golfcartmama Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 I am loving SOTW 3 and AG, except for one thing. I feel like it jumps around a lot and it's hard to give my ds a picture in his mind of what is happening all at once. I looked over HO (Pandia Press, in case there's another one) and it looks great. It would make the timeline easier and we could work in one section for a little longer and learn more. I still love the AG for SOTW for activites and book suggestions. Anyway, I am looking for those that have done both to offer any BTDT advice! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leav97 Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 We use HO Ancients. It uses SOTW 1 almost every week. You might also want a copy of The Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of World History. It also uses A Child's History of the World but, you could skip that purchase. I've never used the AG for STOW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 HO relies heavily on SOTW so you use both! At least, you do all the way through level one, which is as far as I've purchased. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetest Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Have you checked out the Try Before You Buy? I'm still deciding between HO Ancients 1 and SOTW AG for next year, and looking at the samples gave me a good idea of what to expect from HO. I'm really leaning towards HO for next year. I like that HO schedules everything out for you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 (edited) Can't say I've BTDT (been there done that).....but we soon will BTDT (be there doing that). :001_smile: We start first grade in January and will be starting HO Ancients 1. Someone had blessed me by gifting me the Ancients 1 book along with Isrealite Neighbors, Egyptian Neighbors and the Dover coloring books. I just *finally* (after months of looking) found CHOW and the Usborne History book used last night. Years ago I had gotten SOTW 1, the AG, and History Pockets....but we didn't end up using them much (glad I kept them!). I'm excited to start this with dd. She really has had nothing for history but I know it's a subject that interests her greatly. Edited November 11, 2010 by ~AprilMay~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDmom Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 :lurk5: My current (tentative) plan for next year is to use levels 1 and 2 of HO ancients, and I want to use the SOTW AG, too. I don't want to overload us, but there are just too many great resources! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetest Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 (edited) Opps, double posted... Edited November 11, 2010 by Sweetest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 I"m not certain about this but I do believe there was discussion here and perhaps it is all addressed in the FAQ at Pandia Press that the different levels do not match up. So HO Ancients level 1 doesn't match up exactly w/ HO Ancients level 2, if that makes a difference to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDmom Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 (edited) I"m not certain about this but I do believe there was discussion here and perhaps it is all addressed in the FAQ at Pandia Press that the different levels do not match up. So HO Ancients level 1 doesn't match up exactly w/ HO Ancients level 2, if that makes a difference to you. <sigh> I suspected this. It would be nice to have them line up, but it would also be nice to have logic stage stuff planned out for my dd. And to use SOTW for my boys (who love it), and to stick to one culture for a while, rather than jumping around between cultures in the name of chronology. I think having it preplanned, and sticking to one culture for a while outweigh the inconvenience of having their studies not exactly lined up. Really, I just want someone to tell me what to do. I feel like I've researched every curriculum under the sun in the last month. My dh had me convinced to just plan my own history, but once I start trying to do that, I'm paralyzed by the sheer volume of what I'm trying to do. :tongue_smilie: Sorry for the hijack! Edited November 11, 2010 by bonniebeth4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 We're using HO Middle Ages this year and the main spine is SOTW 2. In the 14 weeks we've been doing it, there's only been 2 weeks (IIRC) that we didn't read from SOTW. We have the SOTW AG too, but I rarely use it for other than coloring pages. We really enjoy HO and will use it again next year. I also added History Portfolio, which has loads of hands of stuff for Indy to do. He really enjoys it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfcartmama Posted November 11, 2010 Author Share Posted November 11, 2010 Thanks! I don't ever mind hijacks when they're useful! :001_smile: I did download the try before you buy to work through at least this week we're *thankfully* on Chapter 12 in SOTW 3 and it's in the download. I think we may skip history next week to review and create a timeline notebook. The wall timeline it fun, but the kids are using the way I envisioned, I think and book will work better for us and it would work great along with HO. I love the activites in the SOTW guide and the student pages, so I have to merge them! Good thing my kids like history! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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