woolybear Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Disclaimer--I am very sleep deprived at the moment. So, indecision, silliness, grammatically incorrect sentences, and just plain not making sense are possible. Also, I tend to ramble at the best of times; now might be even worse. Proceed at your own risk....... At this point, my dc do pretty much separate programs, but that is not the point of this thread. Younger ds will be doing HOD Bigger. I'm really excited about this. As I am waiting for the books to arrive, I started looking at plans and figuring things out. I was thinking about science. Oh, wait a minute, that's in there.:) Then I thought about the schedule. Done. Hey, nice. So, on to ds (age 12). He has wanted to study modern history. I've finally decided "Fine. Skip whatever else because he should really be learning something he is interested in." So, I finally settled on TOG year 4 because the books look like ones he will really love. I've picked a few Sonlight books to add in. Of course, there's a few things I'll probably take out, etc. I want a schedule that he can work off himself. I don't think the TOG schedule fits that need. So, I started trying to do that. Ugh. time consuming. Then, I started thinking about science for him. Hmmmmmmm....... The bottom line is I want something planned out like HOD. With a schedule I can hand to him and he can do much of it himself. So, I looked at the other HOD programs. He is very over studying Ancients. We did cover quite a bit of the middle ages last year. I think their new program Missions to Marvels doesn't quite suit him either. What looks best from their programs is Revival to Revolution. I would love for him to do this. I don't know if he would love it. I also want to let him study what he wants--modern history. So, do I make that a separate independent study? Break it down and say, focus on WWII for a bit, but keep another full program? I don't want it to be overkill. I also don't know if I'll have him home next year, so I want this year to be good for him. If I do have him home next year I am left with the problem of what to do then. I don't want to completely push off modern history because he's been wanting this for awhile. He particularly mentioned WWII last year. We never got to it. That is why I was thinking maybe a separate study---some of the good books I've collected for TOG 4, dvds, a lapbook. The bottom line is, I need this to be easier (much) and still get done and be something he wants to study.:001_smile: Anyone up for the challenge? Tia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Okay, here are my thoughts... pick out the books you/he would like for that time period add in something like Homeschool in the Woods Time Travelers - they have one on WWII available now. It also has a lot of supplemental suggestions AND a schedule. If he goes into more depth on the topics covered, this unit could last a while. Add in movies, documentaries, and such You could also have him complete the Industrial Revolution (another Time Travelers unit), maybe before he does the WWII one. Again, this could go more in-depth easily. With all that said, the HOD program you mention, Revival to Revolution, looks really good for a boy that age, so if you want the pre-scheduling, etc., done, I would go with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowWhite Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 You could do WinterPromise American Culture. It wouldn't have the science, but it's all scheduled out. Their book choices are fantastic most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 Okay, here are my thoughts... pick out the books you/he would like for that time period add in something like Homeschool in the Woods Time Travelers - they have one on WWII available now. It also has a lot of supplemental suggestions AND a schedule. If he goes into more depth on the topics covered, this unit could last a while. Add in movies, documentaries, and such You could also have him complete the Industrial Revolution (another Time Travelers unit), maybe before he does the WWII one. Again, this could go more in-depth easily. With all that said, the HOD program you mention, Revival to Revolution, looks really good for a boy that age, so if you want the pre-scheduling, etc., done, I would go with that. I think have it pre scheduled for me is key at this point. Particularly with the sleep deprivation. I seem not able to think.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 You could do WinterPromise American Culture. It wouldn't have the science, but it's all scheduled out. Their book choices are fantastic most of the time. I was definitely considering this too. I had finally decided on TOG. and then when I made my decision for my younger ds, it just made me start rethinking this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 How about Famous Men of Modern Times by MP? Usborned books has a WWI and WWII set that is fabulous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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