1st grade history help

[lulalu]

I don't like SOTW. I just don't like how it reads. It feels more boring than it needs to be. 

I have and planned on using veritas press ot/ae cards and extra books. We started this and ds is doing well with learning the timeline and listening to the supplemental books. 

We are expats. And VP feels like a better fit with a library around. Which we don't have. And I don't want to need to buy 15 books just for history and run the risk of not loving some. I like the VP cards and want to keep using them. 

I need a spine that fits well. Something that reads well. And doesn't feel like I need to add a lot of other books. I am fine with Christian history added. 

What do you all like with young elementary students for a read aloud? 

[lulalu]

I should add something that I can read two to three times a week. And keep short. I don't really need any hands on or paper activities. Just something to read aloud. 

[acresoft]

The Mystery of History

[lexi]

Master Books history.

We are using America’s Story but they just came out with the first volume of world history. 

It’s easy to read and understand and has great pictures. It would work well using it 3 days a week. 

[acresoft]

Another story style history is Gueber's Histories from Nothing New Press.There is seven books in the series. They can be used with various age groups.

[nixpix5]

For 1st grade A Child's History of the World is about as simple and easy a read for littles as you can get. You can fold in picture books if needed or a read aloud here and there. Bring in the timeline cards as you hit the topics. 

I personally adore Mystery of History and Guerber but I think if you are feeling SOTW is a bit dry and/or challenging then you would probably see these along the same lines.