Visits to North America is here!

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  • January 21, 2014 at 8:42 pm
    missceegee
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    I’m. Not Sonya, but – My dd6 does a Visits book, but only labels the first letter and plots the map. I finish the label as she tells me. She knows every place perfectly and I think it has be every worthwhile for her. Ds4, nope. He watches sometimes, esp. When we use our big map, but he doesn’t have his own. I wouldn’t go under age 6 personally, but would do it with a six year old.

    January 21, 2014 at 8:45 pm
    Lindy Waskosky
    Participant

    Thanks Missceegee! That is so helpful! I didn’t think that my 4/5 year old guy would do it, but maybe listen to the other books? He just likes to watch as we do our work. It is sweet 🙂 

     

    January 21, 2014 at 9:42 pm
    Karen
    Participant

    I’ve not been using the Visits To…. maps, but using the maps that came with my Homeschool in the Woods history timeline figures.  My 7yo (slightly delayed reading) has learned a lot, just by listening in and initialing the countries (USA is USA, C is Canada, M is Mexico, etc.).  My 5yo (slightly advaced reading) does the same thing.  OFten, I’ll let them tell me where to write the country name and I’ll print it in. 

    I’m map-challenged (and directionally challenged) and the SCM way of learning to read maps is just fabulous.  With very little effort, my 9yo knows most of the Canadian provinces (and I didn’t stress that, since we’re in the USA).

    I do plan to use the Visits to…. for our studies next year. (Module 1)

    January 21, 2014 at 11:33 pm
    ourLittleFlock
    Participant

    I’m guessing this has been posted, but I’m not seeing it.  Is it possible to buy one book per family, or is this set-up that each student needs a book?

    Thank you!

    Kim

    January 21, 2014 at 11:43 pm
    sheraz
    Participant

    Kim – if you buy the ebook you can make as many copies as your immediate family needs. However, if you buy a paper book, you will need to buy one for each child.

    January 22, 2014 at 2:16 am
    ourLittleFlock
    Participant

    Thank you, Sheraz! Am I the only homeschooler that doesn’t have a printer?? 😉

    January 22, 2014 at 2:53 am
    sheraz
    Participant

    You just might be! LOL 😉

    January 23, 2014 at 12:41 am
    TailorMade
    Participant

    So, there are four titles in the Visits series so far.  Am I correct?  Is there a timeline for the last two being available?  And, if so, in what order will they be released?  I’m planning out geography resources and may need to reorganize a bit as I’d like to use these as our spine for the study.

    January 23, 2014 at 4:29 am
    sarah2106
    Participant

    We have one book for the family. I made a copy of the map for each student and that is what they label. Since the kids are young (7.5 & 6) they use the printed labels in the back (copied and cut apart). It works great and we can use the book again when the time comes.

    January 23, 2014 at 4:54 am
    Mysterious Lady in Pink
    Participant

    Each of my kids has a laminated copy of the blank map that they fill in according to the lesson. We go over the countries calling out direction as we go (“heading east across the coast is….then south of that is…) and checking spelling when needed. Then their pages get erased and reused next time. The back side of the laminated blank map is the list of countries from the back of the book, just as a reference for spelling, if needed.

    Surprisingly, my young 5yo knows quite a few and enjoys having his own laminated map. He doesn’t do it every time, but when he wants to. He sometimes points and tells me what he knows, other times he tries to write the first initial of that country.

    January 23, 2014 at 1:35 pm
    TailorMade
    Participant

    Africa, Europe, Middle East, and North America are now available.  Is there a projected availability date for the South & Central America, Austraila, and Asia Visits?

    January 23, 2014 at 5:01 pm
    Sonya Shafer
    Moderator

    Work has already begun on those two books. We don’t have availability dates for them yet, but we will let you know just as soon as they’re ready.

    January 23, 2014 at 8:11 pm
    TailorMade
    Participant

    Thanks, Sonya.  I appreciate everything you and the SCM team do to help us in our home education efforts.

    February 18, 2015 at 7:39 pm
    Stacy Montgomery
    Moderator

    Sonya,

    I noticed you said last Jan. that the last two Visits geo books are in the works. Any updates on when they will be ready for purchase?

    Thanks for all you guys do!

     

    February 18, 2015 at 9:56 pm
    Sue
    Participant

    WAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  (Shouted to the point where both daughters dropped their Spanish homework while falling off the couch, and my dad opened his door upstairs because he heard me even without wearing his hearing aids.)

    Perfect, since we will be covering Early Modern Times next year before my oldest graduates.

    Now I’m going to make some tea to soothe my sore throat.  Please don’t make me holler jubilantly again until it heals, LOL.

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