Guest Hollow’s Early American History Bundle – Save 15%!
All three levels of Guest Hollow’s amazing American history curriculums for one low price…
Imagine your entire family learning about the same subject together. The little ones are snuggled on the couch listening to a story, the older ones are curled up reading books filled with adventure, and everyone gets together to cook a recipe, make crafts and projects, or watch a video. With Guest Hollow, all your kids can learn about early American history family-style with this multi-level bundle!
Guest Hollow’s Early American History curriculum combines all three levels of this amazing and beautiful curriculum into one frugally priced package!
With our Early American History Bundle, you get all of the following items:
Click on each item below to read detailed information about each of these materials and to view our free samples!
With this bundle, you’ll get all of the above, AND you’ll save 15%!
Prerequisites: None
Approximate Daily Time Commitment:
45 min. – 1.5 hours depending on the grade level, activities that are chosen,
and reading speed
$111.00
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Grade Level / Age
Guest Hollow’s Early School American History Curriculum Bundle is suggested for:
● Grades K-12
● Approximate ages 5-18
What You Get
The Early American History Bundle comes with:
✔ 3 printable PDF schedules
(1 for each level)
✔ 3 editable schedules in Microsoft Word format (1 for each level)
✔ Access to the online version of the schedules*
✔ Beowulf’s Early American History Adventure and Activity Book
✔ Beowulf’s Big Book of Early American History
✔ For the High School level: A FREE printable workbooks with maps, study & discussion questions, and assignments!
✔ A coupon code to get Guest Hollow’s Big Bad Beautiful Booklist -History Edition for 50% off!
*Access to the online version of each Early American History Curriculum schedules is provided as a courtesy and is not guaranteed due to various potential circumstances.
Why choose Guest Hollow’s Early American History Curriculum?
Homeschooling with Guest Hollow’s Early American History gets students enthusiastic about history!
We’ve pulled together terrific resources for all ages to keep students engaged and learning.
We have timeless stories for your little ones and books that keep your older students coming back for more. There are crafts, projects, videos, music, recipes and more all tailored for different ages, learning styles, and abilities to help make history come to life.
We also created two lavishly illustrated books to go along with your history studies and a colorful workbook for the high school level.
Our customizable schedules makes it so you can plan with your student’s needs in mind. You aren’t stuck with just one way of learning history. You and your student will love the choices and the ability to focus on what is most appealing and/or important to your family.
History students actually care about!
Guest Hollow’s Early American History Curriculums
bring history to life.
F.A.Q. for our Early American History Curriculums
All 3 levels track together, so everyone will learn about the same (or similar) topics each week. Each level has its own books, videos, projects, and recipes that are age-appropriate. Here are some ideas on how to use the levels family-style:
- You may wish to read a book out loud to all your students. Older students may read easier books to some of the younger ones.
- Everyone may wish to come together to watch some of the videos (preview for the younger students) and cook recipes together.
- The whole family can work on crafts and projects together. Little ones can make crafts more suited to their abilities while the older kids work on ones more at their level.
- You may want to have kids read books from across the book lists. Some of the kids on the “fringe” grades may benefit from a hybrid of two levels.
- Everyone can participate in some of the assignments at their level. For example – when you are covering a particular topic (like the Gold Rush), a younger student may make a craft and write a few simple sentences about it. A 5th grader may create a poster advertising about the gold fields. Your high schooler may write a paper about how Chinese immigrants were treated in the gold rush cities that popped up.
We don’t have a scope and sequence written up, but you can get an idea of many of the topics covered by looking at the following items:
The list of topics for Little Kids’ Early American History is found in the FAQ on the product page and the chart below.
See the main topics for Jr. Early American History (and many for the high school level) by looking at the table of contents for Beowulf’s Big Book of Early American History and chart below.
Looking at the booklists for each will also help you see the many toipcs covered:
- Little Kids’ Early American History Book and Resource List
- Jr. Early American History Book and Resource List
- High School Early American History Book and Resources List
The chart below roughly lists the main topics for each week. Please note that every single topic, event, and person is NOT listed. These are just VERY general topics for each week (that barely scratch the surface). These are very rich curriculums, and it would be difficult to list all the people and events that are covered. When it comes to the Jr. and High School levels (especially the High School level), if you don’t see something that is commonly taught in U.S. history mentioned in the chart, it’s still likely covered. ?
Some topics span across multiple weeks and that is not reflected in this chart (slavery, Native American studies/issues, etc.)
Note: There are a few sections in the high school level that don’t match the other two levels perfectly (like a book about the Alamo) due to timing differences in the spine book. The 3 levels still track as far as the main time period when this occurs.
Science topics in the Little Kids’ and Jr. levels are not listed here. See the individual curriculum product page FAQs for those topics.
