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History Resources

This is a list of my favorite FREE history curriculum resources online for homeschooling.

Lesson Plans / Full Curriculum

Smithsonian Education - Great lesson plans from Smithsonian

Harvard@Home - lectures and multimedia lessons from Harvard for free.

HippoCampus - free online courses in US History, AP History and more.

American Heritage: An Adventure in Liberty - K-12 American History curriculum

Historic Maps in the K-12 Classroom - geography and history lesson plans at various grade levels to go along with historic maps

HistorySolutions -  free american history interactive units

Interactive resources

TinyMaps - great for creating maps to go along with a history study.

Encyclopedia Britannica Interactive Timelines -  Interactive timelines of several different subjects from architecture to literature to science.  Each timeline event has a brief explanation with a link to the Britannica site. Some of the links to more info ask you to sign up for the Britannica premium membership.