Guest Hollow’s Jr. Modern American History Curriculum and Textbook

Guest Hollow’s Jr. Modern American History Curriculum is PACKED full of great books, videos, hands-on activities, recipes, and more to make modern American history come alive for students! Our curriculum is designed to engage and inform in a way to help students retain and enjoy what they are learning.

Prerequisites: None
Approximate Daily Time Commitment:
1 hour depending on activities that are chosen

$59.95

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Grade Level / Age

Jr. Modern American History Curriculum is suggested for:
● Grades 4-8 (can be used with some advanced 3rd graders)
● Approximate ages
9-13 (can be used with some 8-year-olds)

*Note: Some mature middle schoolers may be ready for our high school level curriculum with suggested middle school adaptations. See the FAQ on this page for more info.

What You Get

Jr. Modern American History comes with:
✔ A printable PDF schedule
✔ An editable schedule in Microsoft Word format
✔ Access to an online version of the schedule*
✔ A beautiful textbook in PDF format
✔ A coupon code for 50% off the Big Bad Beautiful Booklist


*Access to the online version of Guest Hollow’s Jr. Modern American History Curriculum schedule is provided as a courtesy and is not guaranteed due to various potential circumstances.

I’d like to see the book & resource list!

Click here to see the required books and resources for Guest Hollow’s Jr. Modern American History Curriculum.

Why choose Guest Hollow’s Jr. Modern American History Curriculum?




Students get to immerse themselves in terrific books and videos while also having access to a buffet of activities like historic recipes, an optional Minecraft assignment, printables, language arts related assignments, art, crafts, and optional science activities that relate to some of the weekly topics or events.

We’ve put together an exciting year for ALL types of learners. Our customizable schedule 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.

Have fun learning history!

We’ve hand-picked books your students will love.

Our modern American curriculum schedules in fiction and non-fiction books that will ignite your student’s love for history.

Videos add a visual and sometimes musical component.

We scour YouTube to find the best educational videos to make history something to actually see & hear and not just read about.

We work hard to engage ALL types of learners.

You’ll find a buffet of projects and hands-on activities you can pick-and-choose from to help your students retain what they are learning like recipes, projects, art, games, science, and more!

Students and parents love Guest Hollow!

Our customers have shared over and over how Guest Hollow curricula has changed their homeschool and sparked a love for learning!

Click here to go to Beowulf’s Marvelous Book of Modern American History product page to see samples!

You get a beautiful 761 page book in PDF format with your purchase of the curriculum: Beowulf’s Big Book of Modern American History.

After your purchase, you can find it in your downloads. The textbook is used as a *spine book for the curriculum. *A spine book is used as a launching point (or backbone) for your studies.

Read about modern American history in this fantastic and lavishly illustrated book full of true stories. There are tons of full-color photos, illustrations, cartoons, maps, and even some recipes that help make history come to life! Greek and Latin roots help explain vocabulary in the text right as you read.

Beowulf makes history understandable, memorable, and fun!

Guest Hollow’s Jr. Modern American History Curriculum (grades 4-8) tracks with our upcoming Little Kids’ Modern American History Curriculum (grades K-3), and our High School Modern American History Curriculum, so you can learn family-style, if you wish! When Little Kid’s Modern American History is finished, we will have a bundle where you can save 15% on all 3 levels!

a textbook?
Yes. We provide a beautiful PDF format “spine book.” (A spine book is the backbone of a study.) Beowulf’s Marvelous Book of Modern American History is a lavishly illustrated 789-page book. Click the link to look at sample pages and the table of contents. We also provide a link after your purchase where you can buy a physical copy, or you can print it yourself at home or through a print service like Lulu.com. Check your curriculum downloads after purchase for a link and instructions.

other books?
No, you need to purchase the other scheduled history books separately. Learn more.


a printable book list?
Yes. We provide a book list with a handy checklist to help you plan what you want to buy or borrow and in what format. We also let you know when each book is scheduled in, so you can arrange to check out books from the library before you need them!


a schedule?
Yes. You get the same weekly schedule in 3 different formats: PDF, Microsoft Word, and online*. Just open it up and you are ready to learn!
*Access to the online version of the curriculum schedule is provided as a courtesy and is not guaranteed due to various potential circumstances on our end and yours including but not limited to various computer, device, and internet configurations.


a supply list?
Yes. Recipe ingredients, art supplies, and more are listed at the beginning of your schedule week-by-week.


a teacher’s manual?
No. The history schedule is all you need! There are some notes for the teacher included in the schedule.


tests?
No. There are no tests with this curriculum. You can read our philosophy about testing here.


a workbook?
No. However, there are lots of printables linked in the schedule in lieu of a workbook.

