sahm99 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 For those of you going through Omnibus with older siblings, what do you do with the younger kids? I would really like for all of us to stay in the same time period...! My current plan (changing about every 6h since the beginning of the week:tongue_smilie:) is to start ds in Omnibus I next year, for his 7th grade (he is a VERY strong, confident and mature reader). Dds (then 5th and 3rd grade) would also go back to Ancients. After a three year history cycle they could then start Omnibus together in 8th and 6th grade...while ds starts Omnibus IV... How does this sound? I am really wondering how other families handle "Omnibus-family-integration":confused:??? Most resources for younger kids (SOTW,TOG,...) are meant to be used over four years, apart of VP, which is 5!!:001_huh: I plan on using the online classes for ds, so stretching out Omnibus is not really an option. Btw, I called VP about this...they were very nice, but, still, I'm not much further... I am looking forward to hearing your ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 History is not a huge priority for me in K-6. We do reading and a lot of field trips and such. My little guy's hsitory is probably more formal than anything my girls had when they were younger, but I need to keep him busy. :D Last year I did 1st-ed. WTM with my 8 yo, reading literature and working through Kingfisher and Usborne's encyclopedias of ancienct history. I used a lot ofthe VP history books for grades 2 and 3. This year, I am using CLP's Middle Ages book, plus history books from VP's 4th grade. We are still doing the narration pages from Usborne, this time the Middle Ages book. Next year, I will use A Beka's 4th grade American History text with VP's 5th and 6th grade books. The 5-year VP cycle fits into the 3-year Omnibus cycle; you just have to squish years 1 and 2 together and years 4 and 5 together. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamakim Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I use the 4 year WTM history cycle, everyone on the same cycle, and use the Omnibus that fits that (well, actually I just use Omnibus with the first two cycles and have other stuff I prefer for the second two, but still the concept would work). So I might have overlap or squishation of Omnibuses (Omnibi?) going on, but that allows me to have quite a few choices for the youngers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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