History
From the Black Strip to the Coming of Human Beings to civilizations and migrations -- the story of humanity told through great stories, timelines, and key lessons.
Introduction to History
Overview and orientation to the study of history in the elementary classroom.
The Black Strip
The dramatic visual representation of the vastness of time before human beings appeared.
The Coming of Human Beings
The 3rd Great Story -- the arrival of humans with their special gifts of mind and hand.
The Hand Timeline
Exploring the relationship between the human hand, tools, and the development of civilization.
The Clock of Eras
A visual representation of geological time showing the major eras of Earth's history.
Fundamental Needs of Human Beings
Material and spiritual needs -- the universal needs that drive human progress and connect all cultures.
Timelines of Human Beings
The first and second timelines -- tracing the development of early human civilization.
Three Phases in History
Nomadic, agricultural, and urban -- the great transitions of human society.
History Question Charts
Nature of the country, practical activities, intellectual and spiritual life, relationships -- a framework for studying any civilization.
Civilizations
River civilizations, early civilizations of the Americas, and the study of cultures through time.
Migrations of People
The hunt, glaciation, displacement, infiltration and fusion -- the forces that moved peoples across the globe.
Making a Timeline
The art and process of creating, presenting, and exploring timelines.
Timeline of the Child's Own Country
Connecting the child to their own national history through timeline work.
Time Activities
Calendar, BC/AD, months, days, telling time -- exercises for understanding time itself.
Review of History
Synthesis of history content, cosmic education, and the child as builder of humanity.