My3girls Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 What have you used and liked? I have been looking at Trail Guides from Geography Matters for quite some time, but the closer I get to purchase time the more hesitant I get about making the commitment. I like that I can teach 4th, 5th, and 8th grades from the same curriculum, but from what I've read, it's really a guide and not very open and go. I really want open and go. I don't mind supplementing a little, but I want my planning to be at a minimum. I look forward to reading your thoughts and experiences. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 We loved Kathy Troxel's Sing Around the World geography songs. You'd want a workbook for each person learning the songs (including one for you). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrayshire Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I will be using Build Your Library's 7th grade Geography this year with my 7th grader de and 4th grader ds. She had created it to match up with Oak Meadow's high school Geography, which I'm using with my 9th grader. This wouldn't be just a physical geography course if that's what you are looking for. http://buildyourlibrary.com/purchase-grade-7-curriculum/ There is also Guest Hollow's Geography! http://www.guesthollow.com/homeschool/geography/geography.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 As long as we had the recommended atlases and such on the shelf for each particular stage, Trail Guide had been very open and go for us. *shrug* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I agree, if you have the Atlas, Trail Guides is pretty darn open and go. If you want more depth and would like to add assignments from the suggested supplementary material it is still pretty open and go. You need to add the supplementary material sources to do that but I got nearly all of them used and the guide tells you which pages/where to look and when. The schedule and options are all laid out. You just pick which things you want to do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Mapping the World with Art by Ellen McHenry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefgazer Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 We really loved the trail guide to world geography; I would recommend that. Why are you hesitating ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 MP World Geography is very open-and-go. Ellen McHenry is more fun, but more work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Lilac Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 We're going to use Visits to North America from Simply Charlotte Mason this year, and it looks so good. (They also have Visits to Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.) The two spine books that go with it, Material World and Hungry Planet, about how real families live and eat all around the world, are two of the coolest books I think I've ever purchased. I love that my kids will get a sense of not just the geography, but the cultures also. https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/visits-to-geography-series/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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