Alte Veste Academy Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 After two years of American history, we are finally starting SOTW. I am way too excited! I've got almost everything purchased but I'm wondering about discoveries people have made that are not widely known. For instance, I discovered 120 Step-by-Step History Projects, a treasure trove of activities, with clear instructions, simple supplies, and photos for every step. I have never seen it mentioned here and was surprised because it's great and perfect for SOTW. Any others? :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RahRah Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 (edited) Interactive 3D Maps: America We used the first two when we were doing the Americas (SOTW 1), with the remaining ones to do as we continue along into the next volume and beyond! Great Ancient China Projects You Can Build Yourself DS liked a lot of the projects in the China one! Edited August 18, 2011 by RahRah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 Interactive 3D Maps: America We used the first two when we were doing the Americas (SOTW 1), with the remaining ones to do as we continue along into the next volume and beyond! Great Ancient China Projects You Can Build Yourself DS liked a lot of the projects in the China one! Good ones. Thanks! I actually own the first one because I have WP's American history program. I need the one about China projects. I have scant content on ancient China compared to Egypt, Rome and Greece. I thought of another too. DS8 loves String, Straight-Edge & Shadow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RahRah Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 First People (Prehistoric Period) The Secret Cave: Discovering Lascaux, Emily Arnold McCully The Cave Painter of Lascaux The Cave Painter of Lascaux, Roberta Angeletti Stone Age Boy, Satoshi Kitamura Jewish Peoples The Wisdom Bird: A Tale of Solomon and Sheba, Sheldon Oberman, Neil Waldman Tower of Babel, A. S. Gadot, Cecilia Rebora Noah's Ark (Caldecott Honor Book), Jerry Pinkney Americas The Chocolate Tree: A Mayan Folktale (On My Own Folklore), Linda Lowery, et al China The Silk Route: 7,000 Miles of History, John S. Major, Stephen Fieser Ancient Near East (Coloring Book) Ancient Near East (Coloring Book), Bellerophon Books, Nancy Conkle Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First Emperor, Jane Portal Buddha, Demi Cat and Rat: The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac (An Owlet Book), Ed Young The Magical Monkey King: Mischief in Heaven, Ji-Li Jiang, Youshan Tang Sam and the Lucky Money, Karen Chinn, et al Africa Sundiata: Lion King of Mali Sundiata: Lion King of Mali, David Wisniewski Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa, Verna Aardema A Story, a Story, Gail E. Haley Rain Player Rain Player, David Wisniewski India Ancient India-Color Book, Bellerophon Books, Nancy Conkle The Drum: A Folktale from India (Story Cove: a World of Stories), Rob Cleveland, Tom Wrenn Rama and the Demon King: An Ancient Tale from India, Jessica Souhami Middle East The Magic Apple: A Folktale from the Middle East (Welcome to Story Cove), Rob Cleveland, Baird Hoffmire My Sister Shahrazad: Tales from the Arabian Nights, Robert Leeson The Stone: A Persian Legend of the Magi, Dianne Hofmeyr, Jude Daly Australia/Oceania/Pacific Islands Hina and the Sea of Stars Hina and the Sea of Stars, Michael Nordenstrom Why Koala Has a Stumpy Tail (StoryCove: A World of Stories) Martha Hamilton, et al Stories from the Billabong Stories from the Billabong, James Vance Marshall, Francis Firebrace Sun Mother Wakes the World: An Australian Creation Story, Diane Wolkstein, Bronwyn Bancroft Statues of Easter Island (Ancient Wonders of the World), Lenore Franzen Early christians The First Christmas, Paul L. Maier I'm sure many above are on lists somewhere - but they're some of what I've used for SOTW 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 First People (Prehistoric Period)The Secret Cave: Discovering Lascaux, Emily Arnold McCully The Cave Painter of Lascaux The Cave Painter of Lascaux, Roberta Angeletti Stone Age Boy, Satoshi Kitamura Jewish Peoples The Wisdom Bird: A Tale of Solomon and Sheba, Sheldon Oberman, Neil Waldman Tower of Babel, A. S. Gadot, Cecilia Rebora Noah's Ark (Caldecott Honor Book), Jerry Pinkney Americas The Chocolate Tree: A Mayan Folktale (On My Own Folklore), Linda Lowery, et al China The Silk Route: 7,000 Miles of History, John S. Major, Stephen Fieser Ancient Near East (Coloring Book) Ancient Near East (Coloring Book), Bellerophon Books, Nancy Conkle Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First Emperor, Jane Portal Buddha, Demi Cat and Rat: The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac (An Owlet Book), Ed Young The Magical Monkey King: Mischief in Heaven, Ji-Li Jiang, Youshan Tang Sam and the Lucky Money, Karen Chinn, et al Africa Sundiata: Lion King of Mali Sundiata: Lion King of Mali, David Wisniewski Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa, Verna Aardema A Story, a Story, Gail E. Haley Rain Player Rain Player, David Wisniewski India Ancient India-Color Book, Bellerophon Books, Nancy Conkle The Drum: A Folktale from India (Story Cove: a World of Stories), Rob Cleveland, Tom Wrenn Rama and the Demon King: An Ancient Tale from India, Jessica Souhami Middle East The Magic Apple: A Folktale from the Middle East (Welcome to Story Cove), Rob Cleveland, Baird Hoffmire My Sister Shahrazad: Tales from the Arabian Nights, Robert Leeson The Stone: A Persian Legend of the Magi, Dianne Hofmeyr, Jude Daly Australia/Oceania/Pacific Islands Hina and the Sea of Stars Hina and the Sea of Stars, Michael Nordenstrom Why Koala Has a Stumpy Tail (StoryCove: A World of Stories) Martha Hamilton, et al Stories from the Billabong Stories from the Billabong, James Vance Marshall, Francis Firebrace Sun Mother Wakes the World: An Australian Creation Story, Diane Wolkstein, Bronwyn Bancroft Statues of Easter Island (Ancient Wonders of the World), Lenore Franzen Early christians The First Christmas, Paul L. Maier I'm sure many above are on lists somewhere - but they're some of what I've used for SOTW 1. Thanks! I haven't seen most of these commonly recommended. I look forward to checking them out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RahRah Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 (edited) Thanks! I haven't seen most of these commonly recommended. I look forward to checking them out! When we did SOTW 1, I realized we had way too many things for Egypt, tons and tons for Greece and Rome, but hardly anything near the same quantity for the other areas - and - Australia/Islands/Oceania was not included. I started