s still pretty hard with middle and high school kids.

World War II Free Resources For a Middle School Unit Study

However, it is easier to explain the issues and ideology on both sides when your kids are a bit older.

You know too I like having plenty of time to plan, think about some of these activities, and gather them in one place before we start.

World War II Activities for Homeschooled Kids

Look at these ideas for hands-on history, free lesson plans and resources.

World War II Uniforms

(Picture copyright Home School in the Woods and used here for illustrative purposes only.)

Grab the free sample lesson download at the bottom of the page at Home School In the Woods.

It has some soldier paper dolls (for lack of better words) in color showing the soldiers for both sides and I think it’s an easy way of identifying whose who in the war.

Video from NeoK12 about World War II. Letters are read from that time period about how people felt.

These letters or excerpts are a great free primary resource to use.

A free lesson plan on the Navajo Code Talkers.


In 1943 Eleanor Roosevelt helped start a Victory Garden movement that ended up making a substantial contribution to feeding the nation in wartime. You’ll love reading about it here along with learning about period posters.

World War II Victory Soup Recipe

So you could either plant a garden or have a Victory Garden Meal as you studied this topic.

Look at this recipe that I have included below that is in one of our kids history magazine that would make a fun edible project.

Victory Garden

Ingredients.
1 of each of the following:
potato, onion, celery, turnip, tomato
1/2 cup corn
1/2 cup peas
Small amount of any leftover cooked vegetables in your refrigerator
2 Tablespoons flour
2 Tablespoons butter
2 Cups tomato juice
1 Cup water
½ Tablespoon salt
Pepper to taste
¼ Cup small pieces of macaroni or any type you prefer

Directions.

Peel the potato, cut in cube and boil in water for 15 minutes. Peel the carrot and turnip. Chop the onion and celery in small pieces. Slice the carrot.

Dice the turnip and tomato. Mash the potato in the cooking water.

Melt the butter over medium heat in a soup pot. Add the onion and celery and cook over low heat for about five minute, stirring frequently.

Add the flour and stir for one minute. Add the tomato juice, water, salt, pepper and macaroni. Add the potatoes, carrots, turnips, corn, peas and tomato. Cook over medium heat stirring.

When soup begins to boil, lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes. During the last five minutes, add any leftover vegetable.

World War II Free Resources For a Middle School Unit Study

The purpose of the study is to identify historic places that best represent the wartime mobilization that occurred  in the United States and its territories and possessions between 1939 and 1945 to assist in identifying whether any of these places should be considered for potential inclusion in  the National Park System.

In other words, it makes a nifty guide for identifying key places and obtaining back ground information.

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Use this Nazi party infographic to help your child understand their ideals.

More World War II Unit Study Hands-on Activities

World War II Free Resources For a Middle or High School Unit Study

Hands-on History for Kids

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Then, some free coloring pages:

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(Picture Attribution Ames History )

Spot an air craft activity. Check out these deck of cards from that time period that has different air craft pictured to learn about.

During war time, kids would spot air crafts and try to identify them.

I have some more ideas for hands-on history that I’ll share when we start our project, but I wanted to share these ideas today so you can starting sorting through them too.

World War II lapbook and homeschool history unit study.
World War II Free Resournces for a Middle School Unit Study

Hands-on History Activities for Learning about Ancient Civilizations

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You’ll love these hands on history ancient civilizations activities. Also, you’ll love my pages Ancient Civilizations and Ancient Civilization II.

Many things we use today come from the powerful empires of the past, but ancient history can sometimes be a challenge when teaching our kids.

Making a connection to the past through hands-on learning helps a child to not only remember what he has learned, but helps him to develop critical thinking skills. By doing this instead of just memorizing, a child interacts with the past and this cements learning. CLICK here to grab an idea or two for Hands-on History Activities for Kids for Learning about Ancient Civilization!!

Making a connection to the past through hands-on learning helps a child to not only remember what he has learned but helps him to develop critical thinking skills. 

By doing this instead of just memorizing, a child interacts with the past and this cements learning.

HANDS-ON HISTORY CONNECTING TO THE PAST

Do not feel intimidated either if you are not the crafty artsy type of person because hands-on history activities for learning about ancient civilizations do not have to be complicated.

Grab a few of these ideas.

 Mesopotamia

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Draw the ABC’s of Mesopotamia.This is just way too cool and it’s a language arts lesson too.

The pictures are water color pencil with marker outline.

Carve a cuneiform cylinder seal using clay or play the royal game of Ur.

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Draw a ziggurat or build a ziggurat and hut.

And I love this hands-on geography, history and map curriculum I used because it fits hands-on learning at any age!

