History Lessons
Enjoy our series of free history lessons for kids! Each .pdf is based on a request from a child and includes a history lesson and hands-on activity. Many have printable recipes, songs, and crafts to go along with the lesson’s topic.
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- Is there a certain topic that piques your child’s interest?
- Is there local history you want to learn more about?
Let us know your suggestions and we’ll add them to our idea bank for upcoming lessons. Submit your idea here!
Click on the titles below to explore the lessons released through Facebook and email so far:
2020
Lesson 1: Pin Prick Drawing Lesson
Lesson 2: The Complicated History of Pudding
Lesson 3: A Lesson on Becoming the Family Historian
2021
Lesson 4: A History Lesson on Draft Horses
Lesson 5: Black Loyalist History at Kings Landing
Lesson 6: Learn to Make Candy on the Snow
Lesson 7: Print Shop and Potato Printing
Lesson 8: Learn to Make a Thaumatrope at Home
Lesson 9: Blacksmithing for Beginners
Lesson 10: A Lesson on the History of Natural Dyeing
Lesson 11: A Victorian Christmas History Lesson
2022
Lesson 12: A History Lesson on Butter Making
Lesson 13: Maple, the First Taste of Spring
Lesson 14: All About Brown Bread
Lesson 15: Herbs & Medicine
Lesson 16: The A to Z of the Blueberry
Lesson 17: Candle Making
2023
Lesson 18: A History Lesson on Outdoor Winter Recreation in the 1800s
Bonus Lessons:
Bonus: Recipe Book
Bonus: Apple Tree Craft (in partnership with the Harvey Community Library)
Bonus: Black History Crossword
Bonus: Christmas Recipe Book
