History

The Bayeux Tapestry for Kids
The Bayeux Tapestry for Kids: Resources about the Bayeux Tapestry for kids and adults. Image Credit: Me. I took this photo of Edward the Confessor at the Bayeux Tapestry museum in Bayeux, France. We have a few fun photos of our kids with King Edward and the classic "Pull my finger" gag. Unless otherwise credited, all of the images of the Bayeux tapestry and the Bayeux Museum on this page are my own. If you would like to use this photo online please link the image to this page. Thanks!

Podcast Palace
For the Radio Fans out there ...
This lens is devoted to the many audio clips and podcasts that cover a wide range of topics. This lens will be continuously updated as new sources are found so you might want to bookmark this site (or "pin" it on Pinterest). It is similar to two other lens I have written ... History Pavilion and the Squidoo Unofficial Book Club. Those two lenses have many rooms where you will find great links as well. The difference is this Palace has really no rooms but it does have great links. I hope tha...

History For Kids and How to Have Fun!
How can kids have fun learning history?
By going on vacations to historic places that feature 'living history' events! Why study history?  Why bother with what has been? The past causes the present, and so the future. History should be studied because it is essential to individuals and to society, and because it harbors beauty. History Helps Us Understand People and Societies Why study history? The answer is because we virtually must, to gain access to the laboratory of human experience. When we study it reasonably well, an...

Why Study History?
Five Good Reasons to Delve Into the Past
History is a subject that bores some kids (and adults) in school, but fascinates others. Some people wonder "what is the point to studying history?" Over the past year or so, I've spent a lot of time reading about the past: not because I was in school and had to learn something for an assignment, but because I wanted to answer a question about what was going on or needed to figure out what to do in the future. George Santayana once said "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to re...

History of the U.S. (1763 - 1744): Imperial Breakdown
Get Schoolless Credit.
This is a resource for those studying for the History of the United States I CLEP exam, or simply for those who love to study history. The History of the Unites States I CLEP exam covers U.S. history from early colonization to 1877. This lens is one in a series of lenses that will be developed. How to Use This Lens Study Chapter 5 of the college text book listed. Review any sections that you need to work on either in the book or the links provided. Additional recommended reading and lectures...

AKLN US History
This Lens is dedicated to the US History Course that Alaska's Learning Network offers. It offers the course description of our US History course and provides links and contact information to our other Social Science courses and our comprehensive curriculum. AKLN is a consortium of the 54 school districts of Alaska and is headed by a board consisting of 15 Alaska Superintendents. We are here to support your curriculum not to compete with you in any way, we DO NOT touch or affect your student f...

AKLN Geography and World Cultures
This Lens is dedicated to the Geography and World Cultures Course that Alaska's Learning Network offers. It offers the course description of our Geography and World Cultures course and provides links and contact information to our other Social Science courses and our comprehensive curriculum. AKLN is a consortium of the 54 school districts of Alaska and is headed by a board consisting of 15 Alaska Superintendents. We are here to support your curriculum not to compete with you in any way, we D...

AKLN World History
This Lens is dedicated to the World History Course that Alaska's Learning Network offers. It offers the course description of our World History course and provides links and contact information to our other Social Science courses and our comprehensive curriculum. AKLN is a consortium of the 54 school districts of Alaska and is headed by a board consisting of 15 Alaska Superintendents. We are here to support your curriculum not to compete with you in any way, we DO NOT touch or affect your stu...