Click or tap to see a sample!

Take a look at a sample of the printable schedule here:

Want to know how to use the Guest Hollow PDF Schedule or the editable Microsoft version of our schedule? Go here! (This page gives lots of insight as to how our schedules work!)

F.A.Q. for our Jr. Modern American History Curriculum

This curriculum can be used for grades 4-8, although it may also be appropriate for some mature 3rd graders.

It may be more appropriate for SOME 8th graders to use our high school level with the middle school adaptations we suggest. Those suggestions can be found in the beginning of the printable high school level schedule. You should look at the booklists for both levels and the charts below to judge which fits your student’s reading ability, time commitments, etc.

Another option for an 8th grader is to use the high school level BUT replace that level’s spine book (A Patriot’s History) with Beowulf’s Marvelous Book of Modern American History.

Crafty kids will appreciate the fact that the Jr. Modern American History Curriculum has a LOT more crafts, art, and hands-on activity options than the high school level.

The easiest way to choose which level is to look at the booklists for the levels you are trying to decide between and see which books are most appropriate for your student. Please click on the following links to compare the booklists:

Little Kids’ Modern American History Book and Resource List

Jr. Modern American History Book and Resource List

High School Modern American History Book and Resources List

Here are some differences between the Little Kids’ level and the Jr. level:

Little Kids’ (grades K-3) LevelJr. Level (grades 4-8)
Easy crafts and hands-on projects are scheduled. There are project choices included that are more appropriate for younger children with less motor skills.Crafts and projects may require more skill to make.
Easy readers are scheduled in to give young students optional reading practice.Chapter books, graphic novels, and other longer books are included for the students to read.
The content is more gentle (with a few noted exceptions). There may be more difficult topics mentioned in the content, such as more ‘conflict/violence’, etc.
There is integrated science. There are some related science activities or books, but it’s not comprehensive.
Beowulf’s Modern American History Adventure and Activity Book has been specifically tailored to be a gentle, easy read. The text is simple enough to be read by confident young readers (or read aloud by a parent). It is read once a week and has activities this age group enjoys such as easy drawing lessons, simple cut and paste crafts, mazes, dot-to-dots, simple writing (or telling) assignments, and coloring pages. The graphics are very kid-friendly.The book for this level is Beowulf’s Marvelous Book of Modern American History. It is a 761 page book with longer text that is read (sometimes) multiple times a week. There are no activities (other than some recipes) in it. It is lavishly illustrated but uses more period piece paintings, real photographs, more detailed maps, etc.
The videos are generally for the younger crowd: silly songs, simpler and shorter explanations, cartoons, etc. There are also fewer videos overall. The videos are more appropriate for older kids. They may contain reenactment violence, etc.

Here are the differences between the Jr. and High School levels:

Jr. Level (grades 4-8)High School Level (grades 9-12)
There are more crafts, recipes, projects, and hands-on activities. There are some integrated (but not comprehensive) science topics.There are less projects. They may require more skill to complete. There are no science topics.
Scheduled books are easier/faster to read.Scheduled books may be more difficult/longer reads and may have more mature conent. Some of the books are for adults. We’ve included some middle school substitution options for some of the titles.
The spine book, Beowulf’s Marvelous Book of Modern American History Book has lots of primary source photos, illustrations, vocabulary explained right in the text, and even some recipes. There is no audiobook version.The spine book, A Patriot’s History of the United States is a dense book with no pictures. It’s a book that some colleges use. There is an audiobook version.

Note: Many parents opt to use the Jr. spine for their high schoolers instead: Beowulf’s Marvelous Book of Modern American History. Please note that if you do, you will need to skip the workbook questions for A Patriot’s History. There will still be other workbook questions that go with some of the other scheduled books.

Also, not all the scheduled videos/weekly topics will line up perfectly. It’s not really a problem in our opinion, but we are letting you know ahead of time that these items won’t match up 100%. It still all comes together in the end more or less, no matter which spine you choose.
The content is geared to a 4th grade through middle school audience and videos are curated to have a minimum of violence and no curse words, etc.There may be more mature topics mentioned in the content. Videos may contain violence and may have some minor curse words (which should be noted in video warnings).
There is no workbook in this level, but there are TONS of printables in lieu of a workbook.The high school level comes with a workbook. The questions for that workbook are aligned with A Patriot’s History of the United States and some of the other scheduled books.
Videos are designed to match the topics in Beowulf’s Marvelous Book of Modern American History Book and other scheduled books.The videos are more appropriate for high schoolers. They may contain reenactment violence, mention mature content, etc.
Videos are designed to match the topics in A Patriot’s History and other scheduled books.

Younger grades may need more parental involvement. You may also wish to read some of the books out loud or use audiobooks, especially for reluctant readers.

If you have any questions about placement after looking at the booklists and the charts above, you can always post on our Facebook History Curriculum page.

We strongly suggest that you view every item linked or used in this curriculum to make sure it meets with your approval.

Yes! They are designed to track together and cover similar topics and/or time periods during the same weeks. We call this teaching ‘family style’ or ‘multi-level’ teaching. When you start both curriculums at the same time topics will be presented in the same weeks (or close to the same weeks). We also offer a bundle discount if you want to purchase all three curriculums at the same time.

You can see how the levels track together with the following chart.

Please note that every single topic, event, and person is NOT listed in the chart below. 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. We have not gone back through all the books and videos to list out all the specific topics.

If you see a specific item mentioned in the Jr. level but not in the high school level, rest assured, it’s probably covered anyway around the same time.

Some topics span across multiple weeks and that is not reflected in this chart.

Note: There are a cases where the 3 levels don’t match the others perfectly due to timing differences in the spine books. 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' Modern American History Curriculum
Little Kids’ Modern American History Curriculum (grades K-3)
Jr. Modern American History
Jr. Modern American History Curriculum (grades 4-8)
Modern American History Curriculum
High School Modern American History Curriculum (grades 9-12)
Week 1Life in the early 1900s, tenement buildings, immigrants and Ellis Island, the invention of crayonsAmericans at the turn of the century, immigration, tycoons and monopolies, life in the big city tenements, muckrackers, the Progressive EraAmericans at the turn of the century, 
McKinley, 
the Triangle Shirtwaist fire,
immigration,
muckrakers, the Progressive Era
 
