momsuz123 Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Hi all, We are plugging along with SOTW 2 and love it. But someone last week posted about how they might combine AG books and Time Travelers. I looked into TT and it looks great. Any comments, good or bad? We wouldn't get rid of SOTW, my girls love history and hands on stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sew happily ever after Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 LOVE LOVE LOVE TT!!!!! It does take quite a bit of printing though so as long as you are prepared for that...it's great! I also think they are great and perfect for kids who adore hands on projects. The passport middle ages is flat AWESOME!!!!!! My 12 yo is working through it on her own. The end product is going to be a huge WOW factor! The author has really done her homework on these and the TT series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 We like it a lot. It was interesting and fun, with "enough" hands on but not overwhelmingly so. It kept my and my kids' attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookfiend Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 (edited) They are BEAUTIFUL! My boys love doing them, and they mesh beautifully with TOG as well. I cut out the large sections with a paper cutter so the boys can concentrate on the embellishment, construction and writing. Edited September 18, 2012 by bookfiend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momsuz123 Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 Thanks girls. Just so I am not missing anything...do you just buy the CD? Is that it? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookfiend Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland_Mom Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 We love them, too! I was surprised to discover that the text pages that are part of each lesson are actually quite thorough -- and well written. I appreciate the variety of projects: lap books, notebooking pages, crafts, cut & paste, recipes, story writing, handwriting pages, Vocab, timeline, maps, etc. everything is absolutely beautifully done. EVERYTHING! I can't say enough good about TT. Do prepare yourself to spend a good bit of time printing everything. Some things have to be printed on card stock, some on plain paper, some things on colored paper. But, the time and effort will be well spent. TT can definitely enrich your history studies and create sweet memories for you and your kids. We're getting ready to do our third pac and can't wait to begin it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Another one who loves them. We will be planning a whole year of American History around these (and the American Girl Dolls) next year. I agree to what the pps said. Easy, engaging, and fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 We love them - top quality, beautifully designed. There is a lot of cutting, pasting. One of my dc loves putting things together, the other does not, so (gasp) I will often do the cut/paste. IMO, the education value is still the same. The series gives dc a nice visual outline that helps them understand history better. The first time I got these, I had a question. I don't recall the exact question anymore, but I do remember that Amy Pak answered my email quickly and thoroughly -- a personal answer, not a canned response. Before, I got these, I tried putting together some of my own materials -- antique looking pix from google. By the time I found them, saved them, resized, labeled, etc., I was a convert to having someone else do all this. I wanted to add that there is some CC here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakereese Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 We love them - top quality, beautifully designed. There is a lot of cutting, pasting. One of my dc loves putting things together, the other does not, so (gasp) I will often do the cut/paste. IMO, the education value is still the same. The series gives dc a nice visual outline that helps them understand history better. The first time I got these, I had a question. I don't recall the exact question anymore, but I do remember that Amy Pak answered my email quickly and thoroughly -- a personal answer, not a canned response. Before, I got these, I tried putting together some of my own materials -- antique looking pix from google. By the time I found them, saved them, resized, labeled, etc., I was a convert to having someone else do all this. I wanted to add that there is some CC here and there. Could you elaborate more on the CC? Is it historically relevant or ...? I don't mind a bit of CC, but like to use mostly secular products. But with history, I know that some CC is expected and even important, so I wanted to get more info/thoughts on this. Thanks! This looks like something my son would thoroughly enjoy. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeterbug Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Hi all, We are plugging along with SOTW 2 and love it. But someone last week posted about how they might combine AG books and Time Travelers. I looked into TT and it looks great. Any comments, good or bad? We wouldn't get rid of SOTW, my girls love history and hands on stuff. I'm planning to do the new Project Passport for The Middle Ages when we do SOTW2. Can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolamum Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 We use them & yeah {love} is a good word :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsMama Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Could you elaborate more on the CC? Is it historically relevant or ...? I don't mind a bit of CC, but like to use mostly secular products. But with history, I know that some CC is expected and even important, so I wanted to get more info/thoughts on this. Thanks! This looks like something my son would thoroughly enjoy. :) Jen- here is a link to the sample of new world explorers, you can see some CC there. (also quoted below to save you time) http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/HTTA/TTS/HTTA-NWE-Sampler.pdf Page 4 "Some believe that these are the very “dragons of the sea” (see Isaiah 27:1) or “leviathans” (see Job 41:1) that are still possibly alive today in parts of the world." Page 5 "Also, the spread of Christianity was a strategic move against the advance of Islam, a forceful religion that rejected Jesus as Lord. It dominated the Middle East, and threatened to expand into Europe." