Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor (The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Vol. 1) - Activity Book - Softcover

Bauer, Susan Wise

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0971412952 ISBN 13: 9780971412958

Publisher: The Well-Trained Mind Press, 2003

Synopsis

This comprehensive activity book and curriculum guide contains all you need to make history come alive for your child! Don't just read about historyexperience it! Color a picture of a Minoan bull-jumper, make a model of the Nile River, create Roman armor and Celtic jewelry and more. Designed to turn the accompanying book The Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times into a complete history program, this Activity Book provides you with comprehension questions and answers, coloring pages, lists of additional readings in history and literature, and plenty of simple, hands-on activitiesall designed for grades 1-4.

About this title

About the Author:

Susan Wise Bauer is a writer, educator, and historian. Her previous books include the Writing With Ease, Writing With Skill, and Story of the World series from Well-Trained Mind Press, as well as The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had, Rethinking School, The Story of Western Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory, and the History of the World series, all from W. W. W. Norton. She has a Ph.D. in American Studies from the College of William & Mary in Virginia, as well as an M.A. in seventeenth-century literature and a Master of Divinity in Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Literature. For fifteen years, she taught literature and composition at the College of William and Mary.

Review:

As a craft challenged mom, I appreciate the thorough directions, the variety offered, and the lists of literature suggestions. -- Diane Wheeler, The Old Schoolhouse Magazine

No matter what your child's interests, these activities will help them experience and retain parts of ancient history. -- Cafi Cohen, author of Homeschooling the Teen Years

This is a basic history resource from which you can build a complete study for the early grades. -- Cathy Duffy, author of The Christian Home Educator's Manual; The Elementary Grades

About this edition

• Publisher: The Well-Trained Mind Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0971412952
• ISBN 13: 9780971412958
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 322