runbikeswim Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 (edited) I know they are for younger children, but so far my son is enjoying the books and I feel like he is learning new things. However, I am not supplementing much except for pencil sketches, timelines and mapping. We are also doing the tests at the end of each chapter. Should I feel a need to go more in depth? Also, I have a rather amibitious plan of studying all 4 books this school year. My son is coming out of public school and other than Eygpt, he hasn't formally studied any world history. So I would love for him really go from nomadic times to modern day this year. Thoughts? Edited June 28, 2012 by runbikeswim typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I think you're going to have to choose between covering more ground (4 books) or digging deeper (more reading and more writing about it.) I find it very difficult to believe that both can be done in one year! If you're going to go deeper, I'd use TWTM logic level outline with SOTW as the supplement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I think all 4 in one year would be overkill. How about doing 2 books for 7th grade, and 2 for 8th? That is how Sonlight schedules them. Add in documentaries, say one a week, and some reading from a history encyclopedia, and historical fiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillehei Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I think all 4 in one year would be overkill. How about doing 2 books for 7th grade, and 2 for 8th? That is how Sonlight schedules them. Add in documentaries, say one a week, and some reading from a history encyclopedia, and historical fiction. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenKase Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 (edited) I think all 4 in one year would be overkill. How about doing 2 books for 7th grade, and 2 for 8th? That is how Sonlight schedules them. Add in documentaries, say one a week, and some reading from a history encyclopedia, and historical fiction. :iagree: too. This is our first run through STOW as my girls also had limited history in the ps before coming home. My DDs really, really enjoy STOW and I make no excuses about using it for my will be 7th grader. I've attempted to use the other recommended spines (K12HO, WAT series) but dd balks at them and will not retain the information. We have had a great time using STOW and we have all learned a lot!! Naturally, my 7th grader will also read lots of historical fiction and non-fiction books from the library, timeline, do map work, writing projects (as we did this year), outlining, creative projects, watch documentaries, field trips, etc... Edited June 28, 2012 by PenKase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2GAboys Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Volume 4 is so meaty, unlike volumes 1 and 2 which can be done so much quicker. My 11 year old son is just finishing up volume 4. It has taken us well into the summer and we are only on chapter 38 out of 42. Blowing through this book would be a shame. There is way too much content. One section alone my child has learned about the effects of the six day war, Yom Kippur war, resulting OPEC embargo, the Camp David Accords. He's just finishing 5th. I think cramming all 4 in one year is a waste of time, especailly in the middle grade, and very little will be gained from doing this. I'd spread it over two, getting as far into volume III as possible by the end of the first year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runbikeswim Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 Volume 4 is so meaty, unlike volumes 1 and 2 which can be done so much quicker. My 11 year old son is just finishing up volume 4. It has taken us well into the summer and we are only on chapter 38 out of 42. Blowing through this book would be a shame. There is way too much content. One section alone my child has learned about the effects of the six day war, Yom Kippur war, resulting OPEC embargo, the Camp David Accords. He's just finishing 5th. I think cramming all 4 in one year is a waste of time, especailly in the middle grade, and very little will be gained from doing this. I'd spread it over two, getting as far into volume III as possible by the end of the first year. Thanks you for the information. I didn't realize 4 was going to be so different. The reason I feel pressed to do so much is that in most schools, world history is grades 6 and 7 and 8 is civics or American History. Last year, his school really disappointed me and no world history was taught. I plan on sending him back to school for 8th grade (charter or private, most likely) and they will be on American History. However, maybe I need to accept that getting as far as possible with retention and enjoyment is more important that having to cover everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 If you are really set on doing one year to cover world history check out Sonlight Core W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrayshire Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 (edited) :iagree:with doing 2 in a school year. We are using Sonlight Core G which uses Vol 1-2....literature to go along with it, our homemade wall timeline, movies/documentaries, encyclopedia readings along with SOTW readings, crafts/projects, cooking, & notebooking our way from Ancients through Middle Ages. Here are some movie/documentary lists to add to each SOTW chapter! http://homescool-ed.blogspot.com/2007/04/sonlight-books-arranged-by-well-trained .html (ooops! These are not doc/movies....these are books aligned with time period, using Sonlight books) http://www.welltrainedmind.com/historical-movies-and-documentaries-to-supplement -the-story-of-the-world-volume-one/ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&key=0AumgWD14ZCPSdGNRQ VVjeVotbjcwVlByV3pPS2xJRlE&output=html http://sotw-videolinks.blogspot.com/2012_04_01_archive.html Edited June 28, 2012 by Murrayshire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 We did SOTW vol 4 in 2 years - 6th and 7th. I added tons of literature, dvds, and writing projects. It was a wonderful study. The world wars were especially interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 I think that if you want to do world history in 1 year you need a different spine. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 What about doing the first two years of SOTW this year. Sonlight Core G does this on a middles school level. Then when he goes back to ps he will pick up with American history just about where he left off in time sequence. American history, although self centered in the beginning, is very strongly integrated in world history in the last 100+ years. He won't miss too much. The other choice is to switch spines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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