I debated getting it for awhile (it has been about 4 years since I got it), but I wasn't super impressed with it. I thought it was good for understanding what the habits were, and sort of how to tackle them. But if I recall correctly, I didn't get much out of it. Maybe not super helpful, lol. I did however, find a really great resource that I think has already made a change in my children after a few weeks of implementing, and that is the Family Virtues Guide. So good! Check it out if you're looking for more character building options. ;)

Previously, we did map drills on Seterra, in addition to locating places on a map that we find in our readings (across all subjects). We are currently reading Book of Marvels and bounce around on the map with respect to each chapter. We also do a bit of AO, so we've tried living books (Book of Marvels is one) and right now we're starting Long's Geography (Free online) and I'm putting together a list of youtube videos to supplement those reading topics. Videos and geography go well together, IMO. Today I was debating on ordering Evan Moor's Daily Geography, or a gently used copy of Maps, Globes, and Graphs. The former is about $22-$29 dollars I think, and I have been able to find Maps, Globes, and Graphs for under $15 a few times. When I was little my dad carried around so many maps and atlases in the car, as well as on our bookshelves, and I just gravitated toward them. I'm thinking of putting some more out like coffee table books and see what happens, naturally. ;)

I decided to keep my 5th grader and 1st grader together using SOTW for the younger (but dd10 still listens usually bc she hasn't done SOTW all the way through) and then she uses Story of Mankind, Usborne and Kingfisher Encyclopedias to supplement. We'll be doing the SOTW activities and all the extras together to make it easier on me. But I'll definitely have them approach their history study from the appropriate stage.

I'd be interested to know more. I'm trying to figure out how to plan it all out without jumping around. :huh: