History At Our House

Curriculum Overview

Curriculum Overview

HistoryAtOurHouse (HAOH) was first offered to a private community of homeschoolers in 2006, and after this first trial year it was made available to the general homeschooling public in 2007. Since that time the program has doubled in size each year, as homeschoolers throughout the United States — and around the world! — have quickly discovered that this new curriculum is the ultimate history resource for homeschoolers! Read on to find out more, and view the on-line video introduction to HAOH at YouTube (Now Available!).

Basic Facts About the Program

• HistoryAtOurHouse (HAOH) is an audio-based history curriculum for homeschoolers (and afterschoolers)
• HAOH is available to students anywhere in two basic formats:
  • 1. Live classes conducted via conference-call
  • 2. Internet-based audio recordings (in MP3 format)
• HAOH offers a comprehensive, integrated, and exciting program of instruction in Ancient, European, and American history, on a three-year cycle.
• HAOH is for students from 2nd to 12th grade

Live Classes

• HAOH offers live classes via an advanced conference-calling system.
  • Local dial-in numbers means no long-distance charges!
  • Students call in using headsets or speakerphones.
• Classes run four days a week for all levels: Monday-Thursday
  • See the weekly class schedule for class times in all US time zones.
• The HAOH School Year for live classes runs from early September to mid June.
  • See the 2012-13 academic calendar.
• There are two tiers of live participation, for as little as $35/month. (See here for details.)

Audio Recordings

• Many users of HistoryAtOurHouse prefer the flexibility and affordability of audio recordings.
• Audio recordings are provided in MP3 format.
  • Recordings can be played on your computer, or downloaded onto an iPod or other portable player.
  • You can listen to lectures anywhere, anytime
• Audio recordings, i.e. Tier 1 of the product, are available for only $20/month.

Just the Most Important Facts, Please!

• The goal of a proper history curriculum is to help students develop the trait of “historical-mindedness.“
• To help students see the value of history, HAOH is focused and essentialized. It presents only the most important facts from the past.
• By presenting only the most important facts, HAOH is able to operate on a three-year cycle. This provides students with repeated exposure to the same material, at higher and higher levels of abstraction.

Instruction at Four Levels

• HAOH offers instruction for students from 2nd to 12th grade:
  • Lower Elementary (for 2nd and 3rd graders, i.e. age 7-8)
  • Upper Elementary (for 4th to 6th graders, i.e. age 9-11)
  • Junior High (for 7th to 9th graders, i.e. age 12-14)
  • High School (for 10th to 12th graders, i.e. age 15-18)
• How it All Fits Together

Program Highlights

• HistoryAtOurHouse isn’t just history. It’s history, geography, and art!
• Kids love the innovative HistoryThroughArt program!
• Sample FREE lessons here!
• HAOH is a secular history program.
  • What does it mean for a history program to be “secular”?
    Find out here.
• Live classes give students the chance to work with an expert.
• Audio recordings give families flexibility and affordability.

Reviews of HistoryAtOurHouse

• HistoryAtOurHouse has received rave reviews from homeschoolers everywhere!
  • A review of HAOH is available in Issue 7 (July 2009) print edition of Secular Homeschooling Magazine.
  • HAOH is reviewed at Choosy Homeschooler.
  • HAOH is also reviewed at HomeSchoolReviews.
• Find out what the growing community of HAOH users is doing with the program via the program’s Yahoo! Group for Parents.

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