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Story of the World

Well-Trained Mind Press · History · narrative + classical

Rating
4.7 / 5
Time / day
30-45 min
Cost
$50-80/year
Ages
1-6
Lessons
30

About this curriculum

Strengths
  • Narrative makes history stick
  • 4-year cycle covers all of history
  • Mostly secular with religion noted in context
Watch-outs
  • • Heavy reading aloud
  • • Some Christian framing in vol 2
Best for
Classical homeschoolers, story-driven learners
Not great for
Strict secular families (occasional religion references)

Scope and sequence

30 lessons

(Prototype scope — real publisher scope-and-sequence imports replace this later. Structure stays.)

1
Lesson 1: What is history
Read about what is history, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
2
Lesson 2: Timelines
Read about timelines, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
3
Lesson 3: Primary vs secondary sources
Read about primary vs secondary sources, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
4
Lesson 4: Ancient civilizations overview
Read about ancient civilizations overview, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
5
Lesson 5: Ancient Egypt
Read about ancient egypt, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
6
Lesson 6: Ancient Greece
Read about ancient greece, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
7
Lesson 7: Ancient Rome
Read about ancient rome, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
8
Lesson 8: The Middle Ages
Read about the middle ages, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
9
Lesson 9: The Renaissance
Read about the renaissance, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
10
Lesson 10: Age of Exploration
Read about age of exploration, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
11
Lesson 11: Colonial America
Read about colonial america, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
12
Lesson 12: Founding of the U.S.
Read about founding of the u.s., then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
13
Lesson 13: Revolutionary War
Read about revolutionary war, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
14
Lesson 14: Constitution
Read about constitution, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
15
Lesson 15: Westward expansion
Read about westward expansion, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
16
Lesson 16: Civil War
Read about civil war, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
17
Lesson 17: Reconstruction
Read about reconstruction, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
18
Lesson 18: Industrial Revolution
Read about industrial revolution, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
19
Lesson 19: World War I
Read about world war i, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
20
Lesson 20: Great Depression
Read about great depression, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
21
Lesson 21: World War II
Read about world war ii, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
22
Lesson 22: Civil Rights movement
Read about civil rights movement, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
23
Lesson 23: Cold War
Read about cold war, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
24
Lesson 24: Modern America
Read about modern america, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
25
Lesson 25: Geography and maps
Read about geography and maps, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
26
Lesson 26: Native American history
Read about native american history, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
27
Lesson 27: Immigration
Read about immigration, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
28
Lesson 28: Major inventors
Read about major inventors, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
29
Lesson 29: Major leaders
Read about major leaders, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m
30
Lesson 30: Review timeline
Read about review timeline, then narrate back or complete a notebook page.
38m