Chronological and US History

[ocelotmom]

If you're doing a classical style chronological history, how do you integrate United States (or, for those not in the US, your country's) history?

I agree with the view (can't remember if it's CM or WTM. Both, perhaps?) that doing history chronologically provides better context and a more global view. However, for various reasons (many related to state standards/testing, which I realize isn't everyone's priority, but also for generalized cultural literacy), I feel like I should be doing US history as well.

How do you handle this? Is there a particular curriculum you use?

[LauraLoo]

We use History Odyssey and US history is covered in Early Modern and Modern. It also covers Native Americans starting with Middle Ages.

http://www.pandiapress.com/history_odyssey.htm

[MyLittleWonders]

We have begun to weave in US history at the tail end of Medieval Times (SOTW vol. 2) and will alternate World and US history throughout this next spring/summer/fall as we begin SOTW vol. 3 - Early Modern. (We will also begin a bit of CA history as we study US history and weave CA history in earnest when we begin Modern Times next year.)

[phathui5]

We work it into the point in history that we're in chronologically. So if we're in the 1500s in SOTW, we touch on what the US is doing at that point. There have also been times that we've stayed a few weeks in a chapter about US history in SOTW Vol 3 (like the Civil War).

[Momma Aimee]

subbing

[AngelBee]

So far we add it in during the appropriate timeframe.