Guest Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 My younger two are going to be in 1st and 2nd grade next year. I was planning to do My Fathers World Adventures, but now I am considering Story of the World and a book basket of living books for science (or Apologia Astronomy). Which option do you recommend? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dentdiva5 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 My younger two are going to be in 1st and 2nd grade next year. I was planning to do My Fathers World Adventures, but now I am considering Story of the World and a book basket of living books for science (or Apologia Astronomy). Which option do you recommend? Following!! I'm in a similar boat!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 This was me a few months ago. We're doing SOTW and Apologia's Astronomy because it's more malleable and I believe will take less time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 We loved SOTW. I would also get the Activity Guide. There are maps, activities, questions, coloring pages, book lists and, and. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 I have never looked at that MFW, but I have the K one. And I have never used it. I prefer WTM style history and science for elementary. We have done SOTW and WTM style history from the beginning and did science ala WTM for most of elementary. I loved those years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastalfam Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 I think it is so personal what fits well family to family, but my own personal favorite after having done Sonlight (another similar all-in-one) is SOTW with the Activity book, and a book basket list. For Science we do a combination of living books, experiments, art activities, and specific unit studies based on my kids revolving interests. We happen to use Wayfarers by Barefoot Ragamuffin Curricula as a curriculum guide for the bulk of our science living books and activity ideas (I throw in little unit studies to break it up a bit), and Wayfarers is also how I coordinate extra books to go with SOTW, both picture books for my lower grammar kids, and chapter books for my upper grammar kid. You don't need Wayfarers to do what you are describing, though, it is just a resource I personally like. If you are undecided about what to do, I would highly recommend getting the book "The Well Trained Mind". It is fabulous in helping with this sort of pulling together of a program that is exciting for your own family, and will fit with your time and lifestyle, if you decide against MFW Adventures. All-in-one programs are super convenient, and I know MFW has a great reputation, especially the Adventures year. It was super for us to use Sonlight our first year homeschooling. It gave me a wonderful introduction to teaching from living books. It is a little more work to plan out your own, but very rewarding. On the Barefoot Meandering website, there is a freebie download section that has a grid with SOTW schedule out. I have used that in the past to jot down book basket ideas, science unit studies to coordinate with history themes, or field trips I could plan. Maybe it will be helpful to you in your planning. http://barefootmeandering.com/site/planning-pages/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 We used SOTW for that age and they loved it. We used the activity guide and included other books based on a schedule we were using. Ancients is wonderful for that age! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kesmom Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 We love SOTW here as well. The activity guide has great book suggestions too. I've never liked formal science in the grammar stage. I keep a stack of science books from the library on hand and we go from there with what interests them. The "Let's Read and Find Out" series is well liked here - http://www.rainbowresource.com/searchspring.php?q=lets+read+and+find+out+science Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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