Annie Laurie Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Planning for next year... My 4th grader loves Project Passport more than any history program we've ever done. We are about done with the Middle Ages unit and will start Renaissance and Reformation in a couple of weeks. We'll be done with that by summer and that's the last unit they'll have available. He can not stand it when I read a non-fiction spine to him, or at least, A Child's History of the World made him cry. :huh: So, now he's not to open to the idea of Story of the World either. He loves projects. I like Project Passport, because while it's a ton of work to print out and set up, once I have that all done, it's very easy to use and does not take up a ton of our time. I have to really streamline things since I have several kids I'm hsing, and I have a 3 yr old, and an overview of history is fine with me right now, and is not our focus. Any ideas on what we could use after Project Passport? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Did you look at their Time Travelers series? I know it's American History, but it looks fun. Maybe read some of the Genevieve Foster books to go with it for background and other world events. Columbus and Sons, World of John Smith, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Laurie Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 Did you look at their Time Travelers series? I know it's American History, but it looks fun. Maybe read some of the Genevieve Foster books to go with it for background and other world events. Columbus and Sons, World of John Smith, etc. American history wasn't on my radar, so I hadn't looked at it. But, after thinking about it, I suppose it doesn't really matter what history he does next year, and he would LOVE it! I have all the History of US book he could read through with it. He has plenty of time to cover world history. Thanks for the idea! I'm going to take a closer look and see if he could do a lot of the projects on his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Have you looked at Diana Waring's History Revealed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie in MS Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I, too, would suggest Diana Waring's History Revealed. On her home page there is a short vid (little over 1 min) of a testimony from a student who didn't care for history prior to using HR. At the top there is a tab that says "Our Curriculum". If you click on that you will see the option to try it for free. YOu can down load a full 1 month unit of any of her programs and try it before buying. It won't include the audios, but it will have the rest. The one that seems to best fit where you will be taking up in time would be Romans, Reformers, Revolutionaries. With this program all of the basic info (and more) is provided via articles and audios. Then the student chooses which projects to do thru the unit. He chooses which topic he is interested in and where to dig further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifesadream83 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Just when I think I know what I want to use for ever you go and post this LOL... I am looking at Homeschool in the Woods now! and at their samples... it does look like moving through their time travelers series will flow as a smooth transition from Renaissance & Reformation. Can I ask you how much time it takes to print and plan etc... Typically, I would just print through Fedex but it looks as though I would have to print some on various card stock and such... TIA! Planning for next year... My 4th grader loves Project Passport more than any history program we've ever done. We are about done with the Middle Ages unit and will start Renaissance and Reformation in a couple of weeks. We'll be done with that by summer and that's the last unit they'll have available. He can not stand it when I read a non-fiction spine to him, or at least, A Child's History of the World made him cry. :huh: So, now he's not to open to the idea of Story of the World either. He loves projects. I like Project Passport, because while it's a ton of work to print out and set up, once I have that all done, it's very easy to use and does not take up a ton of our time. I have to really streamline things since I have several kids I'm hsing, and I have a 3 yr old, and an overview of history is fine with me right now, and is not our focus. Any ideas on what we could use after Project Passport? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 You might take a look at history portfolios. http://www.homeschooljourney.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I have always been intrigued by Learning Adventures (Unit Study). I linked you to Unit 2 - which is probably where'd I start after you are done with Project Passport. It is explicitly Christian, looks like it takes a lot of time (because it says it covers everything-but-math), and is geared toward grades 4-8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie in MS Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 If you want a unit study which covers all subjects except math the I agree with RA. I actually prefer LA over HR, especially for the age range you are looking at. AWOA was the best year of hs I had with my olders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) . Edited July 12, 2022 by SilverMoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Laurie Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 Just when I think I know what I want to use for ever you go and post this LOL... I am looking at Homeschool in the Woods now! and at their samples... it does look like moving through their time travelers series will flow as a smooth transition from Renaissance & Reformation. Can I ask you how much time it takes to print and plan etc... Typically, I would just print through Fedex but it looks as though I would have to print some on various card stock and such... TIA! It takes awhile to print, it's a ton of printing! Honestly, that part drove me nuts. But once that was done, I organized it all quickly and it's easy to use after that. You do need to gather supplies for the projects too. I put my kids in charge of making a list of supplies from the projects they wanted to do. Printer ink, cardstock, laminating sheets, and things for the projects makes this much more expensive than it first appears with the initial purchase of the cd. But, it's been well worth it for us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Laurie Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 Thank you for the suggestions, ladies! I'm going to look at Diana Waring and Learning Adventures, but I prefer something that's secular or that I can secularize. I had wanted to use TOG and purchased a unit, which I like a lot, and it has the projects they love. But, we tried Y1U1, and it's so Biblically focused that it wasn't working for us. I had thought of doing something else for Ancients and then going on to year 2, but TOG is so involved and I'm realizing that I need to keep history simple if we want time to do all the science programs my kids want to do, they much prefer science. That's hard for me, I love history, but this is their education, and I can't do it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepsmama Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Do you know if Project Passport will be adding any more to their world history series? Looks interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Do you know if Project Passport will be adding any more to their world history series? Looks interesting! They are currently working on Ancients, but as of a month ago, they don't have a release date... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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