The homeschool series
Operation Granny Files is a series of three homeschool genealogy workbooks for children ages 8–14 (grades 3–8). Kids learn family history research by working it like detectives: they interview relatives, hunt for family documents, draw a family tree, read census records, explore what DNA can and can't tell a family, and finish by writing a family story worth keeping. No genealogy experience is needed, for the child or the parent. Each workbook is a paperback on Amazon ($12.99) or a printable PDF ($9.99; all three for $24.99).
Homeschool Workbook 1
The first workbook in the series and where most families start.
Units: 1 What Is Family History? · 2 Interview a Relative · 3 The Family Document Hunt · 4 Draw Your Family Tree · 5 Keep a Research Notebook · 6 Reading the Census. It comes with a free online companion.
Paperback · 72 pages · 8.5×11 · $12.99 on Amazon · ISBN 9798182801508
Amazon: amazon.com/dp/B0H3HF9PGT
Free online companion →Homeschool Workbook 2
Kids learn what DNA can and can't tell a family, and how to build a tree that holds up. The workbook is test-optional throughout, so no DNA kit purchase is needed.
Units: 1 What Is DNA? · 2 Taking a DNA Test · 3 Reading Your Results · 4 DNA Matches: Meeting Your Cousins · 5 Building Your DNA Family Tree · 6 DNA Detective: Solving a Family Mystery.
Paperback · 82 pages · 8.5×11 · $12.99 on Amazon · ISBN 9798182801522
Amazon: amazon.com/dp/B0HKQ7W4VZ
Homeschool Workbook 3
Kids turn their research into a family story worth keeping. It includes a Parent-Facilitator Guide on writing about real, living people.
Units: 1 Open the Case File · 2 From Clue to Scene · 3 The Witness Speaks · 4 Get It Right · 5 The Kind Editor · 6 Case Closed: The Family Story Book.
Paperback · 84 pages · 8.5×11 · $12.99 on Amazon · ISBN 9798182801386
Amazon: amazon.com/dp/B0HKC4ZVYD
Coming next: a secondary line for ages 14–18 starts with Workbook 4.
Printable PDF editions
All three workbooks as printable PDFs, $24.99 for the set or $9.99 each. Print the pages you need at home.
Get the Complete Set on GumroadChildren ages 8–14 (grades 3–8), with a parent or grown-up nearby.
No. Workbook 1 starts from "What is family history?" and builds from there.
Most families start with Workbook 1, Family History Adventures. Each workbook can also stand alone.
No. Workbook 2 is test-optional from start to finish. It teaches how DNA tests work without requiring one.
Both are available: a paperback on Amazon ($12.99 each), or a printable PDF on Gumroad ($9.99 each, or $24.99 for all three).
Yes. See operationgrannyfiles.com/groups.
Bookstores and libraries can order any volume by ISBN through Ingram. Co-op or group order? See For parents & homeschool groups.