mommagruber Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Oldest ds loves history - he is in gr 7. Please share some favorite history curriculum. In order of importance 1.fun and interesting 2. Price 3. Reusable for 4 other children TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 History Odyssey: Level 2 K12 World A and B (really excellent text) BJU History at Our House Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabel Lee Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Harmony of History by Curiosity Academy Press fits all three of your requirements. You should check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thowell Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 We are going to use Ancient Civilizations and the Bible. It looks really fun yet very thorough. It is reasonably priced, and you can get good deals on finding it new. It can be used for 5th - 12th again and again, and you can pull in younger ones if you buy the activity book. What I really like about it is that even though it gives activity choices like a unit study, it is self contained and you NEED very few other books. They would certainly add to it but not necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMom Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Some things we have liked: Galore Park history books (British history) Anything by Guerber (Rome, Greece, US history) Dorothy Mills history books (Memoria Press just reprinted these with workbooks I think) Famous Men Series Killer Angels (US Civil War Battle of Gettysburg -- my 7th grader is reading this now and loves it) What area of history is he particularly interested in, or is it everything? Historical fiction has always been a hit with my history-loving ones, there is a lot of great fiction out there that really gives you a feel for the different times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I am prereading k12's Human Odyssey Book 3 ("Moderns" which is about 1850 to present day, with a little review of the 17th and 18th centuries). It is really good--flows well, understandable, gives some primary sources, gives you a taste now and again of literature of the time...I am LOVING it. Perfect for 7-8 grades. We are going to use it for 7th grade, when we do Moderns. I will be coordinating it with TOG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 K12's Human Odyssey series is by far the best world history text I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avila Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 We love the Dorothy Mills books, and they are non consumable. I also like the National Geographic Almanac of American History and Almanac of World History as encyclopedia for upper middle school. We also use the Catholic School Textbook Project books to offer a religious POV to our studies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I've been very impressed by OUP World in Ancient Times and Medieval/Early Modern World. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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