PuddleJumper1 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Dd13 will be in 8th grade next year and she's asked for a textbook based history program for US History. Over the years she has used SL, WP, A Beka and CLE. She is an avid reader but doesn't want a book heavy program like SL or WP. She's using CLE7 this year but I'm not that thrilled with it. She has loved A Beka in the past. I want a really good overview of US History for her. I looked at Notgrass' America the Beautiful. I'd love to hear any experience with this one. What I see says it's for 5th to 8th. Is it indepth enough for a strong 8th grader? I'd love any and all suggestions :001_smile: Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 How about BJU? They do American History in 8th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 That's a good age for using Joy Hakim's History of US. Pegasus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuddleJumper1 Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 How about BJU? They do American History in 8th. That's a good age for using Joy Hakim's History of US. Pegasus Thank you both! I will put these on my list to check out. Thanks :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillehei Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I thought Notgrass' America the Beautiful was strong enough for an 8th grader, especially if you do it one year. You could add more historical fiction since there are only 8-10 for the year. You can also look at their high school American History, Exploring America. I have a friend who is doing that with her 8th grader but over 2 years. The Notgrasses are so nice to talk with and very helpful. Their material is so awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 That's a good age for using Joy Hakim's History of US. Pegasus :iagree: Many libraries have this set. You will love it or hate it - it just has that effect on people:lol:. Preview it to see which camp you are in before you decide. We loved it when dc were in 5th & 7th, but it is supposed to be a high school course, so it is strong enough for 8th too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMom2One Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I thought Notgrass' America the Beautiful was strong enough for an 8th grader, especially if you do it one year. You could add more historical fiction since there are only 8-10 for the year. You can also look at their high school American History, Exploring America. I have a friend who is doing that with her 8th grader but over 2 years. The Notgrasses are so nice to talk with and very helpful. Their material is so awesome! That is what I plan to do as well. We'll be using the lesson review book rather than the student workbook for younger students, and I'll be supplementing with more literature as well. I am going to occasionally throw in a bit from SOTW as I feel led to so we can discuss other events happening around the world during the same time frame without getting too deep. I just want to beef up the ATB since dd will be a strong 8th grader that has been with TOG for three years and is used to a lot more reading. I think ATB looks really wonderful though. I've been thumbing through Book I this morning and really like what I see. Blessings, Lucinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann@thebeach Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 My 7th grader is reading Joy Hakim's series this year. He's in book 4 now but we started late. Otherwise, I think you could get through the whole series in a year. My son says he likes it better than some of the other history books he's read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 We are going to use American Odyssey as our main textbook next year. We have used several K12 textbooks, and my son has liked them all. It is a little pricey, but I think it will be worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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