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Seamlessly add your The Curious Historian curriculum from Classical Academic Press to your homeschool schedule with these lesson plans for use with your Homeschool Planet subscription. Students will grow excited about history, see how people throughout the ages were both similar to and different from themselves, and learn to be scholars of the past who can make a difference in the future.

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The Curious Historian Level 1 Lesson Plan Bundle For Grades 3 - 5
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The Curious Historian 1A
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The Curious Historian Level 2 Lesson Plan Bundle For Grades 4 - 9
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The Curious Historian 1A For Grades 3 - 5
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The curriculum for this The Curious Historian 1A lesson plan can be found by using the following link~

513935: The Curious Historian Level 1A: The Middle and Bronze Ages (Student Edition)

The Curious Historian Level 1A: The Middle and Bronze Ages (Student Edition)
By Claire Larson & Aaron Larson / Classical Academic Press

The Curious Historian Level 1 is the first part in a 3-level series that presents the study of history and culture from the beginnings of civilization (Mesopotamia and Egypt) through the Middle Ages. Students will grow excited about history, see how people throughout the ages were both similar to and different from themselves, and learn to be scholars of the past who can make a difference in the future. The Curious Historian Level 1A: The Early & Middle Bronze Ages (TCH1A) introduces students to:

  • Unit I: Ancient Mesopotamia

    • The ancient Sumerian city-states

    • The Akkadian, Ur III, and Old Babylonian Empires

    • Sargon the Great and Hammurabi

    • Mesopotamian culture: ziggurats, cuneiform, and religion





  • Unit II: Ancient Egypt

    • The Egyptian Archaic Period

    • The gifts of the Nile River

    • The Egyptian Old and Middle Kingdoms

    • Egyptian culture: pyramids, hieroglyphics, and religion




The TCH1A student edition includes weekly chapter lessons that present a chronological narrative of history. Accompanying sidebars feature historical and archaeological tidbits, discussion questions, and Greek/Latin root words for key vocabulary. A wealth of exercises, hands-on projects and activities, maps, and appendices help to present the study of history in an engaging, creative manner. One semester course. 324 pages, softcover. Grades 3-4.

513964: The Curious Historian Level 1A: The Middle and Bronze Ages (Teacher"s Edition)

The Curious Historian Level 1A: The Middle and Bronze Ages (Teacher's Edition)
By Claire Larson & Aaron Larson / Classical Academic Press

The Curious Historian Level 1A Teacher's Edition includes the full student text, detailed teacher notes and tips, a suggested weekly schedule, answer keys for all exercises, and sample responses and prompts for the discussion questions. 332 pages, softcover. Grades: 3-4.

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The Curious Historian 1B For Grades 3 - 5
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514098: The Curious Historian Level 1B: The Late Bronze & Iron Ages (Student Edition)

The Curious Historian Level 1B: The Late Bronze & Iron Ages (Student Edition)
By Claire Larson & Aaron Larson / Classical Academic Press

The Curious Historian Level 1 is the first part in a 3-level series that presents the study of history and culture from the beginnings of civilization (Mesopotamia and Egypt) through the Middle Ages. Students will grow excited about history, see how people throughout the ages were both similar to and different from themselves, and learn to be scholars of the past who can make a difference in the future. The Curious Historian Level 1B: The Late Bronze & Iron Ages (TCH1B) introduces students to:

  • Unit I: The Late Bronze Age

    • The Egyptian Middle and New Kingdom periods

    • The Hittites, Hurrians, and Kassites

    • The Assyrians and Elamites

    • The Minoans and Mycenaeans





  • Unit II: The Iron Age

    • The Sea Peoples, Israelites, and Philistines

    • Egypt under the Nubians and Libyans

    • The Phoenicians and Arameans

    • The great Iron Age empires: Assyria, Babylonia, and Persia





  • Unit III: The Far East

    • India during the Harappan Civilization and Vedic Period

    • China during the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties

    • Far Eastern culture: architecture, writing, religion, and more




The TCH1B student edition includes weekly chapter lessons that present a chronological narrative of history. Accompanying sidebars feature historical and archaeological tidbits, discussion questions, and Greek/Latin root words for key vocabulary. A wealth of exercises, hands-on projects and activities, maps, and appendices help to present the study of history in an engaging, creative manner. 416 pages, softcover. Grades: 3-4.

514108: The Curious Historian Level 1B: The Late Bronze & Iron Ages (Teacher"s Edition)

The Curious Historian Level 1B: The Late Bronze & Iron Ages (Teacher's Edition)
By Claire Larson & Aaron Larson / Classical Academic Press

The Curious Historian Level 1B Teacher's Edition includes the full student text, detailed teacher notes and tips, a suggested weekly schedule, answer keys for all exercises, and sample responses and prompts for the discussion questions. 496 pages, softcover. Grades: 3-4.

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The Curious Historian 2A For Grades 6 - 9
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514324: The Curious Historian Level 2A: Greece and the Classical World Student Edition The Curious Historian Level 2A: Greece and the Classical World Student Edition
By Classical Academic Press
The Curious Historian Series presents the study of history and culture from the beginnings of civilization (Level 1 Mesopotamia and Egypt) through the Middle Ages (Level 3). Students will grow excited about history, see how people throughout the ages were both similar to and different from themselves, and learn to be scholars of the past who can make a difference in the future. The Curious Historian Level 2A: Greece and the Classical World introduces students to:Unit I: The Greek Classical Period
Greek Government

  • The Persian Wars

  • Greek Culture

  • The Peloponnesian War

  • Religion and Worldview


Unit II: The Hellenistic World

  • Philip II and Alexander the Great

  • Alexander's Successors

  • The Three Hellenistic Kingdoms

  • Gifted Greeks


Unit III: A Return to the Far East

  • India& Empires

  • India& Religions

  • China


The Student Edition includes weekly chapter lessons that present a chronological narrative of history. Accompanying sidebars feature historical and archaeological tidbits, discussion questions, and Greek/Latin root words for key vocabulary. A wealth of exercises, hands-on projects and activities, maps, and appendices help to present the study of history in an engaging, creative manner. Combine with the Curious Edition 2A Teacher Edition. One semester course. 466 pages, softcover. Grades 4 and up.








514329: The Curious Historian Level 2A: Greece and the Classical World Teacher"s Edition The Curious Historian Level 2A: Greece and the Classical World Teacher's Edition
By Classical Academic Press
The Curious Historian Level 2A: Greece and the Classical World Teacher Edition includes the full student text, detailed teacher notes and tips, a suggested weekly schedule, answer keys for all exercises, and sample responses and prompts for the discussion questions. Combine with The Curious Historian 2A Student Text for a full course 332 pages, softcover. Grades: 4-up

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The Curious Historian 2B For Grades 4 - 9
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