This teacher guide is for our History of the Horse homeschool unit study. Designed for 3rd-7th grade students, the teacher guide features comprehension and discussion questions that will help your children connect and engage with the literature.

This course begins in the 1700s with the Godolphin Arabian and continues through the mid 1900s featuring the award-winning books of Marguerite Henry, Walter Farley's Black Stallion and Anna Sewell's Black Beauty.

Your student will take a wild ride and learn of the Lipizzaner stallions, wild mustangs, the American bred Morgan horse, the Chincoteague ponies and other breeds. They will learn horse anatomy, breed identification, basic sketching of horses, charting blood lines and Bible memory verses regarding the horse!

•This curriculum contains 92 lessons.

•Complete 3 lessons per week for a one-year unit study.

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About the Author: 

Hilary B. Severson was homeschooled from Kindergarten through high school by her parents Russ and Rea Berg, founders of Beautiful Feet Books. Hilary first discovered the wonders of literature when introduced to Marguerite Henry's classic horse titles, many of which are used in this guide. She went on to major in History at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) and was the recipient of the Dr. Dan Krieger Award for Excellence in the Study of History. Upon graduation she taught at San Luis Obispo Classical Academy and also as an online tutor through her business Brownstone Academy teaching history, literature, and SAT prep to high school students. For many years Hilary has advised home schooling parents from Hawaii to Massachusetts with her parent's publishing company. Hilary lives in Oregon with her husband and their four sons.

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