Pam Wilhelm Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Do you do all the activities in the BF Guides? Do you just use the scheduling and run the curriculum as a Read Aloud? I doing Early american History with my kids, as well as, Science History....and all the "activities" are driving me/us nuts. They take the joy out of the readings, I think. We always have a fair amount of discussion when we read and I guess that I feel that is enough. Am I going to rot in the netherworld if we don't do this stuff exactly as presented? :tongue_smilie: I mean, I know that I'll probably rot in hell for lots of other things, but I wouldn't want to borrow trouble. :) So what say ye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homemama2 Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 No, I never did all of the activities. I used BF for early american (primary) and look forward to using the other ones as my children get older....but honestly what I liked best was the lit. selections. I did have my first grader do some of the copywork, and he colored the pictures (that they had you photocopy from the books) but I skipped alot, and I skipped all of the "principle approach" work, not that I think there's anything wrong w/ the approach really, but I just felt it was way over the top of a first grader's head. :001_smile: I would have him narrate the story back to me, and if I had time I would write down his narration for his history notebook. He retained alot even though his notebook wasn't very big or elaborate. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam Wilhelm Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 Thank you! We did about a week of the activities and we were quickly beginning to hate history.........and that isn't what I was after......so I stopped and we are just reading and talking and acting out and playing. Much more fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanie Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 I'm doing BF Early Am. as well, and I am no where close to following the guide! It's nice to have in terms of following some sort of an order, but I also have some dvd's that the kids love to watch, as well as Drive Thru History that's a bit different. Presently, I read to them, and they like to watch a dvd or part of it. We are going to do more hands on activities soon, but for now that's all we're fitting in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalphs Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 No, we don't do the activities. We just read the books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam Wilhelm Posted October 2, 2010 Author Share Posted October 2, 2010 Thanks ya'll! It makes me feel better to know I'm not the only one.... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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