From wrapping each other up in toilet paper when learning about mummies to building the Great Wall of China out of blocks, we’ve always had so much fun studying ancient times. I’ve mentioned in previous posts that we do a four-year history rotation (ancient, medieval, renaissance and modern). We’ve done two cycles of ancient history now. As with medieval history, when we first studied ancient history several years ago, I chose resources that were geared towards younger children. As my children got a bit older, I expanded our resource list.

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Using Mystery of History as our core text, here are some of our most loved supplemental resources:

Fiction/Historical Fiction

• Aesop’s Fables for Children
• Boy of the Pyramids by Ruth Fosdick Jones
• Cleopatra by Diane Stanley
• Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfeld
• God King: A Story in the Days of Hezekiah by Joanne Williamson
• Hittite Warrior by Joanne Williamson
• The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
• The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
• The Imagination Station: Attack at the Arena by Marianne Hering
• The Imagination Station: Secret of the Pyramids by Marianne Hering
• The Imagination Station: Showdown with the Shepherd by Marianne Hering
• Tirzah by Lucille Travis
• Vinegar Boy by Alberta Hawse

Reference and Activity Books

• 100 Facts: Ancient Rome by Miles Kelly
• Ancient Egypt by George Hart
• Ancient Greek Homes by Haydn Middleton
• Ancient Rome by Philip Steele
• City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction by David Macaulay
• Augustus Caesar’s World by Genevieve Foster
• Egyptian Things to Make and Do by Emily Bone
• Famous Figures of Ancient Times by Cathy Diez-Luckie
• History Through the Ages Historical Timeline Figures by Homeschool in the Woods
• Life in Ancient China by Paul Challen
• The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt by Elizabeth Payne

Other Resources

• Safari Ltd. Ancient Egypt Toob and Kinetic Sand
• Silk Moth Life Cycle Set
• Wooden blocks (to build the Great Wall)
• Creatology Project Bricks (to build ancient cities)
• Foam Head Models (to use with plaster/clay to create Roman-style sculptures)
• The Royal Ontario Museum (end of year field trip)

Looking for more resources and hands on activities? Check out my Ancient History board on Pinterest.