Make history your family's favorite subject this year!
From an engaging hands-on curriculum for grades K-2 to live and recorded class options for grades 3-12, Knowable World takes all the prep work and struggle out of your homeschool history experience.
Give Your Child the World!
At Knowable World, we understand the challenges of teaching history at home:
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- endless prep work–deciding what to teach and searching for resources
- dry textbooks full of content that is disconnected from your child’s life and experiences (and sometimes just plain wrong)
- the frustration of lessons that don’t stick and students who aren’t engaged
We know how you feel! And Knowable World is here to help.
From engaging live classes, easy-to-use recorded classes, and a growing library of curriculum products, we can help you ensure your children get a top-notch history education in your homeschool.
Our present-centric approach, developed by veteran teacher and historian Scott Powell (formerly of “History at Our House”), makes history come alive, ensuring your kids not only enjoy learning but also gain real, lasting knowledge that will serve them for life.
With Knowable World, you can take the guesswork and struggle out of your homeschool history curriculum and make it your family’s favorite subject this year!
Open-and-go curriculum for grades K-2
Interactive live classes for grades 3-12
Recorded Classes for learning on your schedule
Try out Knowable World’s “present-centric” approach to history education with the Anchor Facts of American History series of mini lessons and printables!
NEW for Fall of 2024, these 12 mini lessons for students in grades 3-7 introduce the ten most important facts of American history.
This is the easiest way to add high quality history learning to your homeschool schedule this year!
Sample Classes
A NEW Way to Teach History
We think about history differently … Not as the dry, boring study of the past but as the revelation and explanation of the world we live in.
Our Mission
Our mission is to be the best place for parents to go to help their child make sense of the world we live in.
Vision Statement
Our vision is to live in a world where children’s curiosity is respected and rewarded with the full power that a history education can provide.
The Latest from Our Blog
How Testing Works in our Live & Recorded Classes
In our last blog post, we shared some thoughts about the importance of memorization in learning history. This week we want to show you a little bit more about how our live and recorded classes work and specifically how testing works. Tests don't have to be scary! In...
The Importance of Memorizing History
Originally published by Secular Homeschooling, Issue #8, September/October 2009Judging from the periodic discussions that arise on homeschooling forums, today's homeschooling parents seem to be against memorization as a tool for learning, especially when it comes to...
Go Beyond the Story: Why History Matters
"History ... is not a subject. It is the subject." - The Well-Trained Mind The problem with history: There's too much of it! Homeschooling parents are often convinced of the importance of history. We want to make sure that our children know about great men and women...
Meet Our Team
Knowable World was created BY homeschoolers FOR homeschoolers!
Scott Powell
Scott Powell is a historian and teacher who has been teaching homeschooled students online for nearly 20 years. He is the author of three books including “The 4-Hour Historian”, “The History of Now”, and the upcoming “The History of Tomorrow”. His present-centric approach was developed from the conviction that history is an essential subject that is vital for anyone who wants to live a fully engaged life and make sense of the world they live in.
Heather Schwarz
Heather Schwarz is a homeschooling parent, homeschooling coach and Masters of Education student whose mission is to make it easy for parents to provide a high-quality academic education to their children at home. Her own children have been students of Mr. Powell’s History at Our House program for several years, and she is keenly aware of the need for a conceptual, easy-to-use, secular curriculum for the youngest students. Heather brings more than ten years of experience and study in the field of home education.
History for Homeschoolers