If you use TOG and a spine for history..

[shanvan]

do you also include core readings for history, or do you just let the spine take the place of core history?

 

Shannon

[M&M]

I use SOTW for my younger children and will sometimes add a core book as a read-aloud.

 

For my older children the spine book was used to fill in weeks that I did not have the core reading book or we had a busy week and I just wanted to cover the information without digging deeply. I may use some sort of spine like the Kingfisher or Streams of Civ for my D level student to do some outlining.

[siloam]

do you also include core readings for history, or do you just let the spine take the place of core history?

 

Shannon

Shannon,

 

I let the spine take the place of the core history. I do take an extra long look at the In-depth resources through, to see if they cover an aspect my chosen spine doesn't.

 

Also realize that it can make using the discussion questions tricky. You have to be prepared to do a little explaining. You can't just hands them the questions and expect them to be answered.

 

Heather