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All Through the
Ages Christine Miller, 1015-M, South Taft Hill Rd, #263, Ft. Collins, CO
80521, Guide to teaching history through literature, ancient, world, and US
history approaches using 3000 living books and literature sources. A complete
alternative to textbooks, or supplement more traditional materials
**Age
of Empires (by Microsoft) is an addictive game that allows a player to play
different civilizations in peace and war. Children find their own method
of playing, and it's amazing what they pick up. There's also Rise
of Rome Expansion, Gold
Edition, and II
Age of Kings
* American Girls
Pleasant Company, 8400 Fairway Place, Middleton, WI 53562, 800-350-6555,
program based on the American Girls book series, audio books, plays, other
historical fiction
Arctic Studies -
TravelArctic people (1-800-661-0788 or TravelArctic, Economic Development)
Audio Forum 96 Broad St, Guilford, CT
06437, 800-243-1234, self instructional audio cassette programs
Audio Memory Publishing 501 Cliff Dr,
Newport Beach, CA 92663 800-365-SING, Sing and learn, geography, history, math,
grammar, Bible
* Beautiful Feet Books 139 Main St,
Sandwich, MA 02563 800-889-1978, History through literature, Study guides,
support materials
Bellerphon Books Box 21307, 36
Anacapa St, Santa Barbara, CA 93121 800-253-9943, coloring and activity books
* Bluestocking Press P.O. 2030, Shingle Springs,
CA 95682-2030, 800-959-8586. Catalog of American History materials $3
Children's Books Box 239, Greer, SC 29652,
800-344-3198 (orders), 864-968-0391 (info), historical fiction for children
Daughters of America
3033 W. Lincoln Hwy., Elida, Ohio 45807, covers American history from Colonial
times to World War 2, 5 unit studies with 6 sections each unit, daily plans,
associated Bible studies
Discover TV - A Wealth of materials.
Also has Discover
Educator's guides
* (Egypt) Hieroglyphics
Translator Very nice, I think I even printed up a chart of the
different basic symbols, and we searched pictures in articles for things we
could recognize.
* Encarta Learning Zone - this looks like
it could be a really good service if it weren't trying so hard to sell Hooked
on Phonics. It's a blend of MSN and Encarta, and everything I've looked
at thus far is free. It also has a Schoolhouse
section, and ones for parents and educators. It looks like a really nice
link farm too.
Geography Matters Box 92, Nancy,
KY 42544, 800-426-4650, featuring various maps and charts, also
geography/history curriculum materials, timelines, more
Globali 430 East 86th St, Apt. 10B, New
York, NY 10028, 212-628-1707, learn the names of the countries using write on/
wipe off maps of the continents, well illustrated on web site
Greenleaf Press 800-311-1508,
3761 Highway 109 N. Unit D, Lebanon TN 37087 Wide ranging collection of
historical units, books, music, science, other subjects, articles, free catalog
and online catalog.
Helping Hand -
Classics Curricula
Historical American Costumes
Pilgrim, colonial, pioneer eras, by homeschooling high schooler, suitable for
Konos, American Girls studies, child and adult sizes, boys' costumes soon, part
of Randi's Reruns (used books)
Historical American Productions Box 763, Addison,
TX 75001, 800-715-6337, Pioneer Skills craft materials
History Alive 122 W. Grant Street,
Spearfish, SD 57783, (605) 642-7583, study guides, seminars on tape, maps and
timelines
KC Publications 3245 E Patrick
Lane, Suite A, Las Vegas, NV 89120, 888-kcbooks, history/social studies
collection of 24 volumes, compelling and vivid style, grades 4-12, Parks,
Indians, explorers, calendars
Mantle Ministries 228 Still Ridge,
Bulverde, TX 78163, 877-548-2327. Little Bear Wheeler presents Christian view
of history. Tapes, workbooks, reprints of pre-1910 books, historical
devotionals.
My American Journey Multnomah Publishers Direct, Box 2174,
Sisters, OR 97759-9905, subscription series of lesson kits on various events in
American history (Lewis and Clark is the first, Ben Franklin, Wright Brothers,
Harriet Tubman are others) includes book, journals, info cards, other teaching
items
National
Geographic has a very complete site with news from their magazine, tv
specials and current expeditions.
Old News 400
Stackstown Rd, Marietta, PA 17547, 717-426-2212, 9 issues for $15, lively
history and biography "newspaper" from past days
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Owl and Mouse - free printable US maps, building kits and others
Peter Marshall Ministries 81
Finlay Rd, Orleans, MA 02653, 800-879-3298, Restoring America series,
"The Light and the Glory", From Sea to Shining Sea",
"Sounding Forth the Trumpet"
Parthenon Graphics 1812 Wynn,
Arlington, TX 76012, 817-291-5201, timeline charts of all sorts from ancient
Egypt, to Major League Baseball Teams(!), also This Day in History calendar,
and a make your own timeline
Plymouth Rock Foundation 1120 Long Pond
Rd, Plymouth, MA 02360, 800-210-1620, focuses on the Christian heritage of
America, Principle Approach
Runkle Geography 3750 W Main, 3 Park S.
Norman, Ok 73072, 877-GEOTEXT, easy to use, conversational tone, daily lessons,
mapping
Schoolhouse Rock Videos cover a variety of subjects and is a great tool for
auditory or musically talented learners: Grammar, America, Science,
Multiplication. They are available from a variety of sources.
Terraserver - a service of Microsoft of custom maps. You can look for
free, or buy images of different places from satellite maps.
The History Store Box 109,
Middleborough, MA 02346, (508)947-8866, assortment of early American items,
pewter, brass, some Revolutionary and Civil War era books
This Nation American government and
politics training on the web, high school and college level, text available
October 15, 1999
Vision Forum 32335 US Highway 281 N,
Bulverde, TX 78163, 800-440-0022, "Heroes and Histories", Christian
perspective, history texts, character building materials, fiction, more
Waseca Learning 580 Tallassee Rd,
Athens, GA 30606, 706-546-8833, elementary level flash cards (Match Books),
help stress biodiversity and relation of animal to its environment (biome),
other products, sales support local Montessori school
What a World DJM Software, Box 172,
Plantsville, CT 06479, CD based geography learning and reference program,
grades 4-6 and up, includes articles, zoom able maps, web links, program
samples on web site
The Young Patriots Series 3842 Wolf Creek
Circle, Carmel, IN 46033, 317-844-6070, historical fiction for ages 8-12,
features famous American heroes and heroines. web site has lesson plans, links,
and sample chapters
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