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Include some easy notebooking about Ancient Sumeria.

The Indus Valley

(Modern Day Pakistan)

Do a connect the dots of Mohenjo-Daro or build the city of Mohenjo-Daro.

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Mohenjo-Daro

Ancient China

Grab these paper dolls or make some terracotta warriors.

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soldiers

Build a pagoda or make Ming plates.

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Also, we love, love the activities from Home School in the Woods.

Hands-on History Activities for Learning about Ancient Civilizations

Read here about the hands-on activities for 14 great empires or you can look at the guide we used.

Phoencia

(Modern day Lebanon)

Ancient Phoenicia Craft Roundup

Check out my post about making a boat, creating some purple dye or learning the Phoenician alphabet.

Hands on History Ancient Civilizations Activities

Next, here are more hands-on history ancient civilizations activities.

Assyria and Ancient Babylon

(Modern day Iraq or northern part of Mesopotamia)

Be sure to check out how to teach history in 14 lessons. You’ll love this curriculum if you need to teach history in broad strokes!


Also, read Why I Love and Use BrimWood Press History here.

And here is my hanging gardens of Babylon craft.

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Ancient Greece

Create a playscape or ancient world and have a Greek feast.

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Play a Greek mythology matching card game or make a Grecian urn.

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Do a paper model of the Parthenon or make an ancient Greek water clock.

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Ancient Egypt

 Use a shoebox to make a mini Egyptian Sarcophagus or mummify a rubber chicken.

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rubber chicken

   

Go from paper plate to creating an Egyptian collar or make a minibook printable on the Pharaohs crown using this free .pdf.

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Include a sugar cube pyramid, cookie map or make yummy mummy hot dogs or make papyrus.

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Grab the Ancient Egyptian printable game I created or grab this free printable maze.Ancient-Egypt-Collage-Snake-Game-        akhenaten-maze-m
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Ancient Rome

Make a styrofoam Colosseum or dig for the city of Pompeii.

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Make an easy peazy Roman costume or build an Roman aqueduct.

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Make an easy Roman mosaic.

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Hands-on History Activities for Learning about Ancient Civilizations

And don’t forget, I created a lapbook about Ancient Civilizations. It is more like an overview on them.

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5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 5 For Middle and High School

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Today’s printables in my series 5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons 5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 4 For Middle and High School Day 5 For Middle and High School are from Part II.  Also, look at my page homeschool middle school and how to homeschool high school page for more fun tips

When Columbus was in Portugal and Spain (1474 – 1492) Lesson 5 and 6 and from Part III. When Columbus was Sailing From Spain (1492 – 1500)  Lessons 7 and 8.The minibook Spanish Inquisition is for Lesson 5 under Part 11. When Columbus was in Portugal and Spain  (1474 – 1492).

Click to download Spanish Inquisition Here.

And then the minibook The Battle of Bosworth, which was the end of the War of Roses is for use in Lesson 6, also Part 11. When Columbus was in Portugal and Spain (1474 – 1492).

5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 5 For Middle and High School

On this minibook, there are two pages which are the same except that one has the answers if you want to use this for a younger child or for your middleschooler.

Though I try to list the pages in the book too where the answers can be found through your child’s research, I also give an answer sheet to help if you need it.

Click to download The Battle of Bosworth Minbook WITH answers Thank You.

The next two notebooking pages, which are City of Granada and Alhambra are for use with Lesson 7, Part III. When Columbus was Sailing From Spain (1492 – 1500).

Click here to download Notebooking Page for City of Granada

Click here to download Notebooking Page for Alhambra The Most Beautiful Palace in the World

And then the Renaissance Geography Martin Behaim minibook is for use in Lesson 8, Part III. When Columbus was Sailing From Spain (1492 – 1500).

Click to download here Renaissance Geography Martin Behaim – Earth Apple

I do have one more printable I created too after Mr. Senior 2013 did his notebook cover on this book.

He drew the States of Italy from one of the hundreds of beautiful drawings in The World of Columbus and Sons, but I had some clip art from one of my paid resources and thought I would create a cover for you. 5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 4 For Middle and High School

Of course feel free to use this any way your child wants to.  It can be a notebooking cover or it can be placed in the very front of the notebook  because this is the area that Columbus grew up in.

Download States of Italy Notebook Cover.

I hope your family enjoys these freebies. Knowing that there are so many topics to cover in this book can make it overwhelming to cover, but I hope your family enjoys the printables and they make it a little more enjoyable to cover as we love these series of books.

And don’t forget I have a huge Renaissance Unit Study and Glass Blowing Unit Study that will enhance your study of The World of Columbus and Sons.

