I love keeping all my students on the same history time period.

It simplifies my planning and encourages great family discussions.

Today I'm going to share some great books that will guide your whole family through the

time and history that we call early modern, about 1550 through 1850.

Let's dive in.

Welcome to the Simply Charlotte Mason podcast. I'm Sonia Schaefer.

The early modern time period covers some exciting years when a lot was happening all around the world, including a fledgling country that we now know as the United States.

I think it's important to study American history alongside the world history that was happening

at the same time.

It's important for our students to realize that what happened in America did not happen

in a vacuum. A lot of the events in American history are related to events in other countries.

So studying American history in context just makes sense. And it's the same for whatever country you live in. Studying your

country's history in the context of world history helps your students to keep a global

mindset. We don't want our children to grow up with tunnel vision, thinking only about

their immediate community's concerns. we want them to consider the bigger

picture as well, and teaching your country's history alongside the world history of the same time

period can contribute to that wider perspective.

In our four-year history curriculum, a pageant of history, we do just that.

Your students will study both American history and world history in the early modern

and modern times courses, because that's when American history was happening in the world.

The books I'm sharing with you today are the spine books for a study of early modern

history.

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