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Year 1 History Resources

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April 8, 2019 By Jennifer Lambert 7 Comments

Year 1 History: Ancient Times

It becomes really fascinating when you study world history chronologically and see how interconnected everything is, all the causes and effects.

We use Tapestry of Grace for book lists, but I also peruse Ambleside Online and other lists for a well-rounded history curriculum. I want all sides and perspectives.

We use this text as a guide, especially for younger kids: The Story of the World: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor

For older kids: The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome and The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations and Warfare in the Classical World

I go to the library about every week and get what I can.

I shop thrift stores, yard sales, half-price and used bookstores to get books we love to read again and again.

Other books we use throughout our history studies – over several years:

  • This Country of Ours by HE Marshall
  • Our Island Story by HE Marshall
  • The Struggle for Sea Power by MB Synge
  • A Child’s History of the World by Hillyer
  • Encyclopedia of the Ancient World
  • The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • Magic Treehouse
  • If You Grew Up…
  • American Girl Collection and Real Stories From My Time
  • The Royal Diaries
  • Dear America

We love Netflix and Amazon Prime for streaming. We sometimes view YouTube.

We love making fun maps with salt dough (also here), cookies, or play dough.

The Holman Bible Atlas comes in handy throughout this school year.

See how we do history.

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

We actually begin this school year with our family history. We make a family timeline and learn our family tree.

Ancient history consists mainly of Celts, China, Maya, Egypt, Greece, and Rome.

We also chronologically study early cultures like Sumeria, Phoenicia, and Assyria along with China, India, and the Americas.

Ancient Times is probably our favorite historical year.

Unit 1: Earliest Times

  • Earliest Peoples
  • Ancient Babylon
  • Ancient Egypt
  • Ancient Israel

History

How People First Lived

It’s Disgusting and We Ate It

Prehistoric World

DK Early Humans

DK Ancient Mesopotamia

Life in Ancient Mesopotamia

DK Ancient Egypt

Prehistory to Egypt

The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt

Hieroglyphs from A to Z

Seeker of Knowledge

Literature

Mik’s Mammoth

One Small Blue Bead

Tonka the Cave Boy

The First Dog

Boy of the Painted Cave

Maroo of the Winter Caves

Dar and the Spear-Thrower

The Golden Bull

Mara, Daughter of the Nile

Tirzah

Adara

God King

Victory on the Walls

Bill and Pete go Down the Nile

Croco’Nile

Cry of the Benu Bird

Egyptian Myths

Tutankhamen’s Gift

The Eyes of Pharaoh

The Cat of Bubastes

Peeps at Many Lands

A Cry from Egypt

Tales from Ancient Egypt

The Golden Goblet

Ancient Egyptian Literature

The Golden Sandal

The Three Princes

Shadow Spinner

The Arabian Nights

The Gilgamesh Trilogy

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Activities

Ancient Egyptians and Their Neighbors

Ancient Israelites and Their Neighbors

Old Testament Days

Learn about Pyramids

Make cuneiform writing.

Make apple, chicken, or doll mummies.

Celebrate the Jewish feasts – Dance, Sing, Remember, Jewish Holidays all the Year Round, Walk with Y’shua through the Jewish Year

We celebrate Passover, Purim, Sukkot, Rosh Hashanah, and Hanukkah every year now.

Visit a museum or exhibit on Egypt or archaeology

We visited an Egyptian exhibit in Houston our first year homeschooling. We’ve been to the Egyptian exhibits at the Vatican and Louvre, also Chicago and Cincinnati. We love natural history museums!

Church History

Abraham’s Great Discovery

Books of Moses (Torah)

Mythology

Creation stories and myths: In the Beginning

Miriam’s Cup

Movies

Joseph: King of Dreams

The Prince of Egypt

The Ten Commandments

Tut

The Mummy

The Scorpion King

Unit 2: Early Civilizations

  • Ancient India
  • Ancient China
  • Phoenicians
  • Ancient Americas
  • Early Greece

History

Ancient India

DK Ancient China

The Great Wall of China

Anno’s China

The Emperor’s Silent Army

Ancient Americas to see for Yourself

DK Ancient Greece

In Search of Knossos

Literature

One Grain of Rice

The Empty Pot

Hittite Warrior

The Story of Little Babaji

Once a Mouse

The Story about Ping

Yeh Shen

The Ch’I-Lin Purse

Buddha Stories

I was once a Monkey

Krishna

The Corn Grows Ripe

Musicians of the Sun

The Two Mountains

Keepers of the Earth We really like the books by Joseph Bruchac.

