Grades 5th-8th | HISTORY
The Curious Historian
The Curious Historian is a 3-level series that presents the study of history and culture from the beginnings of civilization (Mesopotamia and Egypt) through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Students will grow excited about history, see how people throughout the ages were both similar to and different from themselves, and learn to be scholars of the past who can make a difference in the future!
This robust history curriculum features teacher support, supplemental resources, lively songs, and much more! The beautiful full-color texts are filled with rich details, historical time lines, and imagery of artifacts and artwork, plus a wealth of exercises, hands-on projects and activities, and appendices.
The 3 levels in The Curious Historian series each consist of 2 semester-long texts. Level 1A: The Early & Middle Bronze Ages and Level 1B: The Late Bronze & Iron Ages arrived in 2021. Level 2A: Greece and the Classical World and Level 2B: Rome and the Classical World have been available since 2023. Our latest releases are Level 3A: The Early Middle Ages and Level 3B: Late Middle Ages and Renaissance—now available!
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The Curious Historian 1A
Grade 5+
The Curious Historian 3A
Grade 7+
The Curious Historian 1B
Grade 5+
The Curious Historian 3B
Grade 7+
The Curious Historian 2A
Grade 6+
The Curious Historian 2B
Grade 6+
The Curious Historian Teacher Resources
Support for The Curious Historian 1A: Teacher Resources and Extras
For placement (grade level) recommendations and other questions, please see our FAQ page.
Free Support Resources
- Go Deeper Resources for The Curious Historian Level 1A (PDF):
This resource includes additional information to share with your students or explore for your own interest: links to museum collections of artifacts, fun tidbits (Have you ever wondered what happened to the Sphinx’s nose?), and much more. Icons in the teacher's edition indicate when to reference this optional resource. - The Curious Historian Level 1A Suggested Weekly Schedule (PDF)
- The Curious Historian Level 1A Suggested Yearlong Schedule (PDF)
- The Curious Historian Level 1A Introduction to Teachers Audio (MP3)
- The Curious Historian Level 1A Bonus Activity Answers (PDF)
- The Curious Historian Level 1A Song Lyrics (PDF)
- The Curious Historian & God’s Great Covenant Series Overlap Chart (PDF)
- The Curious Historian Level 1A Cuneiform English Alphabet Chart (PDF)
- The Curious Historian Level 1A Hieroglyphic English Alphabet Chart (PDF)
- Scope & Sequence (PDF)
Bonus Digital Resources for Level 1A: is a collection of PDFs which is complimentary when you purchase a The Curious Historian Level 1A textbook (or available for purchase separately). These digital files can be printed and either distributed to students or displayed in the classroom:
- The Curious Historian Level 1A Quizzes (PDF)
- The Answer Key for the quizzes (PDF)
- Reference Archive charts from TCH1A appendix G
Support for The Curious Historian 1B: Teacher Resources and Extras
For placement (grade level) recommendations and other questions, please see our FAQ page.
Free Support Resources
- Go Deeper Resources for The Curious Historian Level 1B (PDF): This resource includes additional information to share with your students or explore for your own interest: links to museum collections of artifacts, fun tidbits (Did you know that meteorites were the earliest source of iron for many ancient civilizations?), and much more. Icons in the teacher's edition indicate when to reference this optional resource.
- The Curious Historian Level 1B Suggested Weekly Schedule (PDF)
- The Curious Historian Level 1B Suggested Yearlong Schedule (PDF)
- The Curious Historian Level 1A Introduction to Teachers Audio (Audio): For notes regarding new elements in the TCH1B chapters, please see page D of the TCH1B Introduction to Teachers.
- The Curious Historian Level 1B Song Lyrics (PDF)
- The Curious Historian & God’s Great Covenant Series Overlap Chart (PDF)
- The Curious Historian Level 1B Ancient Alphabet Chart (PDF)
Bonus Digital Resources for Level 1B is a collection of PDFs which is complimentary when you purchase a The Curious Historian Level 1B textbook (or available for purchase separately). These digital files can be printed and either distributed to students or displayed in the classroom:
- The Curious Historian Level 1B Quizzes (PDF)
- The Answer Key for the quizzes (PDF)
- Reference Archive charts from TCH1B appendix G
Support for The Curious Historian 2A: Teacher Resources and Extras
For placement (grade level) recommendations and other questions, please see our FAQ page.
Free Support Resources:
- Go Deeper Resources for The Curious Historian Level 2A (PDF): This resource includes additional information to share with your students or explore for your own interest: links to museum collections of artifacts, fun tidbits, links to virtual tours of ruins and key sites in Greece, and much more. Icons in the teacher's edition indicate when to reference this optional resource.
- The Curious Historian Level 2A Suggested Weekly Schedule (PDF)
- The Curious Historian Level 2A Suggested Yearlong Schedule (PDF)
- The Curious Historian Level 2A Song Lyrics (PDF)
- The Curious Historian & God’s Great Covenant Series Overlap Chart for Level 2 (PDF)
- The TCH2A Rubric for Do It Yourself writing exercises
- “A Comparison of Ancient Alphabets” (PDF): This chart from the previous level in the series is also useful for study of the classical world.
- The Curious Historian Level 1A Introduction to Teachers Audio (MP3): This introduction to the first book pertains to the entire series. For notes regarding new elements in the TCH2A chapters, please see pages E–H of the TCH2A Introduction to Teachers.
- Scope and Sequence (PDF)
Bonus Digital Resources for Level 2A is a collection of PDFs which is complimentary when you purchase a The Curious Historian Level 2A textbook (or available for purchase separately). These digital files can be printed and either distributed to students or displayed in the classroom:
- The Curious Historian Level 2A Quizzes (PDF) and Answer Key (PDF)
- “Four Categories of Virtues (and Vices)” chart (PDF) from TCH2A appendix C
- The “Spotlight on Virtue” discussion questions (PDF), compiled in one PDF that can be printed and distributed to students
- Reference Archive charts from TCH2A appendix G
Support for The Curious Historian 2B: Teacher Resources and Extras
For placement (grade level) recommendations and other questions, please see our FAQ page.
