unfrumpable. Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Hi all! My son is 7 y/o (8 in October). We started 2nd grade about 8 weeks ago. My goal for this year is to pick one curriculum and stick with it. That being said, we started with Amblesideonline for history and literature. We are 6 weeks into our AO schedule (some weeks get busy and get stretched into 2) and 3 chapters into An Island Story. I decided to start supplementing with SoTW Volume 1 to get a more in depth view of what was going on in AIS. That is going well and my son is really enjoying the Roman history. This is all good, b/c my son is enjoying it and so am I. BUT, I then question myself about skipping the vast majority of SoTW. Should we be doing Ancients? Should I just plow through the rest of SoTW 1 and then keep on with SoTW 2? That is my current plan. We have about 5 or 6 chapters left of SoTW 1. Or, should I go back to the beginning of SoTW 1? And maybe supplement with CHOW (I've been looking at the Charlotte Mason Help site). Due to my curriculum jumping, his history up to this point has been scarce. Some basic American history, but that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 It's not about what you should be doing but what great fun you're missing. I would go back and do the Ancients and get the Activity Guide book. It has all the cool maps, lists of books you can find in the library, activities, narration, it's all there. Kids love the Ancients. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfrumpable. Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 It's not about what you should be doing but what great fun you're missing. I would go back and do the Ancients and get the Activity Guide book. It has all the cool maps, lists of books you can find in the library, activities, narration, it's all there. Kids love the Ancients. :D Thanks! I do have the activity book, we do the maps and coloring and games. Do you think going back would confuse him? We've started a timeline book too (Sonlight's Book of Time). What got me thinking about going back was reading about Hannibal in 50 Famous Stories. We went back and did the corresponding chapter in SoTW and I realized all the good stuff we were missing out on. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfrumpable. Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 Any other votes for doing SoTW all the way through vs AO history? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie in MS Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 We are using AO and we love it. We have 6 weeks left till we are finished with Y1. I did have miss doing Egypt, and dd loves that time period. So what I have decided to do is use SCM for Bible and Egypt at a slow rate for now since I work. So far we are doing the two side by side and it has not confused my dd. It doesn't take too long out of each day so I have been able to do this.Maybe you could do SoTW in the morning and AO in the afternoon? I just do SCM before I leave for work and then AO while I am at my employers home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Kids don't get that confused especially if you're making a time line. Bouncing back and forth and back and forth would be confusing but going back to the beginning would work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebacabunch Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I love SOTW! My kids get to go through them twice before they hit high school. Don't sweat it. Pick the curriculum you like the best and enjoy it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth rose Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I wouldn't worry about it. personally I would stick with one time period and finish what you are doing in AO for the rest of the year. Are you doing both AO and SOTW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfrumpable. Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 I wouldn't worry about it. personally I would stick with one time period and finish what you are doing in AO for the rest of the year. Are you doing both AO and SOTW? Yes, I just started using SoTW to expound on what we were learning in AIS. I made a whole new schedule yesterday based around going to the beginning, but I'm still unsure what I want to do. I appreciate everyone's responses. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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