A Historical Walk Through the Harlem Renaissance

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Homeschool history using this unit study will never be the same when you get to the 1920′s. Ah, the “Roaring Twenties”. This is my favorite time period in American history. I love it for the Harlem Renaissance.

I learned about the Harlem Renaissance throughout my life growing up in an African-American household, but it wasn’t until high school that I became fond of it. I remember going to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, NYC daily for a couple of weeks to do research on a paper. As I read more and more, the thrill and emotion of this time period became more salient. I was beginning to understand why this period in African-American history was so important to American history.

Mrs. Bullard also seeks to bring the 1920′s alive, but for 3rd to 8th graders. She has done this with her homeschool history Harlem Renaissance unit study called, A Historical Walk Through the Harlem Renaissance. Her chapters focus on Literature, Art, Music, History, Geography and Food. Your students will enjoy the tour!

Mrs. Bullard doesn’t claim this homeschool history unit study is meant to stand alone as a total historical christian curriculum on the subject. What she does claim, however, is that this study will enhance and supplement your history studies through the use of Christian homeschool books. I see it as a side road, if you will, to greater understanding of the importance of this era.

The manual does not seem to be for students to read through themselves. It seems it is best for the facilitator to read and understand the material and apply what they’ve learned to their teaching of the students. There are only 32 pages so it is a quick read, but packed with information. I could see a homeschool history teacher breaking this down, as Mrs. Bullard suggests, into a whole semester’s study or just condensing the material into one lapbook theme. The study comes with a list of resources that can be found at your local library about the Harlem Renaissance specifically as well as other works of the same time period that are not specific to the Harlem Renaissance. Websites that you can access from home are also included.

Lyria has been married to her best friend for 10 years and has homeschooled their children for seven years. She is also the author of My Natural Motherhood Journey where she writes about natural parenting topics such as babywearing, breastfeeding and homeschooling.  Aside from wearing her baby, she loves reading, writing and creating profitable e-commerce websites in her spare time.