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📜 History Activities

5 activities to supplement your History curriculum

These activities are tagged with History in their educational metadata. Perfect for homeschool lessons, supplemental practice, or enrichment.

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🎨 creative Ages 7-18

Create a timeline of your life so far

Make a visual timeline showing major events in your life from birth to now. This 15-minute history and self-reflection a...

⏱️ 15-30 min beginner
Learn: chronological thinking, autobiography
📚 learning Ages 8-18

Research your family tree for three generations

Discover your ancestry by interviewing family and researching family history. This 15-minute social studies activity tea...

⏱️ 15-30 min beginner
Learn: research skills, interviewing
📚 learning Ages 16+

The Sakartvelo Paradox: Understanding Georgia at the Crossroads of Empires

Dive deep into the 3,000-year history of Georgia (Sakartvelo), a nation that has survived at the crossroads of Europe an...

⏱️ 4-6 weeks of study (2-3 hours weekly) for comprehensive understanding, or 2-3 hours for Six Truths overview advanced
Learn: Understand Georgia's 3,000-year historical trajectory from ancient kingdoms to modern state, Analyze how geography shapes national identity and foreign policy
📚 learning Ages 14-18

Understanding Governing Systems: Democracy, Authoritarianism, and Everything In Between

Master the fundamentals of how governments work around the world. This comprehensive civics lesson explores democracy, a...

⏱️ 2-3 class periods (45-50 minutes each) or 2-3 hours self-paced beginner
Learn: Identify at least 6 different types of government systems, Explain the key differences between democracy and authoritarianism
📚 learning Ages 12-18

Understand the Monroe Doctrine

The Monroe Doctrine is a foundational principle of U.S. foreign policy announced in 1823. In simple terms, it declared t...

⏱️ 30-45 minutes for overview, 1-2 hours for comprehensive study intermediate
Learn: Explain the three key principles of the Monroe Doctrine, Understand the historical context of 1823 America