Renaissance 1300 to 1600 Unit Study

Glassblowing

Day 1.
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 1 For Middle and High School.
Day 2.
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 2 For Middle and High School.
Day 3. 
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 3 For Middle and High School.
Day 4.
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 4 For Middle and High School.
Day 5.
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 5 For Middle and High School.

30 Fun Resources for Learning About Daniel Boone

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Today, I have rounded up 30 fun resources for learning about Daniel Boone.  He straddles quite a few epoch time periods in American history.

Learning About Daniel Boone

Planning on updating more of my unit studies, even though being patient is not part of my personality, I hope to slowly share them with you throughout the year.

30 Fun Resources for Learning About Daniel Boone

Look below at these ideas for studying about Daniel Boone and about the colonial and frontier time periods.

Language Arts Ideas for Learning About Daniel Boone

Read this short story Daniel Boone’s Dear from American Folklore.  Use it to write a longer story or rewrite it. Read the Obituary on Daniel Boone and describe an American Folk Hero.

Copywork. Grab some quotes from here about Daniel Boone for copywork.

Also, look at these classroom activities.

Life During the Colonial Period and on The Frontier During the Life of Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone’s father was a blacksmith. Download a free .pdf which lists the different jobs during the colonial period. Also, learn about the food eaten during the colonial period.

Too, grab a huge 205 page free download about Women on the Frontier. 

I have not read all the way through it, but it has some great pictures and stories. Sometimes in teaching my sons about explorers, I overlook just how resourceful woman had to be too. This .pdf is a nice reminder full of stories.

Free printable lesson plan about the frontier and frontier life.

Free lesson plan for directions on making a colonial recipe, an activity for quilting and dyeing fabrics with household fruits and vegetables.

You’ll love learning more about American History with these fun hands-on units from Home School in The Woods.

Geography Ideas for Studying About Daniel Boone.

  • Research the history of Pennsylvania.
  • Research about the Appalachian Mountains. Read about the Appalachian Mountains here in the free .pdf publication.

Free Maps of the Cumberland Gap Area/Wilderness Road.

Wilderness Survival Skills

Next, you can’t lean about Daniel Boone without learning about wilderness survival skills. Watch this YouTube video about How to Navigate the Wilderness. Also, look at Fire Starting with Sticks. 

Learn about how to tan deer hides and small fur skins.

Too, download this Wilderness Survival workbook. And this fun freebie too which is Outside Survival.

Events During the Life of Daniel Boone

And if you want to learn about the colonial period you’ll love this fun hands-on resource from Home School in the Woods.

In 1755, Daniel Boone went to fight in the French and Indian War. You’ll love my French and Indian War lapbook.

French and Indian War Free Lapbook

Also, he also lived through the American Revolutionary War.

American Revolution Lapbook

Grab my free American Revolution War lapbook.

Hands-On Activities for Learning About Daniel Boone

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Build a Fort. Really cool project for those that take their fort building serious.

Next, make a fringed hunting shirt. It is important to be sure we teach our kids accurate clothing of the time period. 

30 Fun Resources for Learning About Daniel Boone
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So this site, N. Hurst Historic Tailoring, has a very helpful .pdf with pictures that explains how it was done.  Click on Fringe on the American Hunting Shirt pdf.

Also as shown from the picture above, you can make an easy fringed shirt. In addition, look at this site to show the large lapels on Daniel Boone’s clothing. Lots of good pictures here to show time period clothing and their history.

Play games children would have played while living on the frontier.

How to build a log cabin diorama– YouTube video.

Grab a free minibook at Practical Pages. Nadene has a page about a spinning wheel to describe the steps on how to spin.

Media about Daniel Boone

History of the Early American West – The Frontier (part 1) YouTube. Here is the description: In this mini-documentary, historian Darren R. Reid (University of Edinburgh) explores the development of the frontier in the years leading up to the American Revolution. From Daniel Boone’s exploration of Kentucky in 1769 to the outbreak of Dunmore’s War in 1774, this video is the perfect introduction to the early American west.

A History of the Early American West – The Frontier (part 2) Time: 10:41

Watch National Geographic: Appalachian Trail on Netflix. 50 minutes. “National Geographic straps on the boots to explore the splendors of the Appalachian Trail, the longest marked trail in the United States.”

Books and Fun Resources To Learn About Daniel Boone

Then, you’ll love these books and fun resources to round out your study about the life of Daniel Boone.

 

30 Fun Resources for Learning About Daniel Boone

Finally, we loved learning so much about Daniel Boone that I created a lapbook.

30 Fun Resources for Learning About Daniel Boone

Also, you may love these other fun resources:

Hugs and love ya,