This giveaway has ended; thanks for your interest!
Welcome to another back-to-homeschool giveaway–sponsored by History Unboxed.
From History Unboxed:
“Love every minute of history this year!
History Unboxed offers subscription boxes and on-demand unit study boxes for students ages 5-15. Through hands-on activities young people can experience history with many of their senses and create a connection to the past in a personal way.
Recipes, crafts, art, myths, and relatable details enable students to form a lasting and meaningful bond with the past. And the best part?
Everything ships right to your door. All you have to do is open the box and start learning.
This August History Unboxed is offering a nine-month ancient history course for the 2015-2016 school year that presents eight major ancient civilizations in a fun, engaging, and interactive format.
Subscriptions and on-demand boxes are available any time, but registration for the 2015 Ancient History course is open for the month of August only. The course is $280 for the first student with a $70 discount for each additional sibling/classmate.
Get more ideas for getting hands-on with history on History Unboxed’s Pinterest and Instagram pages too!”
The prize
Today one lucky Simple Homeschool reader will win a spot in the History Unboxed 2015-2016 ancient history course — a $280 value!
The course will begin in September with an introductory month. Students will learn about timelines, make their own time capsule, and receive materials that will be used throughout the year.
Every month students will receive a box in the mail that will transport them to a different place and time in the ancient world:
- October: Harappa and Mohenjo Daro in Ancient India
- November: Ancient Egypt at the time of the Great Pyramids
- December: Hammurabi’s Court in Ancient Babylon
- January: The Olmec Civilization in Ancient Mesoamerica
- February: The Merchant Civilization of Ancient Phoenicia
- March: Ancient Athens in the time of Greek Philosophy
- April: Ancient China while the Great Wall was being constructed
- May: Anglo-Saxon Britain just before the Viking Invasion
How to Win
This giveaway has ended; thanks for your interest!
To be entered for a chance to win, leave a comment on this post answering the question: How old are your kids, and what is their favorite historical time period to study?
(If you’re reading this via email or reader, you must click here to leave your comment on this post at Simple Homeschool. Comments or emails left elsewhere don’t count as entries.)
Note: This giveaway is open to U.S. readers only. Sorry international readers!
For an extra entry, share about this giveaway on Facebook. Then leave another comment here letting me know you’ve done so!
Special Offer
History Unboxed is offering 5% off this history course, first billing cycle of subscriptions, or on-demand unit study boxes!
Just use the discount code “SHS815” at check-out – no expiration date.
This giveaway has ended, and the winner is Megan L, who wrote “My kids are 10 and 4. My 10 year old loves history. He particularly enjoys studying the 1900’s. He likes learning about all the inventions and advances in technology.”
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My girls are 6&9. Egypt remains a favorite!
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My kiddos ages are 2, 5 & 7. They have really enjoyed Egyptian history so this would perfect!!
My 11yr old son loves any and all history, but especially American, and my 13 year old daughter enjoys Ancient History. This is a fantastic give-away!
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My kids are 5 and 3. This is our first year homeschooling, so we haven’t any history studies beyond our family history.
My kiddos are six and eight. They love Colonial America and Ancient Egypt so far.
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My sons are 7 years old and 8-months old. Ancient Egypt is our favorite time period right now.
My children are 8 and 2 years old. My 8 year likes to study China!
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5 and.3, ancient Egypt!
8 and 11 western expansion! we have been looking at the history unboxed offerings for a while. would be a major treat to win this!!!!
This looks like fun!
I have a 5, 4, 2, and 9 months. They like learning about Bible times, but that’s all the history we’ve covered so far. This looks fun!
My kids are 13 , 9, & 2. My 9 yr. old loves pretty much all history but ancient Egypt is his favorite. My 13 yr. old is really into learning about early American history and the civil war.
My kids are 10, 7, and 5. They mostly love to learn about Ancient Greek and Roman history and exploring the Americas!
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My children are 6, 4, 3, and 1. My oldest loves Ancient History and they all love the American Revolution.
My kids are 11 and 8, and right now ancient Greece is their favorite.
My kids are 5 and 7. My favorite period is Ancient Greece. We are reading and rereading the Greek Myths now.
My kids are 9, 7, and 5. We are studying ancient history this year and would LOVE to try History Unboxed!
My daughter is 12 years old, her favourite period is Ancient Greece ????
We love studying American history for 6th & 9th grades.