Spine books?

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  • May 17, 2011 at 4:20 pm
    sbkrjulie
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    I am sorry if this is a repeat of a post from way back, but I am trying to read through the forum and trying to understand…and not having much luck. This will be our first year with the SCM method as we have been eclectic for quite some time.

    What spine books to you use for the SCM Modules? Undecided

    We are “behind” on history and would be starting Module 6 after the summer (we barely started reading SOTW Vol 1) but from reading the posts, I should start with Mod 6 as I do have a 6th grader (and a 3rd grader) come August.

    To my understanding, you use a spine book with the family reading and additional reading per grade level (which I am assuming is the assigned reading).

    Again, thank you all for your suggestions and guidance as we journey onto a new path of homeschooling.

    Julie

    May 18, 2011 at 12:30 am
    sbkrjulie
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    I read more posts about this from over a year ago, and I am still a bit confused. Please help…

    There was also mention of a Module outline or schedule..something to that effect. Where is that located?

    Sorry, I am trying to get a grasp on this before August and may be overthinking yet againUndecided

    May 18, 2011 at 1:08 am
    MamaWebb
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    Well, I am just about to start Mod 1 for next year, but to my understanding, this is how it works – there is a grouping of resources which is for general and family use.  Then there are reccommended resources for different grade levels.  If you plan to use a Module, it might be helpful to buy the Family Handbook for each Module, which is what I think you mean by Module outline.  I think they have finished writing all, if not most, of them.  It’s basically a breakdown of the entire year’s Mod, and Sonya has broken that into terms.  Then the terms are broken into days – so you get about 180 lessons.  In there she gives tips and hints, Bible reading, geography stuff, and suggestions for what to do together and what to have kids do more independently, as their ages allow.  They are under 20$ if you get the ebook.

    If you want you can download a sample of the book and see the resources needed and get a feel for how it’s laid out.

    If that is not what you meant, you can click on free curriculum guide, then on history, then on details under whichever number module you’re interested in. 

     

    HTH,

    amy

    May 18, 2011 at 2:20 am
    Rachel White
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    Some of the most used spines for the Modules are:

    for below 4th-Hiller’s A Child’s History of the World; which will take you up to right around 1950. It is a wonderful book and your youngest would enjoy it.

    From around a 9 yr. old and up- H.A. Guerber’s excellent series, reprinted and edited by Christine Miller at Nothing New Press. They only go up to the end of the 19th cen.

    Some other spines people use are:

    Famous Men of…series of books that are bio sketches. Great collection of people; available in audio at Librivox

    Streams of History series (at Yesterday’s Classics, last book goes up to the end of the 19th cen.

    M.B. Synge books (Yesterday’s Classics), for older ages, though.

    American History Stories Vol. 1-4 (these are wonderful, but mainly for your the age of your younger one): available in audio form.

    Story of the World series by Susan Bauer. Her last book, Vol. 4, goes the furthest into the 20th cen. than any other “spine” type I know; up till the end of the 20th cen. Don’t know how your 3rd grader will respond to it; people either love or hate it. Available in audio form, too.

    Diana Waring’s History materials, up till 1950. I use just her audio, What in the World’s Going on Here? Wonderful stuff.

    Hope that gives you some idea of your choices that are the most used of which I am aware,

    Rachel

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