Is Sonlight the only one that offers a condensed American History?

[MountainViewMama]

I would really like to do American History in one year so we can move on to World History but Sonlight is the only one I can find that offers a one year version. Everyone else is split in 2 years. I don't really have anything against Sonlight but I would really love to know if there are others to choose from . If anyone knows of any, PLEASE let me know. :bigear: My son is 10, just in case it matters.

Thanks so much for all your help!! :001_smile:

[Cynful]

You might want to look at Notgrass's new America the Beautiful. It's brand new and I don't think its even shipped yet so no one has seen it, but they have samples up on the site. It's for 5th to 8th grade so it may be a little on the harder side for your ds but if you keep it laid back it might be perfect. Here's the link:

 

http://www.notgrass.com/america_the_beautiful.php

 

I'm sure others will have some ideas too. Good luck.

[MountainViewMama]

Thanks for the link. I will check it out! :001_smile:

Any other suggestions anyone? :)

[Annabel Lee]

There's Abeka's 4th grade American History, but it's kind of dry. You could use it as a jumping off point and enrich it with good books as you go along.

[meet me in paris]

I don't know of anything besides SL 3+4 that does a full one-year American History for that age.

 

One book that could be used is the Complete Book of U.S. History - then you could add some of the readers or read-alouds from SL, and get a fun activity book like Colonial Days: Discover the Past with Fun Projects, Games, Activities, and Recipes (American Kids in History Series) .

[twoxcell]

Well you could do Heart Of Dakota Bigger Hearts with the extensions. HOD has two years of American history Beyond and Bigger, but you do not need to do both.

[dcurry]

Beautiful Feet has "Early American History". Not sure if it would cover all the material you want. But we loved their curriculum. (They have one for grades 1-3, and also one for the middle grades).

[angela in ohio]

A Beka's 4th grade history text as a spine plus literature suggestions from the Artner's Guide (and others.) That's what we have done for American history.

[Heather in VA]

I think the two years of VP American history could pretty easily be condensed into one year.

 

Heather

[daughterofsarah77]

MFW Adventures is a 1 year American History.

[MountainViewMama]

Thanks for all the great replies! I am looking into a few of them. You guys are such a wealth of info!!!

Thanks so much!!!! :001_smile:

[jentancalann]

I really think you could do All American History Vols I and II in one year. We went through volume one in just a few weeks so that we could start on the second half of Am Hist. w/ SL this year. It wouldn't be exactly like Ms. Rakes suggests, but would work.