Dustybug Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 I'm about 99% sure that we are going to be leaving HOD behind next year because I simply can't fathom trying to run three guides. So, I gave my two oldest a choice between a year of world geography and starting the 4 year cycle with ancients. They chose a year of world geography. I'm leaning towards using Expedition Earth from Confessions of a Homeschooler along with a ton of supplements. Any thoughts on that? Any other suggestions? They will be in 2nd grade and a mix of K/1st next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Um_2_4 Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 I haven't seen this mentioned, but I use Trail Guide to world geography. I got the CD that has all the levels on it. My 2 oldest study the same area each week, so I can read books that go along to all, but the older level just has a bit more in depth questions. This is in addition to history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 My 2nd grade dd is using the book Children Just Like Me, this web site http://homeschoolcreations.com/Geography.html, (if you scroll down and click on a continent you will find 2 weeks of ideas and printables for different countries) , and the library. Every two weeks we pick a different country, our 2 weeks looks something like this: WEEK 1 Mon: introduce country, find it on large map, talk about what countries are near it, oceans, directional questions, look at books from library Tue:label printed map Wed: pick a geographical feature special to the country if there is one, or just a geographical feature, read about it in Geography A to Z, add it to our ongoing geography dictionary we are making...drawn pic and definition Thurs: Paint the country's flag Friday: listen to World Geography song that applies to our country, look at library books WEEK 2: Mon: Find the child representing the country in Children Just Like Me book. Read and fill in printable from web site Tue: If there is a page in Celebrate! Children Just Like me, then read it. if not pick an animal special to the country or landmark/person/place/thing and read about it, make a notebbook page on it Wed: listen to the language and write numbers 1-10 in their language Thurs: pick a craft representing the country and while working on it listen to the countries music Fri: review what we learned, make a special food dish from country, read library books It has been fun so far. Easy and cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Galloping the Globe is good for those ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dustybug Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 My 2nd grade dd is using the book Children Just Like Me, this web sitehttp://homeschoolcreations.com/Geography.html, (if you scroll down and click on a continent you will find 2 weeks of ideas and printables for different countries) , and the library. Every two weeks we pick a different country, our 2 weeks looks something like this: WEEK 1 Mon: introduce country, find it on large map, talk about what countries are near it, oceans, directional questions, look at books from library Tue:label printed map Wed: pick a geographical feature special to the country if there is one, or just a geographical feature, read about it in Geography A to Z, add it to our ongoing geography dictionary we are making...drawn pic and definition Thurs: Paint the country's flag Friday: listen to World Geography song that applies to our country, look at library books WEEK 2: Mon: Find the child representing the country in Children Just Like Me book. Read and fill in printable from web site Tue: If there is a page in Celebrate! Children Just Like me, then read it. if not pick an animal special to the country or landmark/person/place/thing and read about it, make a notebbook page on it Wed: listen to the language and write numbers 1-10 in their language Thurs: pick a craft representing the country and while working on it listen to the countries music Fri: review what we learned, make a special food dish from country, read library books It has been fun so far. Easy and cheap. Thanks for the information! Sounds similar to what I have in mind! Galloping the Globe is good for those ages. Is that a good stand alone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Mapping the World with Art DVDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnointedHsMom Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Is that a good stand alone? Yes Galloping the Globe is a stand alone geo curriculum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esse Quam Videri Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I've looked at MFW's geography year, but if you have the time it would be fun to be eclectic mix your own. Have you seen YWAM's missionary unit studies? I would love to use these if/when we do our geography year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFM Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I have looked at MFW ECC and it looks really nice. This year we are going with Beautiful Feet Geography through Literature and really like it. It uses all Holling C Holling books and we love that. So, it is working for us but we do, however, throw in Evan Moore's Daily Geography as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsingscrapper Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 My boys are older so consider this as food for thought but we'll be using the Geography Coloring Books (Wynn Kapit) as suggested in TWTM. I contemplated Around the World in 180 Days from Apologia, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thundersweet Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 We are going to start Visualize World Geography in the next few weeks. It looks fantastic if you have a visual learner. Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Is that a good stand alone? Not sure what you mean by stand alone. It can be just geography but it has Bible, science, and language arts suggestions as well. The suggestions are mostly in the form of Bible verses, famous people, missionaries, animals to study, and library books to get. I found it lacking in actual ideas on what to do with the information it gives. More like a list of names and topics. There are a few meal and craft ideas given. The cd that comes with it does have map pages to print and flags but also busy work type pages, plus a few blank generic notebooking pages. I personally found it more work trying to follow the guide then doing my own thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blizzy Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 We've been using Map Travelers and have enjoyed it. Their website is.... http://niaunitstudies.weebly.com/country-study.html Wendy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extrafor6 Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 We are using MFW ECC (their world geography) and while we are enjoying it, I would not recommend it for the ages of your dc. I also used HOD last year, but dropped it in favor of keeping all of my dc together for bible, science, history, art, music/hymns. I also think from what I have seen of Expedition Earth and Galloping the Globe, that either would be perfect for you. All the best to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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