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For those of you who have used Diana Waring's history…
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I found a used like new version of the student book and disks for a great deal and snapped it up since I’ve always been curious about the program. I’ve just received it in the mail and I am very impressed with the student book!
In your opinion, is the teacher’s guide a necessary component? The student book alone looks pretty full and I am wondering if I need to order the TG.
Also, have you used the activity guides for younger ages to accompany the older children? I am wondering if I should order them as well. I was originally hoping to keep my older one and my youngers separate for the next year, but after looking through the student book I am thinking I want them to be in on the fun too!
Thanks for your advice!
I do not use the teacher guide at all. It does have a lot more suggestions for books, projects, etc. In addition to what is already in the student book. It also gives suggestions for things you, the parent, can read about and things to discuss. I was just overwhelmed by having too much. I did have the teacher guide for RR&R, but when we got AC&B, I didn’t even bother to purchase it. I personally did not find the elementary books to be useful either, but I use SOTW for my younger ones and just kind of keep them on the same topics and let them do projects that are suggested in SOTW. If I had nothing on hand for them,I might have found the elementary books more useful.
I know you already have your books and CD’s but just in case you ever order new, I have found that you can order the full sets from AIG on sale for about the same price as ordering just a few of the components somewhere else.
There is also a very helpful yahoo group where you can download the maps and such from the student get just to make for easier printing.
Thank you pslively! I am working towards trying to make my soon to be 6th grader more independent since she doesn’t do well in our “family time” subjects. She learns so much better when I let her sort of learn on her own which is why I thought this program would be good for her 6th -8th grade years. I think it’s going to be a great fit, but I am really not sure if I even want my youngers to be doing the same time period. They are really interested in American history and I think I’d like to explore that with them for now and then start the Diana Waring series when they reach the 6th grade level. They are very close in maturity and learning level. I just thought that if the activity books were amazing, I’d go ahead and order and have them participate, but after what you’ve said, maybe I’ll go with my original plan for them! Thanks for helping!
Oh, and the “Digging Deeper” CD was not included in my used deal. Is it a necessary component in your opinion?
Thanks again!
Heather
My dd and I truly enjoyed the elem act wkbks! There are fun crafts and experiments, puzzles and mazes and more in addition to the reading scheduled (which is grately reduced in the elem book) and the notes.
Personally I wouldn’t want to be without the cds. They are wonderful and there is no overlap from on an another. So the WHat in the World cds are different from the DD cds.
The teachers guide is a true gem IF you don’t get overwhelmed or can zone in on the parts you want to use. I love the discussion notes and suggested conversation questions that prompt the child to think. They do have the map keys, but you can also find them in the files section of the loop. Gary, of AiG, was kind enough to place the map keys for those of us who own the first set of revised and expanded sets which do not have keys.
Diana has a heart for the Creator and it shows in her material. I have used parts of the main programs with my olders and some of the elem guide with my youngest. I will get the elem guide back out for her when we reach where we left off in our Bible study again. I will also use the main program for her in either upper elem or high. I give it a 10 star rating. And much of what Sonya sells here are wonderful additions to the program!
Thank you for the differing point of view, Susie in MS!
My concern with having the youngers in the loop was that if they were exposed to the material at a younger age, would they find it fresh and exciting when they are older and go through the program again during the middle school years? What is your opinion on that?
Thanks again, ladies!
For my dd this wouldn’t be a problem. We have done many years of FIAR repeating rows 2 and 3 times. We just used material that we didn’t use before. Diana’s materials could be used the same way. At a younger age they would not be able to dig as deeply as they could at an older age. ANd there are so many sub-topics to choose from that there is no way anyone can do it all unless they camp out for years with one of those guides. =) So, I guess, depending on the approach it could be fresh for them.
I love all of the CD’s. So while I guess it’s not technically necessary to have the DD ones, I would recommend it.
I think that your plan to keep the younger kids on their own history will work fine. However, I also agree with what Susie said. I have been through the history cycles three times with my kids and I still learn new and fascinating things each time. And each time your kids go through a cycle, they will be older and will read different books and do different projects. I personally find it much easier to make learning a family activity if we are all on the same history time period. At our house we have a Friday night family meeting where the kids share their history and science learning for the week. It is pretty cool for everyone to be on the same subject but at their own level and each presenting different projects that we can all learn something from.
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