Ginevra Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Anyone used it? Love it? Hate it? :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanne in MN Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 I have not used it extensively yet, but I printed off the free chapters and started using those. We mostly used the maps-not all the other stuff. Have you seen the YouTube videos where she demonstrates how to draw the different maps? It's kind of fun to see. I really want to buy this program. We done a few of the maps and I'd like to continue and tie more in as we go along in history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Jo Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Well it's on my list to buy for this year --- for me! (Of course, DC will use it when they are older.) And I love her youtube videos, that was what made me decide to buy the program. Some things I have to see - reading isn't enough. Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindyz Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Do you happen to have the link to the videos? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanne in MN Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Scroll down to her free sample chapters. The last two are YouTube links to two of her lessons. http://www.ellenjmchenry.com/id151.html [/url] Do you happen to have the link to the videos? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 It looks really good, but I'm trying hard to buckle down and hit my priorities, and as much as I want to do it all, I'm not sure I can or want to devote so much time and money to map drawing at the expense of something else. I've been trying to fit in more time for life skills and music and art. They soothe me and increase the quality of my life. I've been working on a mission statement for myself, and trying to seek balance and health (both mental and physical). Maybe I'll end out buying the curriculum, but I think I'm going to buy myself some beeswax block crayons and a Waldorf DVD on how to use them instead. And then maybe...in a couple months if I've made enough progress with my other studies, maybe I'll give in and buy it, and draw maps with the beeswax crayons :-) It does look awfully good! It's so hard not to buy it all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn E Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Here's the thread that sold me on the program. I have it on next year's "to buy" list. I've wanted it for a long time, but dd was so young I put off buying. I'm not sure exactly when or how we will use it, but I'm very excited about this program. I've also held it in my hands and looked through it because a friend bought it last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue G in PA Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 I'm really looking forward to using this in a few years. Carrie Austin of HOD is planning to use this for her upcoming Geography curriculum due out in a couple years. Her 9th grader is using it this year and she raves about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Wow....this looks great! I'm always amazed at how many things I've never heard of before; I'm so grateful for this board to always be learning something new. The Elements book she has also looks wonderful. Her free downloads look great, and the free links to games too (did you see the owl pellet dissection link??). Thanks so much for posting about this! :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Love it, love it, love it! There are three parts: the history, the projects, and the mapping. The real star is the mapping. You can watch the videos and/or refer to the step-by-step drawings in the book. I think *even*if* you ignore the first two parts of the program, the mapping is *well* worth the cost of the whole. If you use it as written, you'll read a history chapter (2-4 pages about the history of attempts to map the known world, starting in ancient times), then do some projects (often relating to gaining a better understanding of the math or science involved in mapping) and practice the associated mapping. The history and math/science really are probably best for the stated grades of 5th+ -- but in a home school environment, younger children could certainly gain from participating along with older ones, and younger children (with reasonably decent drawing skills and good attention) can do the mapping. Some people I know just do the mapping lessons, pulling up appropriate ones to match other history or lit that their kids are studying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 Thanks, everyone. We are offering this class in our co-op this year. A mom who has done the program in another co-op offered it and I'm going to take the class. It looks really good to me and I'm excited to try it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I really want to offer this at our co-op. Can some of it be done at home, such as the reading assignment? I can only get 1 1/2 hours a week for 30 weeks. Would this work? My dd will be 4th grade next year, should I wait a year for her to be in 5th? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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