Week 2Theodore Roosevelt, how the teddy bear got its name, John Muir and the creation of the national parks, Harry HoudiniTheodore Roosevelt, John Muir and the National Parks, the Panama CanalTheodore Roosevelt, National Parks, Houdini, John Muir, The Panama Canal, more about the Progressive Era
Week 3The Wright BrothersThe First Cross-Country Road Trip, San Fransisco earthquake,  Pure Food and Drug and the Meat Inspection Acts, Model T, Taft, Triangle Shirtwaist fire, child labor, Wright BrothersBooker T. Washington,
blacks settling in Harlem,
Jim Crow laws,
Taft,
Henry Ford,
Wright Brothers
Week 4Henry Ford and the Model T, World War I, Stubby the dog soldier, Woodrow WilsonWilson, Great Molasses Flood, 16th amendment, WW1, sinking of the Lusitania, The Zimmerman Telegram, the Panama Canal is finished1918 flu,
Wilson,
the Monopoly game, WW1,
16th amendment
Week 5World War I, Cher Ami (a WW1 messenger pigeon)WW1, 1918 flu, 19th amendment, Treaty of Versailles, sufferageWW1, Prohibition
Week 6Life in the 1920s, women won the right to vote, Louis Armstrong, Warren G. Harding, the true story of the puppeteer of Macy’s ParadeTulsa Race Massacre (in a child friendly book), the 1920s, Prohibition, The Election of 1920, HardingSuffrage, women’s voting rights, the 1920s, Scopes Monkey Trial, Harding
Week 7Charles Lindbergh’s flight across the Atlantic, Balto, the invention of the popsicle and Band-Aids, Coolidgethe 1920s, Harlem Renaissance, Teapot Dome Scandal, Coolidge, Scopes Monkey Trial, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, The Jazz SingerCoolidge, 
Charles Lindbergh,
Amelia Earhart, 
radio,  
motion pictures, 
crime and prohibition, 
bull market 
Week 8The stock market and the Wall Street crash, Hoover, FDR, the Civilian Conservation CorpsHoover, stockmarket crash, Great Depression, the kidnapping of baby Lindbergh, Prohibition endsStock market crash and the Depression, Hoover, FDR
Week 9The Great Depression, Hoover, FDR and the New Deal, the Dust BowlDust bowl, Oakis, FDR and the New Deal, leaving the gold standard, deflation, New deal programsDust bowl, FDR, the New Deal and New Deal programs, labor unions, leaving the gold standard, other various topics that apply to the time period
Week 10WPA and the packhorse librarians, more about life during the Great Depression, the invention of the chocolate chip cookieDust bowl & Depression continued, New deal programs continued, some world history to set the stage for WW2Dust bowl continued, social changes, motion picture industry, radio shows, some world history to set the stage for WW2
Week 11Saving money during the Great Depression, how people coped during hard timesFDR wanted to pack the court, isolationism, motion picture industry and radio shows, more world history to set the stage for WW2FDR continued, isolationism, more world history to set the stage for WW2
Week 12World War 2 (what was happening in Europe and Asia), Pearl HarborWW2, Pearl Harbor, the U.S. in the PhilippinesWW2, Pearl Harbor
Week 13World War 2 homefront efforts and rationing, Japanese American incarceration camps, the invention of day-glo colorsJapanese interment, Bataan, Battle of Midway, Operation Torch, Battle of Guadalcanal, Spam, American homefront (life in the 40s)Manhattan Project,
Doolittle Raid,
Bataan,
Battle of Midway,
SPAM
Week 14D-Day, Harry Truman’s childhood, Gertie (a duck during WW2)D-Day, Mendez et al v. Westminster School District, Battle of the BulgeD-Day,
Battle of the Bulge,
fighting in Europe and Africa,
defeat of Germany,
life in the 40s
Week 15Hiroshima and Nagasaki (in a gentle child-appropriate way), the end of World War 2, more about Truman’s lifeTruman, Yalta Conference, the O.S.S. partners with Vietnam, Truman, defeat of Germany, Manhattan Project, Hiroshima and NagasakiHolocaust and American Jews,
fighting the Japanese in the Pacific,
Atomic Bomb.
Israel formed
Week 16The Cold War, finishing learning about Truman, Jackie RobinsonKorean War, the Cold War begins, Stalin and related topics, Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Berlin Blockade and the Candy Bombers, McCarthyism and the red scare, Arms RaceTruman,
the Cold War begins, Korean War,
Marshall Plan
Week 17The Korean War, Sgt. Reckless the HorseKorean war, Brown v. Board of Education (part 1), Atomic age, Eisenhower, Sgt. Reckless, Jackie RobinsonSoviet espionage in America,
Eisenhower,
Atomic age,
McCarthyism
Week 18Life in the 1950s, President Eisenhower, the Baby Boom, fast food (McDonalds), Brown vs. Board of Education, Rosa Parks, Ruby BridgesLife in postwar America, Brown vs. Board of Education (part 2), Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, Montgomery Bus Boycott, McDonalds, Sputnik, Alaska joined the UnionLife in postwar America, Brown vs. Board of Education, Rosa Parks, Civil Rights Movement
Week 19JFK, Cuban Missile Crisis, John Glenn1960s, JFK, Bay of Pigs, Alan Shepherd, Cubin Missile Crisis1960s, JFK, Civil Rights Movement continued, Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, space race heats up
Week 20The Children’s Crusade (civil rights), Martin Luther King Jr., Rachel CarsonChildren’s Crusade of 1963, Martin Luther King Jr., Kennedy’s assassination, LBJ, civil rights continued, Alaska earthquakeKennedy assassination,
origins of Vietnam,
LBJ,
Domino Theory,
Apollo,
cold war in Asia
Week 21The Domino Theory, Vietnam War, LBJVietnam War, protest, Summer of Love (no s*xual content), MLKJ’s assassinationSit ins ,
Freedom Riders ,
Malcom X, 
MLKJ,
1964 Civil Rights Act, 
Tet Offensive 
Week 22Apollo 11, Katherine JohnsonNikon, Operation Menu, Apollo 11, Detente, NixonStudent protest movement, 1960s culture, Robert F. Kennedy assassination, Nixon
Week 23Nixon, Watergate, Temple Grandin, Gerald Ford1970s, U.S. involvement in Cambodia, Kent State shootings, Pentagon Papers, Energy crisis, Watergate, Operation Babylift, Vietnam War ends, FordKeynesian economics, Kent State shootings, Watergate, 1970s culture, Vietnam War ends
Week 24Jimmy Carter, Jim HensonCarter, economic crisis, Jim Henson, Equal Rights AmendmentCarter, economic crisis
Week 25Life in the 1970s, computers and early video games, 1970s gas shortage, Mt. St. Helens eruptionEnd of Détente, NYC blackout of 1977, Carter continued, Iran Hostage Crisis, Mt. St. HelensFeminist movement,
Roe vs Wade,
Carter,
Chappaquiddick
Week 26Ronald Reagan, life in the 1980s1980s, Reagan, IBM’s launch, rise of the graphical interface, Challenger disaster, Iran-Contra Affair, Star Wars missiles, Cold War ends1980s Reagan, Iran Hostage Crisis, microprocessors and Apple computers, Star Wars missiles, Chicago Housing Project
Week 27George H. W. Bush, taxes, early video gamesGeorge H. Bush, Berlin Wall fell, computersGeorge H. Bush, Cold War ends, Iran-Contra Affair, 1989 San Francisco earthquake, video games, Berlin Wall fell
Week 28Operation Desert Storm, birth of the internet, Bill Gates, life in the 90s, computers1990s, Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm (Gulf War) World Wide Web went public, LA riots, Ruby RidgeGulf War, LA riots, Ruby Ridge
Week 29Bill Clinton, GoogleClinton, 1993 World Trade Center Attack, Waco siege, Oklahoma City bombing, Internet expands across AmericaClinton, 1990s culture, 1993 World Trade Center Attack, Waco siege, Oklahoma City bombing, Whitewater scandal, O.J. Simpson, browser wars
Week 309/11, search and rescue robots and dogsClinton’s impeachment, Google, Steve JobsBrady bill, Clinton’s impeachment, Bin Laden, Columbine
Week 319/11 continued, 2000sGeorge W. Bush, 2000-2010, 2000 election, Y2K bug, 9/11, Afghanistan War beginsGeorge W. Bush, 2000 election, Y2K bug, 9/11
Week 32George W. Bush and the 2000 election, life in the early 2000sU.S. Invasion of Iraq, Hurrican KatrinaIraq War
Week 33Hurricane KatrinaHousing bubble, Obama, the iPad debutsHousing bubble, Hurricane Katrina, Obama
Week 34Hurricane Katrina continued, ObamaObamacare, Snowden, Flint Michigan water, Joplin TornadoObamacare, Snowden, celebrity culture, Flint Michigan water
Week 35Trump’s first election, COVID, CA wildfires of 2018Trump, COVID, Abraham AccordsOsama bin Ladin mission, Trump
Week 36Joe Biden, Trump’s reelection and early 2nd presidencyBiden, 2020 election and aftermath, withdrawal from Afghanistan, Trump’s re-election in 2024 and his early 2nd presidencyFinishing up a book from a previous week.