See my Native American book list

Activities

See my China Unit Study

Make or go out for Greek, Indian, Chinese food

Practice calligraphy

Learn about henna

Make a mosaic tile

Play Parcheesi

Play with tangrams

Make a sand painting

Make a beaded headband

Visit a museum or exhibit on ancient China, India, Americas

We saw the Terracotta Army in Cincinnati.

We visit Native American sites when we can.

Church History

Mythology

Philosophy

1 and 2 Samuel

Movies

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Hero

Apocalypto

Unit 3: The Greek Empire

  • Divided Kingdoms of Israel
  • Assyrians
  • Babylonians
  • Persians
  • Persian Wars with Greece
  • Classical Greece: Athens & Sparta

History

These Were the Greeks

Famous Men of Greece

The Librarian Who Measured the Earth

Herodotus

Archimedes

Literature

Aesop’s Fables

D’Aulaires Book of Greek Myths

Hamilton Mythology

Bullfinch’s Mythology

Black Ships Before Troy and EVERYTHING Rosemary Sutcliff wrote

EVERYTHING written by Padraic Colum

The Iliad

The Odyssey

Oedipus trilogy

Medea

Run with Me, Nike!

Activities

Make Papier Mâché Greek vases

Visit a museum or exhibit on Greece

We visited several places in Greece

Church History

Mythology

Philosophy

Old Testament Prophets

Movies

Clash of the Titans

Hercules

Troy

300

Alexander

Unit 4: The Roman Empire

  • Etruscans found Rome
  • The Roman Republic
  • The Roman Empire
  • Ancient Celts
  • Life of Christ
  • Early church history in the context of the Roman Empire
  • Roman Empire is split
  • Fall of Western Roman Empire

History

DK Ancient Rome

Augustus Caesar’s World

Famous Men of Rome

Horatius at the Bridge

These Were the Romans

Ancient City

City: A Story of Roman Planning

Cleopatra

The Punic Wars

Caves, Graves, and Catacombs

Step into the Celtic World

Raiders of the North

Ancient Celts

Literature

The Aeneid

In Search of a Homeland

Julius Caesar

The Ides of April and Beyond the Desert Gate

Antony and Cleopatra

Androcles and the Lion

Mary

Jesus

The Parables of Jesus

Brave Cloelia

Muhammed

One Hundred and One Celtic Myths

Celtic Fairy Tales

Fairy Folk of the Irish Peasantry

Celtic Fairy Tales

Early Irish Myths and Legends

Roman Britain Trilogy: Eagle of the Ninth, The Silver Branch, The Lantern Bearers

Activities

Learn how to make olive oil and try different kinds

Make pasta 

Have a Roman feast

Visit a museum or exhibit on Rome

We visited Rome over Christmas one year

We visited Ireland and saw Tara and Newgrange.

Church History

Mythology

Philosophy

Masada

The Gospels

Paul

Early Christians

Movies

Cleopatra

Gladiator

Spartacus

Ben-Hur

The Nativity Story

The Passion of the Christ

I’m still adding to and updating my list. I love researching and learning with my kids.

See my Pinterest board for Year 1 History:

History of Ancient Times Notebooking Pages
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Comments

  1. Sierra Smith says

    April 8, 2019 at 5:57 pm

    I love these year 1 history resources! I was obsessed with ancient Egypt as a child and I had so many books on it! My love for ancient history has continued into adulthood and I love incorporating it into my Bible study; I have an archaeological study Bible that is amazing!

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  2. Jana says

    April 11, 2019 at 9:51 am

    I love that you start each year learning your family history and family tree. That’s become a bit of a “lost art”, I think. Yet it can be such an important part of our identity!

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  3. Aryn The Libraryan 📚 says

    April 11, 2019 at 10:39 am

    This is awesome! As I’m gathering plans and materials for school, I am liking the idea of chronological history study. I’ll be saving this for my year one history resources!

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  4. Mother of 3 says

    April 11, 2019 at 7:02 pm

    What a wonderful and comprehensive list!! This is fantastic. My boys and I spent tons of time studying ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt. They were fascinated with all the mythology. Thanks for sharing with us at Encouraging Hearts and Home. Pinned.

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  5. April J Harris says

    April 12, 2019 at 1:17 pm

    This is a fabulous resource, Jen. Pinning to my homeschooling board on Pinterest. Thank you so much for sharing with the Hearth and Soul Link Party.

    Reply
  6. Laurie says

    April 12, 2019 at 6:15 pm

    Wow! So many resources. Thank you for sharing!

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  7. Tina at Mommynificent says

    April 30, 2019 at 10:41 pm

    Wow! Thanks for sharing this amazing bunch of resources at Booknificent Thursday at Mommynificent.com this month! I especially love that you include your own family history in the cycle and that you celebrate some of the Jewish feasts each year!
    Tina

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