 Little Kids’ Early American History Curriculum (grades K-3) |  Jr. Early American History Curriculum (grades 4-8) |  High School Early American History Curriculum (grades 9-12) | |
| Week 1 | Leif Erikson, early America | American before the Europeans, the Age of Discovery, Leif Erikson Native Americans are studied throughout weeks 1-14. | European discovery, exploration, and early colonies |
| Week 2 | Columbus and European discovery | European discovery of America, Columbus and other early explorers including Spanish exploration | European discovery, exploration, and early colonies |
| Week 3 | The mystery of Roanoke Colony, more discovery and exploration | The first English and French settlements, Roanoke Colony, Jamestown, the Iroquois | European discovery, exploration, and early colonies, Roanoke Colony |
| Week 4 | Pilgrims in England and Holland, Pocohontas and Jamestown Colony | Jamestown and other early settlements, the Mayflower and the Pilgrims | Jamestown and other colonies, the Mayflower and the Pilgrims |
| Week 5 | Pilgrims and the Mayflower, the Tulip Bubble in Holland | More colonies are planted, more about the Pilgrims | More colonies, Salem Witch Trials |
| Week 6 | The first Thanksgiving, Squanto, life in the Plymouth Colony | William Penn, Salem Witch Trials, more colonies, Mary Jemison, King Phillip’s War, Bacon’s Rebellion | William Penn, Salem Witch Trials cont., more about the colonies |
| Week 7 | The French and Indian War, Benjamin Banneker, stories set during this time | Pirates, more about the colonies, the French and Indian War. Benjamin Banneker | The French and Indian War |
| Week 8 | Life during colonial times, Stamp Act (taxes) and the Boston Massacre (sanitized), Benjamin Franklin and his amazing inventions | The French and Indian War, Stamp Act, Boston Massacre | Stamp Act, Boston Massacre, Alexander Hamilton |
| Week 9 | Benjamin West, Paul Revere, life during the American Revolution, Boston Tea Party | Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere, the beginning of the Revolution | Boston Tea Party and the beginning of the Revolution, frontier life |
| Week 10 | The Declaration of Independence, John Hancock, John Adams, life during the American Revolution | The Declaration of Independence, the Revolution | The Revolution |
| Week 11 | Samuel Adams, life during the American Revolution, horses as a mode of transportation | More about the Revolution, Lafayette, Benedict Arnold | The Revolution, Lafayette, Benedict Arnold |
| Week 12 | George Washington, a new nation | The end of the American Revolution, Noah Webster, Justin Morgan and his horse, a new nation | A new nation, slavery, Articles of Confederation |
| Week 13 | The Constitution | The Constitution | The Constitution, Northwest Ordinance, etc. |
| Week 14 | Daniel Boone and the wilderness, Alexander Hamilton | George Washington, Northwest Ordinance, Alexander Hamilton | Ratification, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton |
| Week 15 | Johnny Appleseed, Daniel Boone | Daniel Boone, Westward movement, yellow fever in America, pioneers, issues of the new nation | Issues of the new nation |
| Week 16 | Sacagawea | Dolly Madison, John Adams, pioneers, Jay’s Treaty | John Adams, Jay’s Treaty, issues of the new nation |
| Week 17 | The Lewis and Clark Expedition | The US expands, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Sacagawea | The US expands, the Lewis and Clark Expedition |
| Week 18 | The War of 1812 and the Star-Spangled Banner, Thomas Jefferson | The War of 1812, Thomas Jefferson, Madison | The War of 1812, Madison |
| Week 19 | Pioneer life | Tecumseh, Santa Fe Trail | Various events and politics of the nation |
| Week 20 | A story set in Vermont in the 1830s, Davy Crockett | Monroe, Missouri Compromise, Osceola, Santa Fe Trail | Monroe, Missouri Compromise, Santa Fe Trail, various issues of the nation, Erie Canal |
| Week 21 | The Alamo and Texas | Adams, Andrew Jackson, the Alamo, Erie Canal | Adams, Andrew Jackson, Texas |
| Week 22 | A story about Swedish immigrants, Samuel Morse | Van Buren, Samuel Morse, Harrison, Tyler, Polk, Donner Party | Van Buren, 2nd Great Awakening, Misc. topics about the nation and life during this time |
| Week 23 | The Oregon Trail, the Gold Rush, Chinese immigrants during the Gold Rush | Gold Rush, Oregon, California | Harrison, Tyler, Polk, Oregon, California, Gold Rush |
| Week 24 | Frederick Douglas, bison | Frederick Douglass, Bison, life on the prairie | Alamo, late Antebellum Period |
| Week 25 | Buffalo Bill, The Pony Express | Pierce, Buchanan, the beginning of the Civil War, the Pony Express | Pierce, Buchanan, late Antebellum Period, Donner Party, Andrew Carnagie |
| Week 26 | Abraham Lincoln, the Underground Railroad | The Underground Railroad, John Lincoln Clem, Harriet Tubman, Abraham Lincoln | The Underground Railroad, heading toward the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln |
| Week 27 | The Civil War, Clara Barton | Clara Barton, more about the Civil War | The Civil War |
| Week 28 | The Civil War, the tall tale of Paul Bunyan, a story of a slave who joined the Union Army | Gettysburg, Ironclads, the Civil War | Gettysburg, Ironclads, the Civil War |
