5LittleMonkeys Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Okay, so I don't know if Trail Guide to Geography is going to work for me so I was looking at the Runkle Geography. I was looking at doing US geography but I really like the TOC from the Runkle World Geography. She didn't particularly want to do US history anyway and I could probably just do a US geography along side US history later on. I read through the TOC for Runkle's and I think she would really like the science aspect of it. I was really looking for something that had a bit of a culture\people aspect to it though. Does anyone use Runkle and flesh it out with other books or resources that would help me achieve what I'm looking for? Also, do you find the Student Activity Book useful or can we do without? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5LittleMonkeys Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 Either no one is using this or no one is adding or tweaking it...which I find hard to believe on this forum.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMom2One Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I was just looking this program over myself and seriously considering it for dd's 7th grade studies. I'd love to hear from others as well, but it seems that the board is fairly quiet today. Maybe someone will chime in soon. :bigear: Blessings, Lucinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Yes! I have a list of supplemental book recommendations that I found online. I can't find it again now - it may very well have even been someone here on the Well Trained Mind boards. By the way, I also found a VERY useful schedule for this program online -on someone's homeschooling blog website. I really wish I kept better track of where I find these things. I altered the schedule to add in the supplements. DD is about 15 weeks into it and it's going very well. The extra resources include Material Word: a Global Family Portrait by Peter Menzel, Hungry Planet: what the world eats by Peter Menzel, Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time by Dava Sobel, The Riddle of the Compass: The Invention that Changed the World by Amir Aczel, The Map Makers by John Nobel Wilford, videos of Planet Earth, projects from National Geographic website. Pegasus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMom2One Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Yes! I have a list of supplemental book recommendations that I found online. I can't find it again now - it may very well have even been someone here on the Well Trained Mind boards. By the way, I also found a VERY useful schedule for this program online -on someone's homeschooling blog website. I really wish I kept better track of where I find these things. I altered the schedule to add in the supplements. DD is about 15 weeks into it and it's going very well. The extra resources include Material Word: a Global Family Portrait by Peter Menzel, Hungry Planet: what the world eats by Peter Menzel, Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time by Dava Sobel, The Riddle of the Compass: The Invention that Changed the World by Amir Aczel, The Map Makers by John Nobel Wilford, videos of Planet Earth, projects from National Geographic website. Pegasus This is great! Now, about that schedule... :001_smile: Lucinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 This is great! Now, about that schedule... :001_smile: Lucinda I kept looking and finally found it. It is on the "Core Foundation" homeschool blog by our own Christine (from these boards). Here's the link: http://corefoundations.wordpress.com/scheds-english-and-history/ She also has other schedules on there, like for Lightning Lit. Pegasus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I kept looking and finally found it. It is on the "Core Foundation" homeschool blog by our own Christine (from these boards). Here's the link: http://corefoundations.wordpress.com/scheds-english-and-history/ She also has other schedules on there, like for Lightning Lit. Pegasus Edited to add: Oh, and to answer the other question originally asked, we do not use the student workbook. I believe it is a method to map/learn the location of countries and we had just finished doing this on our own (simply filling in a blank map from memory every day and then researching the missing ones until it could all be done from memory). I DO have DD do the mapping on the schedule as a refresher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thowell Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I kept looking and finally found it. It is on the "Core Foundation" homeschool blog by our own Christine (from these boards). Here's the link: http://corefoundations.wordpress.com/scheds-english-and-history/ She also has other schedules on there, like for Lightning Lit. Pegasus Can I just say I LOVE YOU!!!! thanks for this, I can use her Runkle, R&S english, and her Aologoa Science. Wow this just saved me hours!!!!!!!!:lol::lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMom2One Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Wonderful!! I'm going to take a close look at this as I finalize plans for 7th grade geography. As a side note: Don't you just LOVE this forum? I can honestly say that the Hive continues to be the best resource I've had during all of our years of hs'ing. Love y'all bunches! Lucinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5LittleMonkeys Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 Oh wow! Thank you so much Pegasus. I figured if I stopped watching the screen for awhile someone would chime in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5LittleMonkeys Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 I just finished looking at the schedule for Runkle's on Core Foundations and now I'm definitely doing this! AND...I use R&S and I'm using LL8 next year and Apologia Botany. Good grief 1/2 my planning is done!!:D:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karis Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I was JUST looking into this yesterday. Thanks so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 We used the Standard Deviants geography dvd as well as the text Our World by Learnsmart.ca (I don't know if it is still available or not). I also had students do reports on a planet, a country, a state, a physical formation (volcano, ocean, etc.). These reports were sometimes written, sometimes oral presentations, and sometimes poster presentations. I did not like the Runkles map work. We found it uninspiring so we chose a different mapping program. I have to say, though, that Runkles is one of my top 5 favorite curricula. