With so many JFK conspiracies abound, what do you know about the Warren Commission

 Do you believe they were thorough, or do you believe it as part of a cover-up surrounding John F Kennedy's death? 

Kennedy's sudden death left the nation in mourning and fueled suspicion.

After the assassination, questions and conspiracy theories increased public

interest in a thorough investigation.

President Lyndon B. Johnson acted quickly to investigate Kennedy's assassination. 

On November 29, 1963, one week after Kennedy's death,  Johnson established

the Warren Commission, officially called the President's Commission on the

Assassination of President Kennedy. 

Chief Justice Earl Warren chaired the commission, which included former

CIA director Allen Dulles, future president Gerald Ford, and others. The

Warren Commission investigation of Kennedy's assassination

and death included witness testimonies, ballistics reports, and medical exams.

The findings released in September 1964 reiterated that  Lee Harvey

Oswald alone killed President Kennedy from the Texas School Book

Depository's sixth-floor window. The Warren Report sought

closure but was unsuccessful in eliminating doubts about JFK's death. 

As educators, we should be able to discuss difficult subjects

 such as gun control. 

For example, the reason the NRA was even started was because Union soldiers weren't very good with guns during the civil war. 

Do you think this is worth discussing with students? 

Today in History Series

 We decided to add some videos on Today in History, I am hoping to keep it going for a couple years in order to populate a full years worth of the most interesting facts: 

So far I have made videos on The Mayflower compact and the Economic Aryanization Decree in Nazi Germany

How to study history - the ultimate hot-topic

I think the coolest thing about studying history is the massive amount of information that exists regarding it. But how do you know that information is correct? 

Can you even trust textbooks?  

 Here are some tips to help you explore and learn about history. 

Why we study history

 Here is the first of our Teen-led series on history. 

History is more than just a collection of dates and events; it is the very tapestry of our human experience. It shapes our present and molds our future. Through this series, we will showcase the profound significance of studying history and the countless reasons why it should hold a special place in our hearts and minds.

Join us as we unearth the stories of great civilizations, iconic leaders, revolutionary movements, and ordinary people who changed the course of history. Discover how understanding the past can provide invaluable insights into contemporary issues, offering wisdom for a brighter tomorrow.

Prepare to be enlightened, inspired, and engaged as we embark on this unforgettable expedition through time. History, as we will show, is not just a subject—it's a key to unlocking the mysteries of the human experience. Welcome to "Unlocking the Past" – a series that will forever change your perspective on the world around you.

Need help getting the world out about our History Curriculum

 Honestly, I am not sure how to get the word out further. 

For years, on my youtube channel, whenever I mentioned writing a curriculum, folks have told me they wanted whatever I wrote. I finally pulled it together, created, tested, and wrote a curriculum that is to be released in August. 
We have put it on a Kickstarter for pre-orders to make sure we can pay our editors (they are getting paid regardless), but we would like to release the first run without going broke. 

No need to fill out a form for the waiting list anymore, you can go right to Kickstarter.  Here is the link: 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cheesepress/a-cheese-press-history-ancient-history 

Here is a long-form video that explains more about the curriculum. 

Who is it for? 

Homeschoolers who want the full history story from early man (Ancient History) to modern times. The first of 4 volumes will be released in August. 

Parents of public school students who you want to have a better history experience

Anyone who wants solid historical texts backed by scientific studies and source documents in their home libraries. 

Please check it out, and share it with like-minded people. 

College Prep Homeschooling: 8th grade History and Language Arts

The series continues- College Prep Homeschooling: 8th-grade history and language arts.

I teach these two subjects as one cohesive unit.  Find out how. Find out why.



 Here are the notes from the video

White paper on weaving literature into social studies; https://britannicalearn.com/wp-conten... Book lists for novels set in other countries for children and teens. https://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books... In addition to reading for Language Arts, students should be using a grammar/writing workbook. Here are some good options. Editor in Chief, Critical Thinking Company https://amzn.to/2y1AeFT SAT Reading and Writing Prep https://amzn.to/2Mgtlnc Holt McDougal World Geography https://amzn.to/2JEpHBM (Teachers version) Holt McDougal World History https://amzn.to/2Mgr3EC The Critical Thinking Company, World History Detective https://amzn.to/2y1AeFT Sparknotes.com has online questions that your student can answer for many of the novels you can choose. Summary: Tying Language Arts and History together. 1. Choose a book textbook or history curriculum. 2. Go through the table of contents and pick books according to the geographical area and possibly the time period being covered. At least one book per unit or for every 3 or 4 chapters. 3. Have the student read the books at the same pace that they go through the history units 4. Use unit tests and a final term paper to grade history. 5. Use a language arts/grammar and writing workbook or test prep book to grade the students language arts, in addition to questions and answer on the novels or book reports. Also grade on final term paper looking specifically at grammar, and format of the paper. CLEP by college board, https://clep.collegeboard.org/about-c... *Disclosure: I will use affiliate links from time to time, including Amazon links. I endeavor to always find the lowest price for anything I recommend and I only link to items I believe in.