Free Support Resources:
- Go Deeper Resources: This resource includes additional information to share with your students or explore for your own interest: links to museum collections of artifacts, fun tidbits, links to virtual tours of ruins and key sites in Rome, and much more. Icons in the teacher's edition indicate when to reference this optional resource.
- The Curious Historian Level 2B Suggested Weekly Schedule (PDF)
- The Curious Historian Level 2B Suggested Yearlong Schedule (PDF)
- The Curious Historian Level 2B Song Lyrics (PDF)
- Master Supply List for appendix H: Guide to Holding a Rome Day Event (PDF)
- The Curious Historian & God's Great Covenant Series Overlap Chart (PDF)
- “A Comparison of Ancient Alphabets” chart from TCH2B chapter 9
- Introduction to Teachers from TCH1A (audio)
- Scope & Sequence
Bonus Digital Resources for Level 2B is a collection of PDFs which is complimentary when you purchase a The Curious Historian Level 2B textbook (or available for purchase separately). These digital files can be printed and either distributed to students or displayed in the classroom:
- The Curious Historian Level 2B Quizzes (PDF) and Answer Key (PDF)
- “Four Categories of Virtues (and Vices)” chart (PDF) from TCH2B appendix C
- The “Spotlight on Virtue” discussion questions (PDF), compiled in one PDF that can be printed and distributed to students
- The “Spotlight on Virtue” full version, including discussion questions and guidance for teachers in leading the discussion
- Reference Archive charts from TCH2B appendix G
Support for The Curious Historian 3A: Teacher Resources and Extras
For placement (grade level) recommendations and other questions, please see our FAQ page.
Free Support Resources:
- Go Deeper Resources: This resource includes additional information to share with your students or explore for your own interest—fun tidbits, links to museum collections of artifacts, links to virtual tours of medieval ruins and other key sites, and much more. Icons in the teacher’s edition indicate when to reference this optional resource.
- The Curious Historian Level 3A Suggested Weekly Schedule (PDF)
- The Curious Historian Level 3A Suggested Yearlong Schedule (PDF)
- The Curious Historian Level 3A Song Lyrics (PDF)
- The Curious Historian Level 3A Pronunciation Guide (PDF)
- Glossary: Series Alphabetical Vocabulary (PDF)
- Scope & Sequence
Bonus Digital Resources for Level 3A is a collection of PDFs which is complimentary when you purchase a The Curious Historian Level 3A textbook (or available for purchase separately). These digital files can be printed and either distributed to students or displayed in the classroom:
- The Curious Historian Level 3A Quizzes (PDF) and Answer Key (PDF)
- “Four Categories of Virtues (and Vices)” chart (PDF) from TCH3A appendix C
- The “Spotlight on Virtue” discussion questions (PDF), which are compiled from the teacher’s notes in TCH3A and can be printed and distributed to students
- Reference Archive charts from TCH3A appendix G
Support for The Curious Historian 3B: Teacher Resources and Extras
For placement (grade level) recommendations and other questions, please see our FAQ page.
Free Support Resources:
- Go Deeper Resources: This resource includes additional information to share with your students or explore for your own interest—fun tidbits, links to museum collections of artifacts, links to virtual tours of medieval ruins and other key sites, and much more. Icons in the teacher’s edition indicate when to reference this optional resource.
- The Curious Historian Level 3B Suggested Weekly Schedule (PDF)
- The Curious Historian Level 3B Suggested Yearlong Schedule (PDF)
- The Curious Historian Level 3B Song Lyrics (PDF)
- Glossary: Series Alphabetical Vocabulary (PDF)
- Scope & Sequence
Bonus Digital Resources for Level 3B is a collection of PDFs which is complimentary when you purchase a The Curious Historian Level 3B textbook (or available for purchase separately). These digital files can be printed and either distributed to students or displayed in the classroom:
- The Curious Historian Level 3B Quizzes (PDF) and Answer Key (PDF)
- “Four Categories of Virtues (and Vices)” chart (PDF) from TCH3B appendix C
- The “Spotlight on Virtue” discussion questions (PDF) from TCH3B appendix C
- Reference Archive charts indexed in TCH3B appendix F
The Curious Historian Series Structure
The 3 levels in The Curious Historian series—each consisting of 2 semester-long texts—cover the following eras:
Level 1: The Ancient World
Book 1A: The Early & Middle Bronze Ages (the Egyptians and Mesopotamians)
Book 1B: The Late Bronze & Iron Ages (the Egyptians, Phoenicians, Israelites, Assyrians, Persians, etc.)
Level 2: The Classical World
Book 2A: Greece and the Classical World (Classical and Hellenistic Eras; the Far East)
Book 2B: Rome and the Classical World (the Republic and Empire; the Far East)
Level 3: The Medieval World and the Renaissance
Book 3A: The Early Middle Ages (Migration Era; Viking Age; Carolingian Age; Islamic/Byzantine/Eastern Civilizations)
Book 3B: Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance (Crusades; High Middle Ages; Renaissance and Reformation)
The Curious Historian Series Features
• Robust history curriculum with teacher support, supplemental resources, lively songs, and much more
• Well-organized, chronological, and engaging narrative that fosters a love of history and helps students draw connections between ancient and modern civilization
• Beautiful full-color text filled with rich details, historical time lines, and imagery of artifacts and artwork
• Integration of history, culture, and geography
• Wealth of exercises, hands-on projects and activities, and appendices
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