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Also, do you find the Student Activity Book useful or can we do without? I really like the student text as that is the only part of the Runkle program that really teaches names and locations of the various countries. You can use it alongside the Runkle text, but it doesn't track the text. The text (as you saw from the TOC) teaches more of an earth science while the student book covers names, location, mapping of the world. HTH, Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5LittleMonkeys Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 I really like the student text as that is the only part of the Runkle program that really teaches names and locations of the various countries. You can use it alongside the Runkle text, but it doesn't track the text. The text (as you saw from the TOC) teaches more of an earth science while the student book covers names, location, mapping of the world. HTH, Lisa This is very helpful. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janice in NJ Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Brenda Runkle, the author, teaches a Jr. High Social Studies class for the Potter's School. If you are interested. :001_smile: http://registration.pottersschool.org/w/671.jsp Don't know a thing about it. Just know that it exists. Perhaps you could ask for reviews. Peace, Janice Enjoy your little people Enjoy your journey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 We are just about to begin Runkle and I am planning on supplementing with lots of earth science materials-it actually makes a great fit. Keep in mind that Trail Guide is more political geography and names of rivers, mountains, etc. While Runkle is physical geography. Two different topics. You may want to work in political geography at some point as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5LittleMonkeys Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 (edited) We are just about to begin Runkle and I am planning on supplementing with lots of earth science materials-it actually makes a great fit. Keep in mind that Trail Guide is more political geography and names of rivers, mountains, etc. While Runkle is physical geography. Two different topics. You may want to work in political geography at some point as well. Thanks for telling me this...I've not done geography yet with any of my dc so I didn't even realize this. I'm editing to add...If I were to wait and do this in 9th (just found out our new cover school requires a World Geography credit) would my dd be able to do this alongside Trail Guide so that she gets the physical and political aspect? Edited January 19, 2011 by 5LittleMonkeys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMom2One Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 (edited) We are just about to begin Runkle and I am planning on supplementing with lots of earth science materials-it actually makes a great fit. Keep in mind that Trail Guide is more political geography and names of rivers, mountains, etc. While Runkle is physical geography. Two different topics. You may want to work in political geography at some point as well. I wanted my dd to have a geography course for 7th grade that will cover both modern day political and physical aspects, and I had made an assumption that the Runkie course would bring it all together. I'm so glad to have read this today. At first I was disappointed, but after looking at the TOC I have decided it would still be an excellent course for dd. What year do most of you teach modern day political world geography? Blessings, Lucinda Edited January 20, 2011 by HSMom2One Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 I wanted my dd to have a geography course for 7th grade that will cover both modern day political and physical aspects, and I had made an assumption that the Runkie course would bring it all together. I'm so glad to have read this today. At first I was disappointed, but after looking at the TOC I have decided it would still be an excellent course for dd. What year do most of you teach modern day political world geography? Blessings, Lucinda I like to teach it in 7th or 8th so that the foundation is laid before heading into high school. Also, while the Runkle text teaches physical geography (and could even count as an earth science IMO), the student book covers political geography. They don't even really go toghether. You can use one without the other, depending on how you want to shape the course. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMom2One Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 I like to teach it in 7th or 8th so that the foundation is laid before heading into high school. Also, while the Runkle text teaches physical geography (and could even count as an earth science IMO), the student book covers political geography. They don't even really go toghether. You can use one without the other, depending on how you want to shape the course. Lisa Thank you, Lisa. I have pretty much decided to go with the Runkle geography, and with what your saying combined with the political geography that we cover in the modern history that goes with our TOG curriculum, it seems like it should all come together before high school...At least I hope so. I just hope we can get it all in before the end of 8th grade! Blessings, Lucinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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