Free American History resources

American History for Middle School and High School

The Simple Homeschool Presents Raising Refounders "shovel ready history for the masses".

 This online program teachers all about the founding fathers of our country and has a full years American History Curriculum. 

Government Curriculum, free with shipping

 This is Choosing Our President and history curriculum is sponsored by Mike Huckabee.  It claims to teach history without bias.

Learn Our History’s latest DVD, Election Day: Choosing Our President, is a great way to get your kids excited about the upcoming presidential election.  Your kids will join a group of time traveling history students who go back in time to meet past presidents and understand how the United States election process came to be. 

History and more for Kids

Kidipede, is a site that middle school homeschoolers will enjoy. It allows you to research to your hearts content form many subjects from science, to geography, to history and even math. They currently have free subscriptions for and links for teachers.

Kidipede - History and Science for Kids is a children's encyclopedia covering mainly history and science topics. Kidipede is entirely online; there is no print version (yet).

Free elementary American History

This free history curriculum was originally written for the target age of eight to nine (3rd grade) but
can easily be used and adapted for other grades and ages. The easiest grades to adapt for and use our curriculum in are 2nd-6th grades. It is also an excellent supplement to any other history curriculum(for a variety of ages) with plenty of "gravy" like worksheets, printables, links, extra reading, crafts, activities and more.  

Teach all about westward expansion with this free History Ebook

Americans Move West: The Santa Fe Trail, is an ebook you can download, courtesy of Denver public schools.  It is recommended for middle school students with a 3 week dedication reccomendation.

Other units are available through the ALMA PROJECT

The Project has reaped numerous benefits from partnerships with various colleges and universities. We hope to continue to secure agreements with curriculum experts from various institutions and teachers to work directly with the Project. As the Project continues, these partnerships will allow us to broaden the range of topics to be developed.

Black History Month Lessons Plans

Teach your kids more about black history month with these great lesson plans, activities, coloring pages, and more.

Remember that black history does not just include the Civil Rights Movement, but includes many different time periods, including the present. African Americans have contributed a great deal to the history of America. Included below are lesson plans, activities, stories, pictures, coloring pages, and more. These materials can be used in a classroom, for homeschool, for supplemental lessons given by a parent, or just for fun.

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Digital History: Online History Textbook

This is an online textbook focusing specifically on American History

This Web site was designed and developed to support the teaching of American History in K-12 schools and colleges and is supported by the Department of History and the College of Education at the University of Houston.
The materials on this Web site include a U.S. history textbook; over 400 annotated documents from the Gilder Lehrman Collection, courtesy of The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, supplemented by primary sources on slavery, Mexican American, Asian American, and Native American history, and U.S. political, social, and legal history; succinct essays on thehistory of film, ethnicity, private life, and technology;multimedia exhibitions; and reference resources that include a database of annotated links, classroom handouts, chronologies, glossaries, an audio archive including speeches and book talks by historians, and a visual archive with hundreds of historical maps and images. The site's Ask the HyperHistorian feature allows users to pose questions to professional historians.

High School Homeschool Curriculum Recap- History

This is part 3 of my curriculum recap series.  Please scroll to the bottom for other subjects.  This installment specifically covers history in the high school years.  Before the high school years, I feel that history should be taught chronologically.  Personally, I prefer that it also be taught chronologically in the high school years as well, but for the college bound student, that is not always possible.

To keep things interesting, and for continuity's sake, I always pair my literature choices with the history/social studies unit.  You can find my k-12 language arts plan here.

American History:
Each of my kids actually did two year of American History.  There is just so much information to cover.  We used Hippocampus.org, and studied Discovery to Civil War the first year and

Homeschooling and Black History

 The other day, I wrote about my anxiety about teaching the hard parts of American History, most specifically black history.  The good news, is that once I write these things down and get them out of my heart, I am pretty much over it.

Now I get to enjoy the good parts about it.  Yesterday we spent an hour discussing westward expansion and