History Audios

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  • January 23, 2014 at 9:12 pm
    Rebekahy
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    We have fallen way behind (I know we’re not behind, we are where we are) in history.  I am just not doing the family subjects well with my children, except for devotions – YAY!  Praise God!  So I’m thinking about adding one of the audio sets for history – Mystery of History or Story of the World.  Does anyone use these?  Are there pros and cons I should consider?  My girls read lots so they are doing the independent reading books SCM recommends on their own, but I thought it might be helpful and easier to squeeze history in as a family via one of these audio texts.  Help!

    Rebekah

    January 23, 2014 at 9:47 pm
    TailorMade
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    Diana Waring’s What in the World’s Going on Here cds are wonderful.  Can’t speak to MoH, but we like DW better than SotW.

     

    January 23, 2014 at 11:34 pm
    Rachel White
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    My son also liked DW over SotW (said SotW sounded too juvenile for him-he’s 13). There’s also several available at Librivox. I also like my 5000 Years of Jewish History in 5 Hours Crash Course by Rabbi Berel Wein. It’s his lectures, so for the older, junior high/high school crowd. He’s interesting to listen to but isn’t in the more entertaining style of DW.

    January 24, 2014 at 12:24 am
    TailorMade
    Participant

    Rachel, Where did you find the 5000 Years resources?

    January 24, 2014 at 2:14 am
    Rachel White
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    I bought mine at Amazon from Destiny Foundation, but here’s the description of it and Rabbi Wein’s other history and Bible study materials that are available: http://www.rabbiwein.com/Crash-Course-in-Jewish-History-br-5-Lectures-P146.html

    and here’s his history site: http://www.jewishdestiny.com/

    He has all sorts of lectures available. DVD’s, too.

    I’m getting ready to buy his 2-vol. history series for the 10-16 yr. old crowd called Sand and Stars.

    There are also free video series online on the Miracle of Israel by Rabbi Wein, general Jewish history topics, and a Crash Course video history series at Aish:

    http://www.aish.com/jl/h/

    I was very pleased with the customer service, too. When I received my cd’s, the first half of the first cd was of poor quality, so I contacted them (via Amazon, as that’s where I bought mine) and they immediately offered to send me another full set, without even requiring that I send mine back, even though I suggested it.

    January 24, 2014 at 2:17 am
    TailorMade
    Participant

    Thanks for the helpful links.  I’m going to check into these to add to our collection.

    January 24, 2014 at 4:33 am
    Rebekahy
    Participant

    When I looked at Diana Warings text books they seemed so… text booky.  The audios are really engaging?  I have an almost 10 and 8 year old along with a 5 year old that could choose to participate in listening or not – all girls and not really inclined to feel things are childish (other than Dora!), but they both read and comprehend at a pretty high level so might be bored if things are more simplistic.  I’ll have to see if I can find a sample online.

    Thanks for the recommendations!

    January 24, 2014 at 5:52 am
    Polly
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    Rebekah, don’t use the textbooks.  Just use the audios.  I use them with my children.  However, I have the Romans texts if you want to see them.  I love the audios.  Right now we are using DW and MOH togehter. MOH audios are more simplistic than DW.  We are really enjoying the two together.  Do you want to come over and check them out?

    February 3, 2014 at 7:55 pm
    Jackie Betancourt
    Participant

    This is a great thread! If I may ask, what are you all using along with the CD’s? The SCM guides, MoH, SOTW? I also have the DW RRR and ACB sets, along with the textbooks. How do you schedule them together? We are also in the midst of changing History curricula, so any suggestions would be very much appreciated.I am also looking at the Homeschooling Torah.

    May 8, 2014 at 9:29 pm
    TailorMade
    Participant

    Jackie, Sent you a PM.

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    May 9, 2014 at 1:06 am
    mrsmccardell
    Participant

    I’m selling my SotW audio cd if you’re interested. This is the one I have

    The Story of the World

    Volume I—The Ancients

    Let me know.

    May 10, 2014 at 3:49 am
    cdm2kk
    Participant

    My children just turned 8 & 9 and we listened to the SOTW audios this past year along with reading CHOW. They liked the audios and CHOW was super similar, but I coordinated them where I read CHOW and then we listened to the audios while out running errands in town etc. The repetition or just a different style really seemed to help them get a grasp on the events and concepts. I am really pleased with the results of our history progress this year for this age group. I am a fan of Jim Weiss though.  HTH

    If you would like to hear a sample of his narrations, here is a link http://www.greathall.com/jimvideo.html these are videos, but you can just listen to them without watching. You can listen to his voice or in this case, voices and see if it rubs you wrong.

    My kids love him and I bought his whole ollection and we have listened to almost all of them in a year some of them more than once, since I prefer listening to these instead of todays current music. 

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