Cindy in NY Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I know there was talk about this a few months ago. Ellen McHenry (author of The Elements) has finished Mapping the World with Art and it looks fantastic! If you are looking for something to use for world history/geography you should give it a look. There are several chapters online so you can really see what your getting. I think my boys are going to love it. http://www.ellenjmchenry.com/id151.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepymommy Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Wow, that really does look great! Too bad my boys are too young. I'm tempted just to get and and try it out for myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in NY Posted August 2, 2009 Author Share Posted August 2, 2009 Right! It is just so perfect. We are finishing American history this year and planning to do a year of world history overview with geography next year, but I have to buy it now. I'm afraid something will happen and I won't be able to get my hands on it in a year. I do plan to do it with them, the drawing is broken down into steps even I can do, as artistically challenged as I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2read Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Yep, it's a gem. I'm scheduling it into our history program, doing a little bit over the next two years as we cover the different places. She's amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Wow. Thanks for posting this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Thank you so much for posting this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I know there was talk about this a few months ago. Ellen McHenry (author of The Elements) has finished Mapping the World with Art and it looks fantastic! If you are looking for something to use for world history/geography you should give it a look. There are several chapters online so you can really see what your getting. I think my boys are going to love it. http://www.ellenjmchenry.com/id151.html I don't know whether to thank you or cry.:D Swimmer Dude is map-mad and used to sleep with an atlas under his pillow. He enjoys planning camping trips and telling us which route to take. We have been frustrated with most geography and mapping work that we've used in homeschooling outside of the Trail Guides. If I get this I have to replace my existing assignments.:tongue_smilie: I don't really need this...right? It's not exactly inexpensive, but it would cover two years for us and that would really make it less...Board breaks are productive and cheap.:leaving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 (edited) This looks amazing! My kids love to draw so I think this would be a huge hit here. I am trying to figure out how I would make this work though. If you plan to use this are you adding it to your history curriculum or doing it as a seperate course? We are using TOG yr 2 this coming year and I am not sure if I should incorporate it in, or if that is even doable? Thanks! Edited August 3, 2009 by Quiver0f10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I want to do this myself. It is amazing! Maybe I will buy it with my birthday money.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 This looks amazing! My kids love to draw so I think this would be a huge hit here. I am trying to fure out how I would make this work though. If you plan to use this are you adding it to your history curriculum or doing it as a seperate course? We are using TOG yr 2 this coming year and I am not sure if I should incorporate it in, or if that is even doable? Thanks! Jean, I am wondering the same thing. We'll be doing TOG1 tweaked this year and I would like to incorporate this in. Ms.McHenry says to allow for 3 hours a week to finish the course for the year. However, if you are only doing part of it this year, I'm thinking the time commitment would be less. I am going to download the first couple of lessons and see if I can tie them into TOG. I'm not sure how to handle base maps. I'd love to hear what others think. I may just be romanticizing the whole process and should stick with what I have. However, last year we made an antiqued map of Capt. Cook's discoveries. This was from Enrichment4you. It beat the socks off of a map that's printed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in NY Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 I don't have any idea how it would work with TOG. I am going to use it with a little Sonlight and a little Around the World in 180 Days. At least that is where my head is now. I've had my eye on it for a while now waiting for it to be done and it just looks to good for me to pass up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 I don't have any idea how it would work with TOG. I am going to use it with a little Sonlight and a little Around the World in 180 Days. At least that is where my head is now. I've had my eye on it for a while now waiting for it to be done and it just looks to good for me to pass up. Cindy, thanks again for bringing it to our attention. It's a beautiful program. And you're right, it does look to good to pass up.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbsweetpea Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 I want this SOOOO bad but am going to hold off until all three of mine can do it together. I am itching to buy it now though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Cindy, thanks again for bringing it to our attention. It's a beautiful program. And you're right, it does look to good to pass up.:001_smile: yes, it does! I am thinking of buying it no matter what! :D It looks so good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Has anyone ordered/gotten this yet? If so, how does it look in person???? Please, share any details & tell us how you like it. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tani Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 I bought the CDs, which were relatively cheap, around $20, and printed it myself. It came with curriculum CD and 2 drawing CD (she actually teaches the drawing). It is as good as it looks so far. I added it in as a seperate subject and it isn't causing any confusion. My dc are dd12 and ds9 and we are doing OM 7 & 4. You could print it or you could read selections from the computer and only print what you need. It seems to be very versital in that regard. If you have any questions, feel free to ask, I will try to answer:001_smile: Tani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 I don't usually get all crazy-excited over a new piece of curriculum any more, but this one just makes me giddy. ;) I've *wanted* Mapping the World by Heart or Draw Your World to work for me in the past, but neither really gave us the step-by-step that is so clear in the samples and videos for Mapping the World with Art. On the one hand, I don't think I can possibly fit it in this year, but on the other, I watched the youtube video and read some sample lessons, and I just had to order it. It's *exactly* what I wanted those other programs to be, and I can't wait. Even if we don't use the whole program till next year, I'm hoping we can pull out the dvd sometimes to match a region we're studying and get a better picture of the area in our minds from watching and trying to follow along. Then maybe we'll do the complete program next year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetpeach Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 I'm taking the plunge on this program as well! :) I esp. like the fact that she'll teach us how to draw - we're all excited about that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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