4our4 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 We are currently doing SL Core 1 but I'm looking at TOG or SOTW for next fall. I've read many of the posts and am still SO confused. It seems that SOTW is preferred for younger kids and TOG for mid to high schoolers. I'll have a 4th, 2nd, and Ker in the fall. Will TOG be too overwhelming for them? I was thinking of doing UG for the 4th grader and LG for the younger two. Is SOTW meaty enough? I know that they are both great programs. I just don't know how to decide which is right for us. I'd appreciate any suggestions/input! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 We are doing both with my 5yo! SOTW is listed as an alternate reading. We use the books that TOG recommends and supplement with SOTW. My dd especially loves having the SOTW audio books. I wouldn't expect your K'er to participate much unless she really likes history (as my dd does). But there certainly are some aspects that you can include her in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4our4 Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 Thanks, Tracy! Have you found TOG overwhelming at all? I know that there is enough info for all years, but is it too much for your 5-year old? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Thanks, Tracy! Have you found TOG overwhelming at all? I know that there is enough info for all years, but is it too much for your 5-year old? I may not be the right one to ask. My dd5 simply loves history. At 3yo, she loved the Schoolhouse Rock song about the Revolutionary War, and she would tell us when she grew up, she was going to go to other countries to help them get rid of the kings and queens. And it has just continued from there. We did FIAR at 4yo with a heavy emphasis on geography, which laid a really nice foundation for TOG. I have not found TOG to be overwhelming, but we are only doing reading. mapping and usually activities. We are not doing any of the literature or writing assignments at this point. If it were not for an intense interest, I would not use it for a 5yo. Normally, I would wait until at least 6yo. And even then, I would only use TOG if part of the plan were to educate myself (which is why TOG is so important for me). If you do not need the education for yourself, and you don't have older children to teach, I would just do SOTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4our4 Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 Thanks, Tracy. I had a chance to look at TOG today. It is a HUGE binder but I do like the content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I am using TOG YR2 with dd4, ds6, dd9, ds11, and ds18 plus dd 20 mth tag along :) It is going well so far. For 3rd grade and under, I use CHOW instead of SOTW. Then we start SOTW in 4th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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