We don’t have a scope and sequence written up, but you can get an idea of many of the topics covered in Jr. Early American History by looking at the curriculum booklist and looking at the table of contents for Beowulf’s Marvelous Book of ModernAmerican History. The following chart may also be helpful:

Here is a chart that roughly matches the main topics for each week. Not every single topic is listed. These are just general topics for each week (that barely scratch the surface).



*Note: The culture of each decade is discussed/explored, even if it’s not listed below.
Week 1Americans at the turn of the century, immigration, tycoons and monopolies, life in the big city tenements, muckrackers, the Progressive Era

Optional science related to the history topics: Making butter
Week 2Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir and the National Parks, the Panama Canal, Wright Brothers

Optional science related to the history topics: Maple syrup, nature collections, scavenger hunt
Week 3The First Cross-Country Road Trip, San Fransisco earthquake,  Pure Food and Drug and the Meat Inspection Acts, Model T, Taft, Triangle Shirtwaist fire, child labor, Wright Brothers

Optional science related to the history topics: nature journal, flight, making airplanes (activities)
Week 4Wilson, Great Molasses Flood, 16th amendment, WW1, sinking of the Lusitania, The Zimmerman Telegram, the Panama Canal is finished

Optional science related to the history topics: build a canal, molasses experiment
Week 5WW1, 1918 flu, 19th amendment, Treaty of Versailles, sufferage

Optional science related to the history topics: germ experiment(s)
Week 6Tulsa Race Massacre (in a child friendly book), the 1920s, Prohibition, The Election of 1920, Harding

Optional science related to the history topics: Kool-Aid chemistry (activity)
Week 7the 1920s, Harlem Renaissance, Teapot Dome Scandal, Coolidge, Scopes Monkey Trial, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, The Jazz Singer

Optional science related to the history topics: Build a crystal radio
Week 8Hoover, stockmarket crash, Great Depression, the kidnapping of baby Lindbergh, Prohibition ends

