Online History Courses at Veritas Press

I have used a lot of history courses over the years.  ABeka.  Bob Jones.  Sonlight.  History at Our House.  Some were good, some OK, and some pathetically disappointing.  After trying Veritas Press' Self-Paced Online History Courses, I just had to give them the thumbs up.  www.veritaspress.com  They're GREAT!   We have only worked in the first one so far, which is Old Testament and Ancient Egypt, but it is enough to leave us begging for more.

For quite awhile I have been trying to find a history course that would give my children more structure to their history knowledge.  I wanted them to not only know stories in history, but to REMEMBER dates, understand cause and effect, and have a far reaching understanding of world history, not just US history.  That sounds sort of dry, doesn't it?  I also wanted history that would capture their interest and keep them coming back for more.  Veritas Press does just that and more!

Once you log into the course, the kids work by themselves through their lesson.  There are history cards for the children to use to find information to answer questions in their lessons.  Actors portray the different people in history and talk to the children.  In Old Testament and Ancient Egypt, they even have the Sphynx talk to the kids.  They use games, puzzles, live actors, map work and music to teach them.

Best of all, they remember what they learn.  They use the same song for every lesson that teaches them the chronology of the history they are learning.  All six of my youngest can sing the song and tell me in what order their Old Testament and Egyptian history occurs.  They definitely know more than I do.  When we were studying in Judges the other morning, my children interrupted to tell me how to pronounce one of the city names they knew and let me know that they knew where it is on the map.

There have been some small technical glitches, but Veritas Press works to help you through those very quickly.

Overall it is the best history I have ever used.  Even though it is made to be used for first through sixth grade, I have had my older children whizzing through the course as well.  Being the homeschooled children they are, they are willing to learn and enjoy curriculum directed at younger children.  By the time you are done with the history courses, you will have covered all ancient history, world history and US history.

Yep, I am one happy and satisfied customer :)