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History – Adding living books to curriculum??
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Hello,
I’ve been using Story of the World Vol 1 for my 1st grade son, we both enjoy it but I am not happy with the additional books suggested. I like that it has the coloring pages and maps already done but the selected books are more textbook style. I want to add biographies and other living books but I need to find a location that has the books listed chronologically for me. My son loves history, we do it every day so I want to expand on the lessons instead of doing 2 or 3 lessons a week. Any suggestions?? I’m open to another curriculum that is easy to use and is in chronological order.
Hi,
Have you checked out the SCM curriculum guide on this website? It’s WONDERFUL; all the living books and bio’s are in chronological order. I’m sure you’ll find it most helpful!
Blessings,
Heather
thank you, I looked it over briefly but I didn’t know it could fit together so easily. Is this the only guide you use to select your books? History is not my strength so I want to be sure I’m giving him a good foundation.
The SCM curriculum guide is wonderful. You could also use a resource such as All Through the Ages which lists living books by grade level in chronological order.
The only other guide I use is Truthquest History, which is chrononlogical. It also has a commentary by the author throughout. I find it enjoyable and most helpful since history is not my strength either. You will be giving your son a very strong foundation with living books – history might just become his favorite subject!!
My son is 7 1/2, some of the guides for Truthquest say grades 5 and up. Is it to much for a 2nd grader? I enjoyed reading the discussions and how the questions get you to think about how they effect today. All Through the Ages seems like a great reference as well. thank you both!
Another option is to check the online catalogs for Sonlight or any other curriculum that uses living books. I myself use the SL IGs along with CM but you could just search their online catalog for books. Also search your onlince catalog for your public library. I get lots of books from there or interlibrary loans from all over the state.
If I’m not mistaken, Michelle listed the books in TQ by independent reading level. If reading to the child, most of the books would be fine. Some for much older students might need to be previewed for topics covered that might be too intense for youngers.
Truthquest does list the books by reading level and there are usually books for all levels in the subjects (occasionally there isn’t depending on the subject).
Truthquest does have 3 volumes for young students on American History. We did the first one last year and LOVED it. I highly recommend those.
But if you want to, you could do the “older” TQ guides with a younger child. You may just have to tone down a few things and pay attention to those things that would be too much for a younger child (like violence, religion “stuff”, etc). We will be doing the MA and RR TQ guides next year with our whole crew (grades PK to 9). I’ll be reading aloud the younger kid books and the olders will read some of the older kid books independently.
We use Truthquest History and love it. It is chronological, and the books suggested are good. I only have the Ancient Egypt/Ancient Greece guide. Looking through, there are quite a few suggestions for Egypt for grade 1, less for Greece – most of the selections come from A Child’s History of the World by Hillyer. However, you could look forward to using the guide again when your child is older.
Sorry, that’s not much help.
Gaeleen
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