just searching through Amazon and one book led to another, led to another....I have more than listed - if there is an area you need some resources, let me know and I'll dig into the bookcase for history and see what else we have that we used....I know we had a couple of selections on the Great Wall of China in our mix and more folktales from India. I made up my own unit for Australia/Islands/Oceania to have something from the ancients since I also had incorporated geography with the history beyond the mapping in SOTW and I couldn't very well ignore a whole continent! The list above also is missing the usual recommendations that we did use too. Edited August 18, 2011 by RahRah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 For instance, I discovered 120 Step-by-Step History Projects, a treasure trove of activities, with clear instructions, simple supplies, and photos for every step. I have never seen it mentioned here and was surprised because it's great and perfect for SOTW. Thank you! We are starting up with Ancients this fall, and this looks like an amazing resource. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 This would be on the tail end of your time period, but the virtual tour of the Ajanta Caves is great fun! I think there are other virtual tours of World Heritage sites that would be neat to see, also-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubiac Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 (edited) The World Mythologies Series can help you study some of the non-Mediterranean/Northern European regions: Remembering the World Mythologies Series of Illustrated Books And for the Middle East, you might want to look at: Watermelons, Walnuts and the Wisdom of Allah: And Other Tales of the Hoca Edited August 18, 2011 by kubiac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OK Family Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 I don't know if you have seen this website, runofthemillfamily.blogspot.com She has lapbooks and other things for sotw. Allyson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Farrar Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 There are so many great mythology books, especially for Greek and Roman, but the one we enjoyed the most is one I don't see mentioned a lot - The Island of the Minotaur by Sheldon Oberman. It's a longer picture book and was really good. The kids were really into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAS in LA Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 DD6 really loved Lugalbanda for over a year, I think, as a 4-5 y.o. It's "an epic tale from ancient Iraq" (Sumer). Lugalbanda is Gilgamesh's father. Translated from cuneiform tablets, as the informative introduction explains. The illustrations are detailed and enjoyable to look at. I have no idea why this isn't more widely recomended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annlaura Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 :lurk5: Any recs for Japan? The only book I have right now is Crow Boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 I made up my own unit for Australia/Islands/Oceania to have something from the ancients since I also had incorporated geography with the history beyond the mapping in SOTW and I couldn't very well ignore a whole continent! Ooh, I'd love more about this, if it's east to share. I know that sometimes my plans are so messy it would be a lot of work to clean them up to share, so I don't want you to go to any trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 This would be on the tail end of your time period, but the virtual tour of the Ajanta Caves is great fun! I think there are other virtual tours of World Heritage sites that would be neat to see, also-- The World Mythologies Series can help you study some of the non-Mediterranean/Northern European regions: Remembering the World Mythologies Series of Illustrated Books And for the Middle East, you might want to look at: Watermelons, Walnuts and the Wisdom of Allah: And Other Tales of the Hoca There are so many great mythology books, especially for Greek and Roman, but the one we enjoyed the most is one I don't see mentioned a lot - The Island of the Minotaur by Sheldon Oberman. It's a longer picture book and was really good. The kids were really into it. Thanks! I'll look at all of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 I don't know if you have seen this website, runofthemillfamily.blogspot.comShe has lapbooks and other things for sotw. Allyson I do have this. It is awesome but it frightens me. :lol: Peace Hill Press actually has a video on YouTube showing this lapbook in completed form. It's incredible! DD6 really loved Lugalbanda for over a year, I think, as a 4-5 y.o. It's "an epic tale from ancient Iraq" (Sumer). Lugalbanda is Gilgamesh's father. Translated from cuneiform tablets, as the informative introduction explains. The illustrations are detailed and enjoyable to look at. I have no idea why this isn't more widely recomended. Oh, I bought this one a few weeks ago after seeing it on someone's list. You're right that it's rarely recommended though. It is a very pretty, well-done book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubiac Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 :lurk5: Any recs for Japan? The only book I have right now is Crow Boy. Japanese Children's Favorite Stories is a truly wonderful book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 There are a lot of Aboriginal Australian Dreamtime stories in picture book format, these days. The two bestest ever in the whole world are Percy Trezise's "Turramulli and the Giant Quinkins" and "The Rainbow Serpent." They are back in print, after about 10 years, but I can't find them online except on Abebooks :mad: My brother found them in a bookshop recently. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annlaura Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Japanese Children's Favorite Stories is a truly wonderful book. Thank you! That looks perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 Japanese Children's Favorite Stories is a truly wonderful book. Beautiful book, thanks! There are a lot of Aboriginal Australian Dreamtime stories in picture book format, these days. The two bestest ever in the whole world are Percy Trezise's "Turramulli and the Giant Quinkins" and "The Rainbow Serpent." They are back in print, after about 10 years, but I can't find them online except on Abebooks :mad: My brother found them in a bookshop recently. Rosie I will look for these. Bummer about them being hard to find. :thumbdown: I'm sure it will be even harder here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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