housemouse Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 My 3rd grader is asking to WW2 for what ever reason it peaked his interest. I would like to try not to omit Hitler and holocaust as I believe it is an important part and should be studied but I do not want to get in too deep and cover terrible things that were done in too much depth. Is there anything that would make a nice short study (over the summer) appropriate for 9-10 year olds? Thank you very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeachyDoodle Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 We're just wrapping up WWII in SOTW, and I felt like SWB did a good job covering the topic thoroughly, but without unnecessary detail, IYKWIM. It might make a good jumping-off point. Is there a particular aspect your ds is interested in? You could make a great study of WWII-era submarines, battleships, and airplanes, for example, and wrap the history around that without needing to delve too deep into the details. My dd (10 next week) LOVED How to Split the Atom (which is not specifically about WWII but more the general science). She's asked for all the other books in that series. I personally think at this age it's important to look at the best of human nature that is brought out by such a crisis, so we've talked a lot about people who worked as part of the Resistance -- hiding Jews, etc. My dd has been particularly interested in the children who were sent from London to stay in the country during the Battle of Britain. I didn't feel like she was ready for The Diary of Anne Frank or The Hiding Place yet, but there's tons of great children's literature about this era. I'm going to get Number the Stars and possibly a few others for her. I'd be interested to hear what you come up with too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katiebug1976 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Amy Pak has a World War II study...very hands on! We haven't used that specific one yet, but the others we have used, my kids have enjoyed and retained a lot!! It is scheduled out for 5 weeks, but you can tailor it to what ever time frame you have. Check it out at Homeschoolinthewoods.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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