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<p>Grades 6-8</p>
For the first time since 2009, Beautiful Feet Books is introducing a brand-new study! The Modern American & World History study covers the American Civil War up to modern day for 5-8th grade students. It is the perfect follow-up to those who have already completed our Early American intermediate course. This new study uses the second-half of A Child's First Book of American History by Earl Schenck Miers as well as a host of new and classic literature. Characters studied over this year-long course include the Wright brothers, Teddy Roosevelt, Gladys Aylward, George Washington Carver, Frederick Douglass, Sergeant York, Jackie Robinson and many others. Your student will come to appreciate and understand the most tempestuous period in history through award-winning literature.
This full-color study guide includes notes on each book, recommended supplemental literature, resources, activities, comprehension questions, vocabulary, and web links. This guide will take you and your intermediate grade student from the year 1860 to modern day while covering the Civil War, Reconstruction, the turn of the century, WWI, WWII, Civil Rights, Korean War, Vietnam War, and contemporary America. Organized into easily followed lessons, students (and parents!) will learn the modern history of our nation along with poetry, geography, character studies, and much more!
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Teacher Guide for Modern American/World 6-8
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Enjoying it so far! We are just 4 lessons in, and my 8th grader is liking it.
I really do love Beautiful Feet Books curriculum. This was a great set but I wish I had split it into 2 years instead of 1. There were days we were reading for over an hour, and my kids would just get lost because it was so much. Great literature choices, but it would have been better to take it in at a slower pace, in my opinion.
I used this guide for my advanced 5th grader. It was perfect. He read most of the books to himself by I also read them because they were very interesting and I wanted to be able to be part of the conversation with him. I’m a long time BF fan and this guide did not disappoint. They book selection was perfect, sparking a lot of discussions on various topics. I do recommend to read with your student Frederick Douglas’s book as it’s a very important topic and so much conversation will come out of it. I feel like everything, every important topic, every important person, every conflict and war were cover meticulously in this guide. I’m very glad we used it.
This is an excellent course that I and my children (ages 12 and 13) absolutely loved! The books are so enjoyable that my kids often begged me to read ahead. The stories are so moving and memorable that I was learning right along with my kids. A year later, and we still reference things we learned from this course in our conversations. This was the first time we'd done a literature-based history course and we are hooked!
We did history 3x/week and didn't finish this one (we usually don't finish BF programs in one year if only 2-3 times/week). We're going to finish up this year before we start medieval. Lots of wonderful books with this study guide!
“Beautiful Feet has built a family bond around wonderful literature.”
“I want to buy everything BFB sells. It’s that good.”
“History is alive and loved in our home thanks to BFB.”
“We are totally sold on Beautiful Feet – the quality of the teacher’s guides is just incredible.”
“History with BFB is actually my favorite part of the homeschool day.”
“Switching to your curriculum was truly the best decision in our home education.”
“The books used in the curriculum are ones you’ll want to keep forever.”
“Using your studies brings peace to our days. I can teach everyone at once and they love it.”
“Rich conversations and deep connections – that’s why we’re homeschooling.”
Four decades of experience have taught us a thing or two about creating curriculum that works. Here’s how we do it.
We handpick timeless, award-winning literature to nurture learning and character development.
Crafted by educators with expertise in history, children’s literature, English, science and education.
We’ve been there. Our curriculum is tailored to meet the real-life challenges and joys of homeschooling.
Decades of experience supporting homeschool families with beloved and time-tested curriculum.