Optional science related to the history topics: animal tracks and activity
Week 9Dust bowl, Oakis, FDR and the New Deal, leaving the gold standard, deflation, New deal programs

Optional science related to the history topics: Erosion and soil with experiments/activities
Week 10Dust bowl & Depression continued, New deal programs continued, some world history to set the stage for WW2
Week 11FDR wanted to pack the court, isolationism, motion picture industry and radio shows, more world history to set the stage for WW2
Week 12WW2, Pearl Harbor, the U.S. in the Philippines
Week 13Japanese interment, Bataan, Battle of Midway, Operation Torch, Battle of Guadalcanal, Spam, American homefront (life in the 40s)
Week 14D-Day, Mendez et al v. Westminster School District, Battle of the Bulge
Week 15Truman, Yalta Conference, the O.S.S. partners with Vietnam, Truman, defeat of Germany, Manhattan Project, Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Optional science related to the history topics: solar radiation and experiment
Week 16Korean War, the Cold War begins, Stalin and related topics, Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Berlin Blockade and the Candy Bombers, McCarthyism and the red scare, Arms Race
Week 17Korean war, Brown v. Board of Education (part 1), Atomic age, Eisenhower, Sgt. Reckless, Jackie Robinson
Week 18Life in postwar America, Brown vs. Board of Education (part 2), Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, Montgomery Bus Boycott, McDonalds, Sputnik, Alaska joined the Union
Week 191960s, JFK, Bay of Pigs, Alan Shepherd, Cubin Missle Crisis

Optional science related to the history topics: How smoking affects your lungs (with video demonstrations)
Week 20Children’s Crusade of 1963, Martin Luther King Jr., Kennedy’s assassination, LBJ, civil rights continued, Alaska earthquake

Optional science related to the history topics: Soda bottle experiment, make homemade insulation, a wheel in motion resists change experiment
Week 21Vietnam War, protest, Summer of Love (no s*xual content), MLKJ’s assassination

Optional science related to the history topics: Field of view activity
Week 22Nikon, Operation Menu, Apollo 11, Detente, Nixon

Optional science related to the history topics: Phases of the moon, moon observation
Week 231970s, U.S. involvement in Cambodia, Kent State shootings, Pentagon Papers, Energy crisis, Watergate, Operation Babylift, Vietnam War ends, Ford
Week 24Carter, economic crisis, Jim Henson, Equal Rights Amendment
Week 25End of Détente, NYC blackout of 1977, Carter continued, Iran Hostage Crisis, Mt. St. Helens

Optional science related to the history topics: How Shrinky Dinks work (with an art activity), volcano science, lemon volcano experiment
Week 261980s, Reagan, IBM’s launch, rise of the graphical interface, Challenger disaster, Iran-Contra Affair, Star Wars missiles, Cold War ends
Week 27George H. Bush, Berlin Wall fell, computers
Week 281990s, Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm (Gulf War) World Wide Web went public, LA riots, Ruby Ridge
Week 29Clinton, 1993 World Trade Center Attack, Waco siege, Oklahoma City bombing, Internet expands across America
Week 30Clinton’s impeachment, Google, Steve Jobs
Week 31George W. Bush, 2000-2010, 2000 election, Y2K bug, 9/11, Afghanistan War begins

Optional science related to the history topics: Star spangled slime (make and learn the science behind it)
Week 32U.S. Invasion of Iraq, Hurrican Katrina

Optional science related to the history topics: Hurricane damage activity
Week 33Housing bubble, Obama, the iPad debuts
Week 34Obamacare, Snowden, Flint Michigan water, Joplin Tornado

Optional science related to the history topics: Tornado in a bottle experiment
Week 35Trump, COVID, Abraham Accords
Week 36Biden, 2020 election and aftermath, withdrawl from Afghanistan, Trump’s re-election in 2024 and his early 2nd presidency

There are 36 weeks in this curriculum.

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We are Christians, but Guest Hollow’s Jr. Modern American History Curriculum is 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.

The spine book, Beowulf’s Marvelous Book of Modern History mentions Christian topics when they apply to the culture of the time period (like to explain the Scopes Monkey Trial). There is a brief story of David and Goliath (presented as literature) to explain an analogy made about the U.S. vs. Japan during the beginning of WW2.

All the books scheduled in Guest Hollow’s Jr. Modern American History Curriculum are secular, although one about Ronald Reagan is by a Christian publisher. 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.

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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.

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*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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