Hi Friend!

Many of the primary picture books we read through A Gentle + Classical Autumn are available as read-alouds on YouTube for either preview or to utilize in place of a physical book. Click the links below to watch. You can find these items for purchase on Amazon below or visit my Amazon storefront HERE.

Please note: If a video has been removed, simply search YouTube for the title to find an alternative. We cannot promise these will be on YouTube forever.

Full Program

The Year at Maple Hill Farm (YouTube)

Children of the Longhouse (YouTube)

Pilgrim Stories (YouTube)

Optional:

Picturing America (YouTube Part 1; Part 2)

Adventures in Odyssey: For God and Country (Units 1 and 2)

Martin Luther Video (YouTube; Unit 3)

Adventures in Odyssey: The Truth Chronicles (Unit 4)

Unit 1

Hiawatha and the Peacemaker (YouTube)

If You Lived with the Iroquois (*no YouTube link)

Winter is Coming (YouTube)

Why Do Leaves Change Color (YouTube)

Unit 1 “More Ideas” Links:

• Teepee Instructions

• Waxed Leaves

• Fall Sensory

• Leaf Experiment

Unit 2

Encounter (YouTube)

Columbus (*no YouTube link available)

Johnny Appleseed (YouTube)

How Do Apples Grow (YouTube)

Unit 2 Links:

• String Art Tutorial

• Cardboard String Art

• Button and Tissue Tree Craft

• Paper Mache Globe

• Boat Race

Unit 3

The Barber Who Wanted to Pray (YouTube)

Reformation ABCs (*no YouTube link)

Too Many Pumpkins (YouTube)

From Seed to Pumpkin (YouTube)

Unit 3 Links:

• Luther’s Breakthrough

• Reformation Day Party Ideas

• Favorite Paleo Pumpkin Muffin Recipe

• Pumpkin Slime Science

• Story of Martin Luther (YouTube animation)

Unit 4

Three Young Pilgrims (YouTube)

The Mayflower (DK) (*no YouTube link)

Strega Nona’s Harvest (YouTube)

We Gather Together (YouTube)

Unit 4 Links:

• Oneida Husk Doll Beliefs

• Gratitude Printable

• Thanksgiving-Themed Snacks

• Thanksgiving Tablecloth

• Tape Resist Turkey