13 U.S & World History Textbooks (K - H.S.)

13 U.S. and World History Textbooks – Kindergarten – High School

Whether you’re teaching in a classroom or learning at home, these ready-to-use PDFs are a fantastic resource, Filled with fun activities for every grade level, these are perfect for building a deeper understanding of U.S. and world history and civics. Each book, chapter, or section provides inquiry questions to guide students through learning investigations. These are both viewable and downloadable, and each one is also available in a smaller (compressed) version via the main link above. For more U.S. history materials, also look at U.S. History Lessons, Courses and Textbooks, Grades 6-12 and our history learning page.

The books above are by the Michigan Open Book Project and are licensed under a Creative Commons NonCommercial-ShareAlike license. These teaching and learning materials are freely available for everyone to use, whether you are a school or homeschool student, self-learner or teacher.

For higher grade students, the following U.S. History textbook is also available to use: