Mommee & Baba Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 This year we're doing the Confessions of a Homeschooler Road Trip USA. My dd's are in 1st and 3rd. They enjoy the short lessons and learning a little bit about each state. I have no idea what we plan on using next year. Anyone know what they're using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 This year, we're studying US history with our 1st and 4th graders. When we get to the point at which each state was added to the union, we color the state on a blank map and read the book from Sleeping Bear Press about that state (B is for Bluegrass, about Kentucky, and so on). We're also looking up a few places each week from my list of "should know" US geography features (from this thread:http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=290598 I have them all written on cards, so we can review the ones we've previously looked up. Also, my kids like the games from sheppardsoftware.com a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 We are going to continue to use The Complete Book of Maps and Geography. Of the geography things I have bought, this is one of my favorites. I also plan to utilize the method from the geography chapter of The Core (Bortins). It is basically learning to draw maps freehand. Another resource I have really liked is Hillyer's A Child's Geography of the World. The downfall of this one is that it was published in 1954. It needs a lot of editing on the fly, but I think it is a gem of a book anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imacoffeemom Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 We have been using Cantering the Country and Galloping the Globe. We are 2 years into the study and have loved it. We pick and choose what resources it lists we want to use. I usually don't use the science and bible portion as we cover those with other curriculum. We love the literature lists. It does take a little planning on your part looking for the books at the library. We do a map, state flower, state flag, and sometimes a state animal page we get from Enchanted Learning. We do this in a notebooking style with a "notes" page. My 4th grader (started in 3rd) will finish CTC this year but will continue doing GTG. My 1st grader started this and is now in 2nd. I will probably go back over some of the states with her so she most likely won't complete CTC until the end of next year.... that being said, you can span this across any age I think up til 4th grade by increasing or decreasing the amount of information you ask them to write about the state. The curriculum is affordable and the books they list are not too difficult to find at the library or at least good supplemental other ones. You can do "in depth" as much as you want to. We have a map of the wall that we put a removable type sticker on to see where we've been along with a scrapbooking stick horse die cut to show where we are at! Another something worth noting about this curriculum is to go in order of statehood. They list them in the back of the book. We did this to follow along US History time wise. We've been able to learn the history of the 13 colonies, Revolutionary War, Civil War, and other important time periods along with the states. HTH Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embassy Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 For grades 2 and 4 we are doing 2 Maps, Charts, and Graphs books related to the USA as well as self-designed studies on Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Buddhism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakshmi Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Confessions of a Homeschooler Road Trip USA. I really like it for a simple, straight forward introduction to the states. My children are 6 & 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Jo Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 World mapping via the Core. We are starting our American map with Holling's Minn of the Mississippi, we'll basically learn to draw the middle portion of the United States from memory. I'll have DC continue to draw the world map weekly for practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lailasmum Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 We have just started the Intellego Unit study Maps. I tried doing different things based on a geography encyclopedia as a spine but I couldn't keep the momentum going with having to find so many resources on top of everything else and with quite a bad local library. I might try again some day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julikins Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Confessions of a Homeschooler has a great world geo curriculum called Wxpedition Earth. Have you done it already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommee & Baba Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Confessions of a Homeschooler has a great world geo curriculum called Wxpedition Earth. Have you done it already? No, I was debating on this one or not. We're enjoying her Road Trip USA. I assume that one will be alot of fun too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Geomaster on the iPad Also with Calvert they do MGG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xilka Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 We really enjoy this site. We also have a little world globe/sponge ball that we play with. Throw the ball and call out the name of a country, catcher has to try and find it as quickly as possible. I got the ball at an airport for about $3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Next year we are planning to do world geography. My oldest I'm going to try adapting Glencoe's H.S. level text because it looks do-able for her. My DS will be using Carson-Dellosa's A Trip Around the World series plus most likely Expedition Earth from Confessions of a Homeschooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynyel Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I have been using Geography Matters, I do really like it. However with the history we are using it is a lot of geography so we are shelving GM right now and will look at it later, in the upper grades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I never heard of Road Trip USA. It looks really nice. How many pages would you need to print out for one student to have all the activity pages?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommee & Baba Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 I never heard of Road Trip USA. It looks really nice. How many pages would you need to print out for one student to have all the activity pages?? ALOT! :( This is the DOWNfall to alot of her curriculums. They are very INK and PAPER heavy! That's the main reason why I'm not using the K4 curriculum of hers I purchased last year for ds this coming year. WAY too much ink and too much paper! I was also at one point recently debating on her other geography curriculum, but again it's super ink and paper heavy! If she offered to have these printed for a little bit more money I'd purchase her stuff and use it without any hesitation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakshmi Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I never heard of Road Trip USA. It looks really nice. How many pages would you need to print out for one student to have all the activity pages?? We take it to Staples to have it printed for co-op. But I have only the state pages printed out so that is 50. Also I had Staples print the colored pages for the flags. We have a laser printer and I've never really thought about the amount of ink. This program is pretty. She did a great job with the layouts of each state. We then put them in a binder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMD Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 My DD is in 2nd this year, no previous geography. We're using 'Charlotte Mason Elementary Geography', and probably stretch it over 3rd grade too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommee & Baba Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 We take it to Staples to have it printed for co-op. But I have only the state pages printed out so that is 50. Also I had Staples print the colored pages for the flags. We have a laser printer and I've never really thought about the amount of ink. This program is pretty. She did a great job with the layouts of each state. We then put them in a binder. Yes it is! I printed the state pages for both of my dc. I also printed the flags in color for each of my kids. I also put them into binders. I also printed out each of the mini books in color for my kids. I don't think the program is bad at all! BUT it does require you to print and then file it and even then you have to put together the craft activities like most programs. She has books that are good to throw into the program but most are readily available at libraries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 We have a variety of things going on with geography, but mostly the Complete Book of Maps and Geography serves as the base. Lots of living books, a few iPad apps (stack the states, stack the countries, etc.) and when we travel DS maps out the routes, mileage, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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