plain jane Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 In another thread Swimmermom3 mentioned a TC course that she felt is accessible to a 6th grader for Medieval history. I was wondering if there were any other courses that you felt your Logic stage child would be able to benefit from, or that would interest them while not being completely over their heads? For me, this would be with an advanced 5th grader and I'm hoping specifically for Ancient history but would also like to have a list of other resources to consider buying for the Logic stage years. TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 DD is using both the high-school early world history course & the joy of science course (from one of the co-authors of Science Matters). She's not watching Human Prehistory & the First Civilizations, I am, but if it fit into our curriculum, it would definitely be accessible. Similar with The Theory of Evolution: A History of Controversy. I have the Greek Legacy one, but haven't gotten to it yet, so I'm not sure about it. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gratia271 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Off the top of my head, the high school history courses come to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyNellen Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 My 6th and 7th graders have done: High School Early American History Early Middle Ages Late Middle Ages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 My 6th grader watched the 'Our Night Sky' DVDs last month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hose Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 My 6th grade son watched the first disc of the HS World History series as he studied Ancient History this year. It was very enjoyable for him. http://www.teach12.com/tgc/courses/course_detail.aspx?cid=131 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 (edited) I've often heard of people using Joy of Science with middle schoolers. I personally do NOT recommend it! Yes, SOME of the lectures are okay, but many are just way over the head of the average middle schooler and there are so many better resources available. I'm not saying this to be problematic. It's just I never see anyone saying it, and if I was planning next year, I might make a bad decision if I was only reading the reviews I have seen over the years. So I just want to throw out a word of caution, and that's it. I PERSONALLY would NEVER use JOS as the core curriculum for a middleschooler. In my opinion it's audience is firmly CC adult level. I'm not sure if my 11th grader even finished the series. I love the author's cheap paperback Science Matters, but am not as impressed with the lectures or textbook. Edited February 9, 2011 by Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Create Your Ritual Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Can you tell me if these are actual DVDs that the kids watch? Is it just a DVD of the speaker addresses, say, an audience and you are listening to the lecture? I am considering Medieval Ages and wondered what the main difference is between the Audio (listen only) and the DVDs? Are their pictures? Is it more interesting or engaging to watch the DVDs? Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 My 5th grader likes the Metropolitan Museum of Art course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyNellen Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Yes, there are occasional pictures, maps, etc. The lecturer is addressing you...there is no audience, per se. I think some courses have more visual aids than others. The Early Middle Ages and Late Middle Ages had a few, whereas the HS Early American History course had more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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