flobee76 Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 (edited) Vol. 1, that is. My first review so far (after thumbing through) I LOVE THIS. What a perfect fit for my little ones. This is definitely geared towards a younger crowd. The illustrations are sweet (and I believe it will help foster in my own child, a desire to draw). The "conversation" of the subject is simple and straight to the point. *I wanted to add that this VERY MUCH of the Charlotte Mason flavor. I also purchased the Student handbook/journal. I am glad I did. There is a lot of activities in there to help solidify what the child learned in the chapter that was read. Mapwork, timeline, copywork, drawing, etc. It does state in the preface that no other supplemental reading will be needed. From what I saw, I can see that being the case if teaching a young one. But, I will add in some D'Aulaire and other living history readers as we move along. I look forward to using this book! I will probably purchase Vol. 2. :D Edited July 12, 2010 by flobee76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowSprinkles Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Thank you for the update! :) It does sound great! Would you say this is suitable for a rising 3rd grader? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flobee76 Posted July 12, 2010 Author Share Posted July 12, 2010 Thank you for the update! :) It does sound great! Would you say this is suitable for a rising 3rd grader? I think it would be perfect for a 3rd grader. The ages recommended on the front of the book is : 5-12 years. I would say that is about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowSprinkles Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 I think it would be perfect for a 3rd grader. The ages recommended on the front of the book is : 5-12 years. I would say that is about right. Awesome, thanks! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrightmom Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Wow, this looks lovely! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flobee76 Posted July 12, 2010 Author Share Posted July 12, 2010 Wow, this looks lovely! :001_smile: It is quite lovely, and it makes me smile. I only wish I learned history this way. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettucepatchkids Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 It is quite lovely, and it makes me smile. I only wish I learned history this way. :) Makes me smile too! :) I got mine w/ Flo's order and LOVE it too!!! Can't wait to use it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jg_puppy Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 I know I saw it mentioned that she included a book list of extra books you could read if you wanted to add to the program. Could you tell me a little more about that? I was wondering if the recommendations are in just a long list or if she included any suggestions of when to read these extra books. Also could you give an estimate of how many extra book are on her list. Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flobee76 Posted July 13, 2010 Author Share Posted July 13, 2010 I know I saw it mentioned that she included a book list of extra books you could read if you wanted to add to the program. Could you tell me a little more about that? I was wondering if the recommendations are in just a long list or if she included any suggestions of when to read these extra books. Also could you give an estimate of how many extra book are on her list. Jan It's just a handful of suggestions: D'Aulaire books, AM History readers from Queen Homeschool Supplies, etc. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 How many volumes does she anticipate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plain jane Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Thanks for the review. I had started a thread about choosing between this and BF for history next year. Decisions, decisions. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowSprinkles Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 I placed my order today! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flobee76 Posted July 13, 2010 Author Share Posted July 13, 2010 Thanks for the review. I had started a thread about choosing between this and BF for history next year. Decisions, decisions. :tongue_smilie: FWIW, I am using this book and checking out D'Aulaire books and other AM living books for more read-alouds. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flobee76 Posted July 13, 2010 Author Share Posted July 13, 2010 I placed my order today! :) yippppeeeeeeeee:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Thank you for taking the time to post a review for this new material! Bless You!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettucepatchkids Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 How many volumes does she anticipate? I believe she is planning one more for American History... maybe she will start doing world history? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsha Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Did you order the student journal too? Marsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flobee76 Posted July 13, 2010 Author Share Posted July 13, 2010 Did you order the student journal too? Marsha I did order the student journal as well. At first, I wasn't going to b/c our DD#1 is only 6. However after seeing some examples of the journal pages, I went ahead and ordered it. I AM SO GLAD THAT I DID! Lots of activities in there to solidify what the child learned from the book. Copywork, journalling, mapwork, drawing, etc. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johanna Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Flobee, could you please fill me in with what is in the "journal". Is it just notebooking activities, or are there arts and craft/ cooking ideas? Are there cut and paste or coloring pages. Also, what do they have for youngers AND olders? Is there a range? Thanks so much!! The reader looks so good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flobee76 Posted July 14, 2010 Author Share Posted July 14, 2010 Flobee, could you please fill me in with what is in the "journal".Is it just notebooking activities, or are there arts and craft/ cooking ideas? Are there cut and paste or coloring pages. Also, what do they have for youngers AND olders? Is there a range? Thanks so much!! The reader looks so good! So, I have thumbed thru the journal. (i've been bombarded with all this new homeschool stuff that i can't keep up!) There are journalling pages, copywork, map work/ geography. Coloring, cutting, pasting, etc. So, like notebooking. I didn't see any cooking ideas, saw some craft ideas. This journal is for ages 5-12 yrs., so I am assuming that you let your child do what he or she can according to ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahousefullofjs Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Thank you for posting a review of this book, it looks great. We are planning on starting our first year of SOTW1 but my boys really enjoy american history too. I was thinking this might be a nice "light" Am. Hist. to add to our already full schedule. Any idea when vol. 2 will be out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsha Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 How many pages are in the book an the Journal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommamia Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Any more updates about this book. It looks really good, but it's a little $$ (with shipping). Curious if you like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flobee76 Posted July 26, 2010 Author Share Posted July 26, 2010 Any more updates about this book. It looks really good, but it's a little $$ (with shipping). Curious if you like it. I love the book. It suits our needs quite well! For us, it was worth the $$. The pictures are beautiful and the text is written well. I haven't seen any typos yet. ;) I am really happy with this and the student journal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandaceC Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Did someone say there was a sample page for the journal? I missed that on the website somewhere, can you tell me where those are? Thanks for sharing this...I am contemplating our American History options and this looks good. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettucepatchkids Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Did someone say there was a sample page for the journal? I missed that on the website somewhere, can you tell me where those are? Thanks for sharing this...I am contemplating our American History options and this looks good. :) Here is a link to the author's blog (w/ sample pages) http://angela-odellfamily.blogspot.com/2010_05_01_archive.html I also bought this book and am LOVING it. I opted on skipping the journal (to save some money) we plan on doing our own journal through narration/copywork/illustration and then adding some craft projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandaceC Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Thanks for that blog link! Looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lahmeh Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 What's the latest? Still enjoying it? I'm about to order it. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommamia Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 We love it!! It's the answer to our history woes. We do not use the journal(maybe next year with vol. 2) Basically, we read about 2 pages a day. From there we tie in some science or add in other books. Love, love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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