Grade 8 history, unit by unit
Is there an eighth grade homeschool US history curriculum with civics?
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Start 30 days freeUnited States History to Reconstruction, with Civics is a grade 8 course of eight units and 35+ hours on how the United States actually came to be: a story with real costs and real disagreements that were never fully settled.
The eight units
Encounter and Colonization. The Road to Revolution. Founding a Government: The Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The Early Republic: Testing the New Government. Expansion and Its Costs. A House Dividing: Slavery and the Sectional Crisis. The Civil War. Reconstruction: A Second Founding.
Detective work
A child works with primary sources, letters, laws, speeches and court rulings, and asks who benefited, who paid, and how do we know.
Civics is not separate
It is the same question, who gets power and who can take it away, asked again and again from 1600 to 1877.
The second half
United States History: 1877 to the Present is the grade 11 course.
What this is not
- It is one course among many. You decide which to take, which to hold back and how many to do in a day.
- It is not a highlight reel. It is a story with costs and disagreements left in.
- A child who is behind is not stuck. The course is mastery paced and slows down when a child struggles.
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Questions parents ask
Where does US history continue?
United States History: 1877 to the Present is the grade 11 course, and Foundations of American Government and Civic Life is the grade 12 course.
Can I change the grade?
Yes. You set the grade for each course and can change it at any time, so a child can take a course above or below their age.
What does it cost?
$29 a month or $290 a year for every child. The first 30 days are free with no card.