kagmypts Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 What do you have your child(ren) do with the material? My fifth grader will be using volume 1 next year, and I would love to add a few comprehension-type questions. In an ideal world, I would love those questions to guide her toward the themes that are constantly repeated through history, but I don't have the time to create this myself. Are there any existing guides or comprehension questions? Also, is there any related map work or outlining assignments? I would love any advice and guidance. Thank you! ETA - In a perfect world, I am looking for something like a SOTW Activity Guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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neeko Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I got a new copy of the companion "Student Pages" for about $15 on Amazon and am planning on working through those. I have only glanced through parts of it, but there are reading guides, comprehension questions, guided writing assignments, and some maps skills in there that all seem decent. It does mention the online activities, but I explained that to my daughter and we'll just skip. http://www.amazon.com/Intermediate-World-History-Student-Semesters/dp/B001BKJ6XU/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1405397768&sr=8-3-fkmr2&keywords=k12+human+odyssey+student+pages I bought the Teacher's Guide, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I had a copy of the student pages for Vol. 1 but I barely used it because I didn't find it very helpful. Mostly it would just say things like "do lesson X on the online course" and we weren't using the online course. What I used most and highly recommend are the following: Creative Teaching Press "Building Skills By Exploring Maps: Ancient Civilizations" http://smile.amazon.com/Creative-Teaching-CTP2511-Ancient-Civilizations/dp/B001C5U7P0/ref=smi_www_rcolv2_go_smi?_encoding=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0 Critical Thinking Co. "World History Detective Vol. 1" http://www.criticalthinking.com/world-history-detective-book-1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hepatica Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 There is tons of good stuff in the student guide. There is a reading guide (comprehension) for each chapter, plus lots of activities. You can just ignore the online lesson stuff, and still have plenty to make a full course. There are mapping exercises, document analysis exercises, and more project based things such as writing a letter for or against Hammurabi's code, or doing personality profiles of major religious leaders. There is also a really nice "comparing cultures" chart exercise that allows the student to synthesize the information about the different ancient cultures they are studying. The written part of the student assessment is also included, so you have short answer and essay questions for each unit. I also found the teacher guide very useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Occasionally Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 We're using it in conjunction with SOTW, so I use the SOTW activity guide for maps, etc. I also have DD outline the reading she's done. She's the only one using it at the moment, and I correlate the books using this chart that I think came from someone on the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyOR Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Thanks for posting the links. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 The student pages would be the easiest way to go for v. 1 & 2. They don't exist for v. 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kagmypts Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 I got a new copy of the companion "Student Pages" for about $15 on Amazon and am planning on working through those. I have only glanced through parts of it, but there are reading guides, comprehension questions, guided writing assignments, and some maps skills in there that all seem decent. It does mention the online activities, but I explained that to my daughter and we'll just skip. http://www.amazon.com/Intermediate-World-History-Student-Semesters/dp/B001BKJ6XU/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1405397768&sr=8-3-fkmr2&keywords=k12+human+odyssey+student+pages I bought the Teacher's Guide, too. Thank you! Would you mind comparing the Student Pages and Teacher's Guide for me? I have been eyeing the Teacher's Guide, but it is killing me that I cannot find a single sample online. What type of information is contained in each book? Is there enough information to reinforce the information in the readings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kagmypts Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 I had a copy of the student pages for Vol. 1 but I barely used it because I didn't find it very helpful. Mostly it would just say things like "do lesson X on the online course" and we weren't using the online course. What I used most and highly recommend are the following: Creative Teaching Press "Building Skills By Exploring Maps: Ancient Civilizations" http://smile.amazon.com/Creative-Teaching-CTP2511-Ancient-Civilizations/dp/B001C5U7P0/ref=smi_www_rcolv2_go_smi?_encoding=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0 Critical Thinking Co. "World History Detective Vol. 1" http://www.criticalthinking.com/world-history-detective-book-1.html Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeko Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Thank you! Would you mind comparing the Student Pages and Teacher's Guide for me? I have been eyeing the Teacher's Guide, but it is killing me that I cannot find a single sample online. What type of information is contained in each book? Is there enough information to reinforce the information in the readings? Here, I put up pictures of the student and teacher pages from a random lesson: http://holdingstuff.blogspot.com/2014/07/k12-ho-v1-student-and-teacher-pages.html One thing to note is that the student/teacher pages divides the book into 180 lessons (20 of which are "Your choice" - work on projects or whatever). After some pondering, I decided to follow their schedule but with only 4 lessons a week. This means we will go through the 2 books over the course of 2.5 years, and then spend the 2nd semester of 8th grade on US government and civics, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kagmypts Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Here, I put up pictures of the student and teacher pages from a random lesson: http://holdingstuff.blogspot.com/2014/07/k12-ho-v1-student-and-teacher-pages.html One thing to note is that the student/teacher pages divides the book into 180 lessons (20 of which are "Your choice" - work on projects or whatever). After some pondering, I decided to follow their schedule but with only 4 lessons a week. This means we will go through the 2 books over the course of 2.5 years, and then spend the 2nd semester of 8th grade on US government and civics, I think. Thank you so much!! I plan to go through the 2 books over the course of 3 years so that schedule would work well for us. I have one last question. Does the TM have the questions from the Student Pages? It looks as if only the answers are included. Is that correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeko Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Thank you so much!! I plan to go through the 2 books over the course of 3 years so that schedule would work well for us. I have one last question. Does the TM have the questions from the Student Pages? It looks as if only the answers are included. Is that correct? It does not seem to have questions, only answers, correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kagmypts Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 Thank you for the suggestions. I was able to find the Student Pages and Teacher's Guide at a reasonable price. They should be here next week! I would still love to hear how other homeschoolers use the text. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupidusername Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 We will be starting K12 Human Odyssey this fall. Following this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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