Category: How to Use BItH

1-Year Program

The Big Ideas through History 1-Year Program covers all 3 Parts of the original Big Ideas through History Program in a condensed, single year format. The 1-year Program is broken into 24 Topics, with the …

Tips for Using BItH with High School Students (9th-12th grade)

Tips for Using BItH with High School Aged Students (9th-12th grade) For learners 9th to 12th grades, I suggest doing history work four or five times weekly, covering one Section/Peoples per week with each Unit …

Tips for Using BItH with Middle School Students (6th-8th grade)

Tips for Using BItH with Middle School Aged Students (6th-8th grade) For learners 6th to 8th grades, I suggest doing history work two or three times weekly, covering one section per week. This means you …

Tips for Using BItH with Upper Elementary Students (3rd-5th grade)

Suggested use of Big Ideas through History with older elementary kids (about 3rd to 5th grades): For learners around 3rd to 5th grades, I suggest doing history work twice per week, covering one Section per …

Tips for Using BItH with Younger Elementary Students (PreK-2nd grade)

Suggested use of Big Ideas through History with young elementary kids (PreK to about 2nd grade): For learners in 2nd grade and under, I suggest doing history work once per week and focusing on one …

Created by Melissa Roy, of Beyond Mommying, the Big Ideas through History program is designed to be an outline for learning and act as a guide for covering world history topics.

Rather than cover topics of world history chronologically, Big Ideas through History is taught through exploration of the big ideas and events that shaped our world through time.

Each Section of Big Ideas through History is designed to cover a complete, stand alone topic and can be taught individually or used to accompany other programs.