INTEGRATING AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY INTO YOUR HOMESCHOOL

<p>Why add Black, Asian, and Native American voices to your homeschool? Our podcast guest for this episode is a specialist in this area. Belinda Bullard has successfully graduated three children through homeschooling with a literature-based approach. Her business, <a href="http://www.blessedheritage.com" target="_blank">Blessed Heritage Educational Resources</a>, provides multicultural history curriculum featuring the African-American presence and contribution. If you'd like to give <em>your </em>children empathy and the ability to understand history from multiple viewpoints, tune in! &nbsp;<br> • — • &nbsp;— • &nbsp;— •<br> LISTENER COUPON CODE<br> ★<a href="https://www.bookshark.com/podcast-5">Request your coupon code</a> to use on any purchase at bookshark.com.<br> • — • &nbsp;— • &nbsp;— •<br> TIMESTAMPS<br> <br> 02:25 Teaching is also learning.</p> <p>06:50 In teaching homeschool history, be willing to be comfortable with the uncomfortable.</p> <p>09:09 Study primary sources such as the Constitution itself.&nbsp;</p> <p>14:21 Teach your children about biases in news outlets and how to evaluate internet sources for credibility.</p> <p>17:51 Aim to use first person voices, namely autobiographies.&nbsp;</p> <p>25:30 Expose your children to festivals, movies, books, people, etc. that reflect a variety of viewpoints.&nbsp;</p> <p>31:05 What's the evidence that your children are digesting their history studies?<br> • — • &nbsp;— • &nbsp;— •<br> Thanks to show sponsor BookShark. <a href="https://www.bookshark.com/request-a-catalog/">Request a homeschool curriculum catalog</a> or <a href="http://www.bookshark.com/instructors-guide-samples">download samples</a> at <a href="http://www.bookshark.com/">bookshark.com</a>.<br> <br> If you'd like to share an aha moment, an inspirational quote, a homeschool hack, a book you're loving, or a suggested podcast topic/guest, <a href="https://homeschool.bookshark.com/podcast/">leave a comment at bookshark.com/podcast</a>. We'd love to feature your reflection on a future episode.<