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Ok, So I'm Feeling Like I'm Going to Scrap SOTW. Help!
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I confess. I like living books. My kids like living books. Story of the World is not a living book. It’s boring the heck out of us! I just quit doing it.
We didn’t like Hillyer either. :o(
I have checked out the history modules on this site and like them but I do have some questions.
Since there is no textbook or one large over-arching book, how does this actually work? Do we just pick up the suggested books and read them and note them in our timeline somehow and that’s it?
Perhaps I missed the “How to Teach History” page but I’m at loss. Any ideas?
Thanks!
I love SCM handbooks they are great to follow and help in all areas (even if you are like me and don’t understand history at ALL) So I will give you a very general of how the handbooks work.
day1- might say read genesis from a – b, day 2 read book “aba” from page 2 – 4, day 3 read genesis c – d, day 4 do a map drill (with instructions on how to) day 5 read book aga pages x-z.
I hope that helps in a nut shell. Basicly Soyna has it all mapped out, the timelines notes are in the margins and there’s room for personal notes. Everyday she guides you through how to use the handbook and what book/pages to read. You can do it as it’s writen or add/subtract to suite your families needs. The major thing I like and why I wont get off her’s is that you only have to buy the handbook once (works for grades K -12) and it tells you what to do for each of the 3 main grade’s in each day, plus the family part.
That was short and sweet but as simple as pie! I love it and am so glad the Lord has blessed her with the time and ability to do this for us! Thanks again Sonya!
Misty
We didn’t like SOTW or Hillyer either. I am soon starting Module 1 and I plan to also use The Story of the Ancient World as a spine. Her book seems far more interesting to me, I read a little to the boys to get a feel for how they would like it and they thought the story was interesting. Another thing I have and might use as an extra resource is the Mystery Of History.
So, we are going to do everything that Sonya lists but add in a reading from HA Guerber’s book.
Ever thought of using History Scribe? (http://historyscribe.com) It is a history curriculum where the child learns about a certain fact/period/person in history and then writes down what they have learned. They also create a picture, draw a map, or the like to accompany their narration.
We have been using it now for the last two years as our spine and my children have greatly enjoyed it. We use it as our “spine” and use several history encyclopedias to “add in” information.
Let me know what you think!
Patricia
Ok, I’m slowly trying to absorb some of this. Let’s see. The History Scribe looks really good but it doesn’t appear to cover nearly as much as SOTW. Of course, at this point, I think I need to scrap the idea of a comprehensive history teaching and just let them learn about that later…I’m not sure if that’s “right” or not but it’s better than doing nothing! Bonus: My kids LOVE to draw.
The Mystery of History appears to leave off right where we are now: with the Age of Exploration and Reformation.
From what I could see, it doesn’t look very engaging either but maybe I need to see the books in person and not just online!
The other book, too, seems to just be too much of a textbook.
I think I’m just going to have to stick to living books at this point. I’m not quite sure how they’re going to absorb the chronology or scope of it all but I guess they can just learn that later! I’m definitely going to start a book of Time when I start a new curriculum!
Thanks so much for your help ladies. I truly appreciate your input and advice.
Iamasahm, I am maybe not seeing the handbooks you are talking about?? Are they here on the site? Boy am I confused! :o)
Cathy
History Scribe is more a less a list of people, ideas, etc. w/ lots of fabulous notebooking pages that include a brief snippet of info at the top. It isn’t so much a curriculum, but a resource to use with your curriculum or books of choice. You can see samples here – http://historyscribe.com/hs-system.htm
From the Website…
History Scribe is:
A great way to learn about history with research, writing and drawing.
Children learn by rewriting and drawing what they have learned in their own words and images.
There are programs out there that offer historical coloring books with the writing and pictures done for them, but what are they really learning but how to color?
With History Scribe books,your children are the authors!
They work well in conjunction with all history programs and cover the key points of various time periods.
Each page offers a brief outline of the topic and some include timeline dates if you are also working with a timeline book.
And the rest is your children’s effort.
Children learn from what they create.
You can see the SCM Handbooks here – http://simplycharlottemason.com/books/. Just scroll down to where the heading is History, Geography & Bible. We use Matthew through Acts and are loving it!
There are 3 so far:
- genesis-deuteronomy-ancient-egypt
- joshua-malachi-ancient-greece
- matthew-acts-ancient-rome
I hope this helps a bit. Just an fyi, we didn’t like SOTW and while we liked CHOW a bit better, it still wasn’t great. We now love our history studies!
Blessings,
Christie
I found on another thread a suggestion to check out TruthQuest. That looks like a living books curriculum. Wonder how different it is from this site?
I am still confused, unfortunately. I found the page, the book you are talking about but it doesn’t seem that there is one for every period in history? We are currently learning about, for instance, the reformation time period. I don’t see anything for that. Am I missing something?
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