The Curious Historian is a chronological world
history program from Classical Academic Press that strives to foster virtue and
wisdom in students while guiding them to understand the world we live in. Each
year of the 3-level series includes two semester-long textbooks. Books 1A
through 3A are available now; with Level 3B to follow.
The Student Edition includes weekly chapter lessons,
the text, and sidebars packed with fascinating historical and architectural
tidbits. There are also discussion questions, exercises, hands-on projects,
maps and activities, plus really nice Greek/Latin root word studies (their
specialty). The Teacher Edition has a full student text plus detailed
teacher notes & tips, answers, and sample responses. Digital Resources include
songs, suggested reading lists, printable files including full-color timelines,
reference charts, and blank maps, and Biblical Connections.
While The Curious Historian is presented in a more
standard format than other elementary programs such as The Story of the
World, it implements many nice features and focuses on aspects of culture
that may not be covered in other curricula.
Level 1 covers the Ancient World (3200- 1600BC). Level
2 covers the Classical World (1600-500BC). Level 3 covers up through
the Middle Ages.