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 kids love studying more about ancient history! Their ages are: 12, 10, 8, 4, and 4.
My kids are 5, 3 , and 11 months and the oldest too are really into knights, castles, and medieval times.
My kids (8 and 5) are interested in studying Scottish/Irish history and Celtic Mythology!
This looks so wonderful! My child is age 5 and he loves Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece!
My kids are 9 and 7 and the love Ancient Egypt!
I have an 11 yo who loves history… especially medieval times with castles and Robin Hood!
Kids are 9 & 11 ~ Ancient Civilizations
My daughter is almost 5 and she loves to read and learn about ancient Egypt.
My kids are 21, 16, 15, 13, 11, 9, 8, 7, 5, 4, and 2. They all love learning about Ancient Greece and are enamored with Greek mythology.
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I have a 9 year old son who loves to study the American Revolution. He will ask for “just 1 more chapter”.
My kids are 6 and 9. Their favorite time period is Ancient History, especially Egyptian, Roman, and Greek. My youngest has been crazy about Egypt since she was 3!
My kiddos are 2 and 6. My six year-old loves studying Ancient Egypt.
My child is 7 and she is enamored with anything Egyptian!
My kids are 8, 4, and 2 and they love studying about Ancient Egypt!
My kids love history. Their ages are 6, 9 and 11. The 9 year old loves ancient history and my 11 year old Middle age.
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American History, but really time period is interesting to them. My kids are 11 and 13. Thanks!
My six year old daughter loves history. She has been talking a lot about Ancient Greece recently, after enjoying a Magic Tree House book on the topic! She’d love hands on history activities!
We are new to homeschool this year! I have 6 children, staggered about 2 years apart ranging from 5-15. Almost all of my kids love history in general….we can watch a documentary on ancient Greece or we could be watching the JFK assassination at any given moment 🙂
My kids love to study Ancient Egypt and Greece. They are 9, 11, 13 and 15.
My kids (ages 7, 10, 11, & 14) are interested in ancient history…especially the Egyptians, Romans, and Greeks.
How awesome. We would love this!! My girls are 6, 5 and 3 and fascinated with Greek myths and medieval tales. Thank you!
The kids are 13, 11, and 5. So far, they’ve enjoyed ancient Egypt the most.
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