[Peanut Gallery]

We loved the Drive Though History series. I have not purchased the Am History DVD yet, though.

Mystery of History has three volumes and is good, but it’s a world history from a Christian point of view. I’m not sure that’s what you were looking for.

I have also used WinterPromise’s American History, which is a literature based program with additional activities.

Sonlight has a core program similar to that of WinterPromise ~ also a literature based program but with fewer hands on activities.

One of my favorite history learning tools is lapbooks. There is an outstanding AM Hist lapbook “Time Traveler’s History Studies” by Homeschool in the Woods.

http://www.themysteryofhistory.info/

http://www.winterpromise.com/pdfs/2010_Catalog/Catalog2010-Pgs32-51-WPAmericanHistoryThemedPrograms.pdf

http://www.sonlight.com/history-geography-4.html

http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/

[kinsman redeemer]

I echo your Sonlight History-Geography recommendation.

I am amazed at the way that the reading (aloud or personal) and the history books merge together. Biographies play a central theme in the Sonlight selections. Sonlight highlights characters of good quality that you want to emulate. The Christian experience is especially important in their curriculum.

Blessings.