hollyfell Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I am embarking on a project of creating my own history curriculum. I am planning to use UILE as my main spine with SOTW v.2 as a supplement along with lots of library books and projects along the way. As part of the process, I made a chart listing out the Usborne Encyclopedia of World History chapters with the corresponding chapter from SOTW v. 2 and also took a good guess at the corresponding chapter from History Odyssey (taken from the table of contents). Thought it might be useful. http://mistressofhollyfell.blogspot.com/?zx=8d196b3c1faae630 Has anyone else done something similar? Where did you begin? What resources do you suggest? So far, I started with the chart but now I want to break it down into lessons or at least larger units. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 When I used SOTW and UILE together, I just used the SOTW AG. It includes the corresponding UILE reading in it already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollyfell Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 Yes, I used the activity guide for SOTW v. 1 this past year. I may end up using it again for Middle Ages but thought it would be fun to create my own curriculum to allow more freedom. I wasn't thrilled with the AG honestly and I'm planning to read SOTW but not as my main spine as I did for Ancients this past year. I'd like to spend a bit more time on non-western cultures and also group things together more by region and less by chronology like history odyssey does. I am hoping to put together my own resources to avoid spending $ on the activity guides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeterbug Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 It says I don't have permission to read the link on your blog. Are you talking about History Odyssey by Pandia Press? They combine Usborne, SOTW, CHOW, along with maps, booklists, and projects from Days of Knights and Damsels. I'm currently debating whether I want to use the SOTW AG or HO. I'd rather have the AG or HO as a jumping off point than put together something on my own from scratch, even if I ended up rearranging it all. :) Another resource- Passport to the Middle Ages by Homeschool in the Woods. I'm planning to use this along with SOTW2, looks fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollyfell Posted June 19, 2013 Author Share Posted June 19, 2013 Thanks for the link to that passport to the Middle Ages. I have to look at that more. It looks pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitterpatter Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Sure. HO already has Usborne and SOTW chapters aligned. This year for Ancients, I used HO and the SOTW Activity Guide (not the textbook) as a starting point. Then, I pulled in other resources, as desired. One thing I like about HO is the corresponding map work. We will be doing the same for Medieval Times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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