Heather in VA Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 I figure maybe 3rd time's a charm. I have graduated two without being able to find anything I like so now that my last is coming up to high school I was hoping there is something out there. I don't need history. We have that. Geography will be an elective. I want physical and cultural geography. At this point I'm ready to give up on the idea of finding something I really like and going with BJU or other straight textbook option. Anyone have an experience with those? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrayshire Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 FundaFunda Academy's Geography looks really interesting & engaging! We used Oak Meadow's Geography(cultural) & Mapping the World by Heart(physical) We tweaked Oak Meadow to fit our lifestyle..... Lots of travel videos that year!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAR Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 I'd try opententacademy.com. They offer a few options which may work. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCB Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 The FundaFunda course looks great but we have a couple of other online courses we have to do so I am on the look out for a good Human Geography course we can do at home for 9th. I thought I would bump this thread and ask here rather than starting a new one in case it is useful to the OP too. I have thought about doing an AP Human Geography course but I'm not 100% sure my dd is ready for taking an AP exam next year and also, not many colleges seem to give credit for it so not sure if it is worth the money and angst to do AP. I have the great courses Human Geography course and would like to use that and flesh it out with other things. I am also going to have her do the Ellen McHenry Mapping course as a 0.5 credit elective/art course, so that will cover the mapping element of geography. I've toyed with the idea of adding in some geography living books along with having her take notes on the TC course and write an essay a week answering one of the questions in the TC course book. I have a text book that is sometimes used for the AP course but it seems rather tedious and dry. We haven't used text books for high school history for dd17 at all, even for APUSH so I'm kind of spoiled and would like to keep avoiding it if I can. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions I'd love to hear them. Also if you have any suggestions for geography living books. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in the UP of MI Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 I'm listening in. My younger kids are probably going to study world geography next year, so I'm considering having my 9th grader study the same subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in VA Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 Thanks for the ideas. I’m looking for someone to do at home too. I looked at her schedule for high school and I am considering waiting until 10th (she’s going into 9th) so maybe I can put something together myself. Hmmmm. That sounds crazy LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel-in-CA Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 We also used the Oak Meadow syllabus and recommended text book and have added readings (mostly biographies) of significant people in various countries from the Heart of Dakota and Sonlight Core F lists. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in the UP of MI Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 We also used the Oak Meadow syllabus and recommended text book and have added readings (mostly biographies) of significant people in various countries from the Heart of Dakota and Sonlight Core F lists. Can you tell me more about this? I'm mostly looking to study cultural geography. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel-in-CA Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Can you tell me more about this? I'm mostly looking to study cultural geography. Oak Meadow uses the Holt Geography text, which usually covers each continent in 3 chapters -- physical, cultural, and present political. She's reading books like I Am Malala, Kisses for Katie, Lupita Manana, Cry the Beloved Country, and more. The syllabus has comprehension questions and a weekly project, and we have a book of daily devotions from World Vision that we read together, find the country in an atlas, talk about where is capital, what borders it, etc. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeannpal Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 We use a combination of Glencoe World Geography textbook, videos and the PACE booklets. I am not pro ACE Paces for anything else, but the detail in the workbooks is great. It is overly religious, and we just ignore that part. We also use cultural events around Orlando. We are blessed to have many opportunities around here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrayshire Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) FundaFunda Academy's Geography looks really interesting & engaging! We used Oak Meadow's Geography(cultural) & Mapping the World by Heart(physical) We tweaked Oak Meadow to fit our lifestyle..... Lots of travel videos that year!! BYL Grade 7 is Geography...... http://buildyourlibrary.com/purchase-grade-7-curriculum/ She has a great book list and also explains how she used it for her high schooler. http://buildyourlibrary.com/multi-grade-teaching-an-example/ She actually uses Oak Meadow materials (text & syllabus). Edited February 28, 2018 by Murrayshire 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monalisa Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 My dd (9th) is using the BJU Geography this year with distance learning. She likes it and seems to be learning a lot. It was recently updated (last year I think), so the textbook and videos are very current. The teacher seems engaging and easy to follow. If you have any specific questions about it, I'm happy to answer them (or ask my daughter). BJU has a sale coming up in April I think (I think its on their Facebook page). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemom Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 EdX has an AP Human Geography course. It is set up to run 14 weeks. It has scheduled readings from The Cultural Landscape by Rubenstein that tie in with each lesson. It also has additional resources to dig even deeper. The course looks really good. I think we are going to use it next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmeilaen Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Harmony Art Mom's free lesson plans for high school can be found here. My ninth grader is using them together with Geography III from Memoria Press this year. Another idea would be MODG's syllabus for ninth grade. I used that one a few years ago and also liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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