Valley Girl Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 We've been using History Odyssey for the last few years and will finish Modern Times Level II this year. My soon-to-be-ninth grader is bored with it. I'd like to offer him something different and more engaging next year when he begins high school. He enjoys history and is a great reader, but we struggle with ADHD and various issues. If you have a kid who's difficult to engage (especially if he "already knows all that"), would you mind sharing what you're using? Designing my own program from scratch isn't in the cards. I'd be grateful for any suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 We are using Notgrass and dd loves it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) . Edited August 31, 2023 by SilverMoon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amateur Actress Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 We use Tapestry of Grace (which I wouldn't suggest using for only one subject as it would be costly, but you could) BUT I always thought Mystery of History looked good and would've used that if I just needed a separate curriculum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebbS Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Another course to shake things up might be Human Geography. My son loved it. There are mapping activity possibilities, on line activities, etc. It can be a more hands on course plus he could take the Human Geography AP test as his first AP. It's one of the tests that don't require background beyond a one year human geography course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Girl Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 Thank you for the suggestions. I will check them out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateLeft Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 My 9th grader is using Big History Project for world history this year. He's absolutely loved it. I've added some additional documentaries and reading, but it's been very enjoyable and very different. In the teacher resources section, there's a syllabus that helps flesh it out to a full year world history credit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMyOwn Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 My 9th grader is using Big History Project for world history this year. He's absolutely loved it. I've added some additional documentaries and reading, but it's been very enjoyable and very different. In the teacher resources section, there's a syllabus that helps flesh it out to a full year world history credit. Oooh. Thanks for posting this. I've been trying to figure out what to do with my dd next year for history and it looks like this might really grab her interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Girl Posted March 11, 2016 Author Share Posted March 11, 2016 This is great, guys. Thanks so much for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in KS Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Love Dave Raymond's American History: http://www.compassclassroom.com/history/american-history.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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