Ancient History

19 May, 2009 2nd Grade, By Subject, Catholic Homeschool, Challenged Child, Compare Curriculum, Free, History, Videos

Here is a simple Ancient history link on Teacher’s Vision secular based on the 7 Wonders of Ancient History.

Good link to a fun Hieroglyphics site. Get as detailed as you want with Egyptian writings, numbers, fractions, downloads and links.
Totally Tut Pyramid Game $17.98
Good site, claims to be a kids site on Mummies of Ancient Egypt but I think it may be a little advance for 2nd and 3rd grade without parental guidance and interpretation. It includes a timeline, what mummies are, who they are and how they are made. Even includes what they thought about afterlife. With your guidance through this site it definitely has potential.

Another fun site I ran across are mummy projects; one is, How to Mummy a Chicken!

A very nice 4 volume collection of World History books is called “The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child” they deal with all types of history from Ancient to modern. These books are not free however, you can find them on Amazon.com for really good prices. This collection even offers test books for each of the volumes with the answer keys

Volume 1, Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the last Roman Emperor Volume 2, The Middle Ages: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance Tests and Answer Key (2: The Middle Ages) Volume 3: Early Modern Times Volume 4, From Victoria's Empire to the End of the USSR

On to the Free Books and Stories online

Greek Mythology:

Looking for a Greek Mythology book? Here is one to investigate. It was written in 1896, yes, 1896. It claims to be the best introduction to Greek mythology for children and it is free to read online. The book is called Gods and Heroes It includes all the prominent gods of mythology such as Neptune, Mercury, Isis and heroes such as Hercules and his twelve labors. Done very well as a narrative.