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HistoryGrades 5–12SecularPortfolio units ~$30–$45; primary source documents

Jackdaw Publications

Day-to-day
Balanced
Structure
Flexible

Best for

  • ✓middle and high schoolers supplementing history
  • ✓secular families wanting primary source work
  • ✓families preparing for AP or college-level history

Not ideal for

  • —elementary students
  • —families needing a complete standalone history program

Strengths

  • ✓primary source document portfolios
  • ✓secular and academically rigorous
  • ✓great for developing historical thinking skills
  • ✓unique and memorable format

Watch-outs

  • !not a complete history curriculum
  • !requires supplementing with a narrative spine
  • !works best for middle/high school

At a glance

Grade levelGrades 5–12
SubjectsHistory
PricePortfolio units ~$30–$45; primary source documents
Teaching stylereading-heavy, visual
ApproachSecular
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