| Week 29 | Cyanotypes, a story European immigrants | Homestead Act, the end of the Civil War, Lincoln’s assassination | The End of the Civil War, Lincoln’s assassination |
| Week 30 | Moving out west (westward expansion), cowboys | Reconstruction, Johnson, P.T. Barnum, John Wesley Powell, black heroes of the wild west, cowboys | Reconstruction, Johnson |
| Week 31 | Little House in the Big Woods, Transcontinental Railroad, Chinese immigrants working on the railroad | Grant, Farmer Boy or Little House on the Prairie, The Great Chicago Fire, Transcontinental Railroad, chinese immigrants, Cochise | Reconstruction, Transcontinental Railroad, Grant |
| Week 32 | Little House in the Big Woods, the Homestead Act, pioneers raised chickens | Hayes, Nez Perce, Levi Strauss, homesteading, Farmer Boy or Little House on the Prairie | Hayes, Pony Express, life in the American west |
| Week 33 | Little House in the Big Woods, Thomas Edison | Sitting Bull, Farmer Boy or Little House on the Prairie, Chinese Exclusion Act, Garfield, Cleveland, Harrison | Indian related issues and conflict, Hawaii added as a state, Union response to Chinese |
| Week 34 | The story of Princes Ka’iulani and Hawaii became a state, the Blizzard of 1888 | Hawaii, the Blizzard of 1888, life on the prairie in the late 1800s | Life after Reconstruction, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, industry |
| Week 35 | Life on the Prairie in the late 1800s, Helen Keller | McKinley and the Spanish American War, Hellen Keller | The Gilded age |
| Week 36 | The Statue of Liberty, a story that shows how things changed from 1710 to 1810 to 1910 to modern days | Life in the late 1800s, near the turn of the century | Cleveland, moving toward a modern America |
There are 36 weeks in each level of curriculum.
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Additional downloads (after your initial purchase) and access to the online version of the schedule are provided as a courtesy and are not guaranteed due to various potential technical and business (and life!) circumstances. It is our intention to continue to provide access for a period of 2 years from the date of purchase. After the 2-year period, you will have the opportunity to repurchase your access at a substantial discount.
Please note, if you have problems, we have a liberal policy of providing extra, free access for unusual circumstances (at our discretion). Just contact us: guesthollow@memorableplaces.com.
*Access to the online version of the curriculum schedules and additional downloads is provided as a courtesy and is not guaranteed due to potential various circumstances on our end and yours including but not limited to various computer, device, and internet configurations.
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Please see the F.A.Q. on each book and resource page:
We are Christians, but Guest Hollow’s Early American History Curriculums are not intended to be a “Christian resource”. However, there may be infrequent (or what we consider to be) minor references, notes, or links to resources that mention Christian ideas, values, or sectarian topics even in our secular/non-religious/neutral curriculums.
All the books scheduled in Guest Hollow’s Early American History Curriculums are secular. If you want some Christian books to sub in or add, you can always check out the Big Bad Beautiful Booklist -History Edition for ideas!
Christians and non-Christians should preview the scheduled books and all other resources such as videos, etc. to make sure they are compatible with your beliefs, philosophies, and values.
After purchasing a curriculum, you’ll see that the item you just bought shows that it is discounted 50% in our store. The reason you are seeing this is because we give you the opportunity to repurchase the schedule and your downloads at a substantial discount before they expire (2 years from date of purchase).
Please note: You do NOT need to repurchase your schedule in order to use the files you originally purchased and downloaded. You can use your downloaded schedule forever and can click on the links just as you can the online version of the schedule. You just won’t have access to any updates after your online access expires.
Why does access expire? Every year we go through all our curriculum schedules and update broken links and/or replace books that have gone out of print. This is a very time-intensive process that keeps our curricula up-to-date. Your repurchase helps fund this process and provides you with a schedule that has all the new additions or changes.
You need to repurchase your access BEFORE it expires in order to get the 50% discount due to the way our “membership” software works. If for some reason you miss the deadline, let us know why. We may give you a coupon code for the 50% off at our discretion.
*It is our intention to provide access for a period of 2 years, however, access to the online version of the curriculum schedules and additional downloads is provided as a courtesy and is not guaranteed due to potential various circumstances on our end and yours including but not limited to various computer, device, and internet configurations.
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