Notgrass History was created by veteran homeschool parents Ray and Charlene Notgrass, and covers the full span from 1st grade through 12th, all written in an engaging, narrative style with full-color photographs and primary source excerpts rather than a dry textbook feel. At the high school level, a single course like Exploring World History or Exploring America combines history, literature, writing, and Scripture study directly into the daily lessons rather than teaching them separately, letting families count one course toward three subjects on their own homeschool transcript.
The curriculum quotes primarily from the NASB in its own text, but for the assignments and activities themselves, families are free to use whatever Bible translation they already prefer — KJV, ESV, NIV, or otherwise. Each course stands alone and can be taken in any order, so families aren’t locked into starting at a specific point in the sequence. High school students can generally work through daily lessons independently, with parents involved as much or as little as they choose.
Best for families wanting a rigorous, Bible-integrated, narrative-style history curriculum that consolidates multiple subjects into one course, and for independent readers who can work through daily lessons on their own.
History, English, and Bible taught together, not as separate assignments.
Story-driven writing instead of dry textbook prose.
Each course stands alone, so families aren’t locked into a sequence.
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