happyhome Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 We are looking for a good history recommendation for the Middle Ages next year. We used TOG this year for Ancients and while we loved it, it was just too much money for what we actually wound up doing. We used it for history, activities and read alouds. I do Bible on my own and writing through IEW so for just history, it was REALLY expensive. We are real history folks around here so good books are critical. Here's what I would be looking for: 4 year cycle Great living books - non fiction and historical fiction Activities/movies/documentary suggestions throughout MOH or possibly SOTW for a spine I don't need a "day 1 do this" type of schedule but a general view of what to do when would be great Here's what I've been looking into: Biblioplan - maybe not enough activities/movies/hands on scheduled? WP - looks promising but is the book list TOG comparable? SOTW - not good as our only source with a 7th grader next year MOH - ditto with this one TWTM - I don't have the time to plan it all out myself....it won't happen!! MFW - same concern as TOG....maybe too much in it that I won't use?? Truthquest - too much for the littles....we tried it for Greece. Help me please!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByGrace3 Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Just a word about your concerns about BP. It has quite a bit of hands on scheduled in the cool histories and the PDF craft book (craft ideas for every week). It has coloring pages each week, and worksheets for older kids. Movies are not scheduled but I have seen lists online lining up movies/documentaries to SOTW so that wouldn't be a problem. BP schedules SOTW and MOH... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhome Posted May 7, 2013 Author Share Posted May 7, 2013 Just a word about your concerns about BP. It has quite a bit of hands on scheduled in the cool histories and the PDF craft book (craft ideas for every week). It has coloring pages each week, and worksheets for older kids. Movies are not scheduled but I have seen lists online lining up movies/documentaries to SOTW so that wouldn't be a problem. BP schedules SOTW and MOH... Ahhhhhh! I did not know what the Cool Histories were. I need to take a closer look at Biblioplan. I love the three day a week schedule because we do a lot of independent reading and long term projects for history so having the two days free without me feeling like we've missed something is great! How is the book list? Do they break the books up into reading levels or would I have to do that? Is most of the daily readings from living books or the Companion? Also, is it laid out by the week or the day? And finally, I can't tell from the website, where does Year 4 end in American history? Sorry to pepper you with questions but this looks good and I don't want to miss anything. Thanks for your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristi26 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I have year 2 almost completed in my 4 year cycle of History. It uses SOTW2 as a spine. Here's term 1: http://themommywriter.blogspot.com/2013/04/free-charlotte-masonliving-bookshands_23.html and here's term 2: http://themommywriter.blogspot.com/2013/04/free-charlotte-masonliving-bookshands_29.html Term 3 is still to come as I am finishing up working on that one. I think it fits your description of what you are looking for. It'll give you a general overview of what to do each week. It uses SOTW2 for a spine along side historical fiction and living books. I have videos and activities scheduled into it. I have a list of alternate books to fill in if you don't like the ones I have in the schedule to read each week and they are broken down by grade level groups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhome Posted May 7, 2013 Author Share Posted May 7, 2013 I have year 2 almost completed in my 4 year cycle of History. It uses SOTW2 as a spine. Here's term 1: http://themommywriter.blogspot.com/2013/04/free-charlotte-masonliving-bookshands_23.html and here's term 2: http://themommywriter.blogspot.com/2013/04/free-charlotte-masonliving-bookshands_29.html Term 3 is still to come as I am finishing up working on that one. I think it fits your description of what you are looking for. It'll give you a general overview of what to do each week. It uses SOTW2 for a spine along side historical fiction and living books. I have videos and activities scheduled into it. I have a list of alternate books to fill in if you don't like the ones I have in the schedule to read each week and they are broken down by grade level groups. Oh my gosh!!!! Thank you!!!! This is terrific! Thank you for posting this for free!!! I am going to review this over the next week or so and I'll be back to you with questions (if that's ok? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristi26 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 You're welcome! :) Sounds good to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samiam Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 History Oddyessy isn't on your list. It might be what you are looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByGrace3 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Ahhhhhh! I did not know what the Cool Histories were. I need to take a closer look at Biblioplan. I love the three day a week schedule because we do a lot of independent reading and long term projects for history so having the two days free without me feeling like we've missed something is great! How is the book list? Do they break the books up into reading levels or would I have to do that? Is most of the daily readings from living books or the Companion? Also, is it laid out by the week or the day? And finally, I can't tell from the website, where does Year 4 end in American history? Sorry to pepper you with questions but this looks good and I don't want to miss anything. Thanks for your input. Cool histories are like worksheets or review questions. The littles ones have a geography component as well. The book list is great, but we sub out a lot of SL books bc we love them. The book list has a different book for grades K-2, 3+, 5+, 8+ each week as well as a scheduled read aloud for the whole family to do together. There are a lot of books scheduled each week, a lot of spines. He Companion, SOTW, MOH among others... The readers are usually scheduled per week unless it carries over to another week and it will usually tell you how many pages to cover over the week. I am not sure where year 4 ends, but of you email them, they will send you a table of contents. The customer service is wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhome Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 History Oddyessy isn't on your list. It might be what you are looking for. I looked at History Odyssey. I'm not totally loving Story of Mankind but I just did some searching and see that there might be some schedules out there that have lined up a different text.....SOTW, K12 HO, Kingfisher?? I love the idea of HO if I can use a different spine. Maybe this will be my baptism into the art of "tweaking?" Scared!!!! :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samiam Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Hmm, the HO I sampled used SOTW...perhaps you looked at a higher level? The Level One is the one I sampled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceyS/FL Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Hmm, the HO I sampled used SOTW...perhaps you looked at a higher level? The Level One is the one I sampled. Looks like she looked at Level 2. Level 1 does use SOTW and CHOW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhome Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 Looks like she looked at Level 2. Level 1 does use SOTW and CHOW. Yes, it was HO 2 Level 2. I'm thinking I can still use SOTW with maybe a History Odyssey or Kingfisher? Anyone have that type of schedule? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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