Peaceful Isle Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 (edited) I am looking ,and I really can't find any Geography course I like for my soon to be 9th grader. What are your favorite ones? Please help. This high school teaching thing is scary ;p Edited January 4, 2016 by peaceful isle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarynB Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Have you looked at Oak Meadow's high school geography? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 BJUP has a 9th grade geography. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loesje22000 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I don't know if it is what USA standards expect, but we will start this week with IGCSE Geography. I plan to combine it with IGCSE Global Perspectives. (I need geography during grade 9-12 so use these books during grade 9&10) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 (edited) Oak Meadow. Edited August 31, 2023 by SilverMoon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaceful Isle Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 (edited) Thanks everyone for the ideas. I was thinking of using oak meadow..its just so expensive. That's the way high school is I guess. Edited January 4, 2016 by peaceful isle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 You can just buy the guides from Oak Meadow and buy the textbook cheap in the used section on Amazon. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarynB Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Yes, what SilverMoon said. Also, OM has historically had a 15% off sale every May around Mother's Day, so you might wait until then to buy your course guide. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 What DS is doing.... TGC Human Geography lectures- we loved these I watched with him and we had discussions after. We are also using "Geography" by Daniel Arreola ipad book. It's interactive has short auto graded quizzes and longer tests (I have him answer in the book as a "note"). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrayshire Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 We are using the Geography text from Oak Meadow....got it for $8 on Amazon! I ordered an inexpensive teacher guide & Student Syllabus from Oak Meadow and she is using the book list from Build Your Library for Literature....http://buildyourlibrary.com/multi-grade-teaching-an-example/ (She was taking the Online Literature class through Virtual Homeschool Group, but with her English class at Co-op....it was becoming too much writing.) Dd is also notebooking through Geography instead of the projects in the Oak Meadow syllabus. (She completes her OM reading assignments with note-taking & answering the questions in student syllabus.) She is using a mix of BYL & Geo Scribe notebooking pages. Along with her notebooking, she is watching Globe Trekker videos, current events, cooking, and art projects with siblings. It's been great so far! She is also taking a mapping class through co-op. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarynB Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 We are using the Geography text from Oak Meadow....got it for $8 on Amazon! I ordered an inexpensive teacher guide & Student Syllabus from Oak Meadow and she is using the book list from Build Your Library for Literature....http://buildyourlibrary.com/multi-grade-teaching-an-example/ (She was taking the Online Literature class through Virtual Homeschool Group, but with her English class at Co-op....it was becoming too much writing.) Dd is also notebooking through Geography instead of the projects in the Oak Meadow syllabus. (She completes her OM reading assignments with note-taking & answering the questions in student syllabus.) She is using a mix of BYL & Geo Scribe notebooking pages. Along with her notebooking, she is watching Globe Trekker videos, current events, cooking, and art projects with siblings. It's been great so far! She is also taking a mapping class through co-op. Your DD's geography year sounds fantastic! Please tell her I love her notebooking pages. My DS is typically more get-er-done and shies away from "projects", but I bet I can get him to do that kind of notebooking. I may have to borrow that idea for next year. :) Thanks for sharing what you guys are doing! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrayshire Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Your DD's geography year sounds fantastic! Please tell her I love her notebooking pages. My DS is typically more get-er-done and shies away from "projects", but I bet I can get him to do that kind of notebooking. I may have to borrow that idea for next year. :) Thanks for sharing what you guys are doing! Thank you TarynB! :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaceful Isle Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 We are using the Geography text from Oak Meadow....got it for $8 on Amazon! I ordered an inexpensive teacher guide & Student Syllabus from Oak Meadow and she is using the book list from Build Your Library for Literature....http://buildyourlibrary.com/multi-grade-teaching-an-example/ (She was taking the Online Literature class through Virtual Homeschool Group, but with her English class at Co-op....it was becoming too much writing.) Dd is also notebooking through Geography instead of the projects in the Oak Meadow syllabus. (She completes her OM reading assignments with note-taking & answering the questions in student syllabus.) She is using a mix of BYL & Geo Scribe notebooking pages. Along with her notebooking, she is watching Globe Trekker videos, current events, cooking, and art projects with siblings. It's been great so far! She is also taking a mapping class through co-op. That sounds awesome ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 What DS is doing.... TGC Human Geography lectures- we loved these I watched with him and we had discussions after. We are also using "Geography" by Daniel Arreola ipad book. It's interactive has short auto graded quizzes and longer tests (I have him answer in the book as a "note"). We're wrapping up the Human Geography lectures as well. Loved them! Today I'm looking at Great Courses, Sacred Texts of the World and wondering if I can turn it into a geography course. :lurk5: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 We enjoyed Memoria Press' Geo. It's not marketed as H.S. but I would say it's at least comparable to ACE's World Geo, which is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 (edited) We're wrapping up the Human Geography lectures as well. Loved them! Today I'm looking at Great Courses, Sacred Texts of the World and wondering if I can turn it into a geography course. :lurk5: I think you could. Do some mapping, talk about how religion plays into the politics, education, economy of specific areas. Also on TGCplus that might work is Customs of the World and maybe How the World Learns.... Of course the Great Tours, Guide to Italy and Understanding Japan could be picked over to pull out bits and pieces. There are a lot of travel Docs on Youtube too. ETA: Language and Society (only US is covered) Edited January 7, 2016 by foxbridgeacademy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julikins Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I was thinking about doing North Star Geography and Mapping the World with Art combined. Is that overkill? She loves to draw and I think this would be just up her alley. And the North Star gives her the Cultural geography component I really wanted her to get as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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