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakereese Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Jen- here is a link to the sample of new world explorers, you can see some CC there. (also quoted below to save you time)http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/HTTA/TTS/HTTA-NWE-Sampler.pdf Page 4 "Some believe that these are the very “dragons of the sea†(see Isaiah 27:1) or “leviathans†(see Job 41:1) that are still possibly alive today in parts of the world." Page 5 "Also, the spread of Christianity was a strategic move against the advance of Islam, a forceful religion that rejected Jesus as Lord. It dominated the Middle East, and threatened to expand into Europe." BugsMama, thank you! That is very helpful! I should have looked through the sampler. I was looking at most of the lap books, crafts, etc. I think when it is in the lessons like that, I can adjust it as needed. I will have to go back and look more closely at the two I am interested in. Again, thanks! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SebastianCat Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 We love the Time Travelers CDs, and are adding the Colonial Life & American Revolution CDs to Sonlight Core D this year. For us, this is the perfect blend of literature & hands on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 So are most people using these as add-ons or as a complete history curriculum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Could you elaborate more on the CC? Is it historically relevant or ...? I don't mind a bit of CC, but like to use mostly secular products. But with history, I know that some CC is expected and even important, so I wanted to get more info/thoughts on this. Thanks! This looks like something my son would thoroughly enjoy. :) We use secular materials too. I just looked at American Revolution directions for assembling the lap book. There is a picture of a hand with "The Hand of God on History" written on it. We just rearranged some of the pieces and left that out. No problem. That was the only religious part, as far as I could see. I can't comment on the text that went with the program, as we used our own books. But the lapbook projects would be fine for secular study, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakereese Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 We use secular materials too. I just looked at American Revolution directions for assembling the lap book. There is a picture of a hand with "The Hand of God on History" written on it. We just rearranged some of the pieces and left that out. No problem. That was the only religious part, as far as I could see. I can't comment on the text that went with the program, as we used our own books. But the lapbook projects would be fine for secular study, IMO. Alessandra, thanks for this info. That is the kind of stuff that doesn't bother me, I can just leave it out. I don't mind it when it is something easily left out and isn't on every other project, kwim? It looks like a neat resource and I'm glad that it seems to be something that will work for us. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Alessandra, thanks for this info. That is the kind of stuff that doesn't bother me, I can just leave it out. I don't mind it when it is something easily left out and isn't on every other project, kwim? It looks like a neat resource and I'm glad that it seems to be something that will work for us. :) I agree. Hope you enjoy Time Travelers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mothergooseof4 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I just got my New World Explorers cd and some craft books in the mail. I think I can return the craft books! I love this cd! I plan to use it as a supplement to our Beautiful Feet studies. We are doing Early American Primary, and take a break to do a book from the Geography study here and there. I plan to spread this out over two years, so I think I will incorporate several of these Time Travelers cds. I can see that they could be used alone though. The text is great, and there are recommended books, movies, etc. to go along if you want to add them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 We have finished time travelers explorers and after we finish our unit on natives we will be using time travelers colonial life. It does take a lot of printing. We do pretty much everything listed but it is a great program to pick and chose what elements you want to use. My kids retained a lot from it, and had fun along the way. We are looking forward to starting colonial life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 So are most people using these as add-ons or as a complete history curriculum? I use them as our spine. I add books from sonlight to round it out, but basically I teach them in chronological order as mini units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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