Nam2001 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 My 9th grade daughter will be taking World Geography next year at our local tutorial. I am hoping to take her syllabus and text and create something age appropriate for my 3rd and 6th graders so they can all be studying roughly the same thing. I thought at a minimum, we can do a family reader, some mapping together, and cook different types of food. Hit me with your best resources for ideas to do this. I have Give Your Child the World and All through the Ages. Any other suggestions? I don’t want a full curriculum because it won’t be matched up to the other text, but I’d also prefer to not have to write the entire thing myself if possible 😂 so unit studies, good books, lapbooks, movies, etc......anything you know of. thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Peanuts Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 I've enjoyed using Trail Guide to World Geography (http://trailguidetogeography.com/trail-guide-to-world-geography.html). It is a complete curriculum but you don't have to use it that way. I particularly liked the daily trail guides, which are quick & easy questions that introduce basic research skills, like how to use an atlas. There are also map activities. The program comes with leveled questions & activities so you can scale it to be really involved for older students or "just a dabble" for younger ones. Example: for older students, they can research animals of a certain country; for younger students, they can just identify where the country is on the map & name its capital. Disclaimer: I didn't get all the way through it with my older one when I first used it (she was a 5th grader then) and I am only 2 units into it with my younger one (a 4th grader). So, I haven't used the program as thoroughly as others on this board might have. That said, I like the program because it teaches students how to find information from various sources. I believe if you purchase the program (which looks to be about $19), you get all 3 levels so you can tailor it to your kids. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nam2001 Posted March 7, 2019 Author Share Posted March 7, 2019 17 minutes ago, 2Peanuts said: I've enjoyed using Trail Guide to World Geography (http://trailguidetogeography.com/trail-guide-to-world-geography.html). It is a complete curriculum but you don't have to use it that way. I particularly liked the daily trail guides, which are quick & easy questions that introduce basic research skills, like how to use an atlas. There are also map activities. The program comes with leveled questions & activities so you can scale it to be really involved for older students or "just a dabble" for younger ones. Example: for older students, they can research animals of a certain country; for younger students, they can just identify where the country is on the map & name its capital. Disclaimer: I didn't get all the way through it with my older one when I first used it (she was a 5th grader then) and I am only 2 units into it with my younger one (a 4th grader). So, I haven't used the program as thoroughly as others on this board might have. That said, I like the program because it teaches students how to find information from various sources. I believe if you purchase the program (which looks to be about $19), you get all 3 levels so you can tailor it to your kids. Thanks! I’ll look into this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaceseeker Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) Check out Guest Hollow's Geography program. I haven't used that particular one, but have used a couple of their science courses. It is a buffet of choices with an outlined schedule, but you can pick and choose what you like. There are always a lot of interesting book choices and a mix of hands on activities etc... https://www.guesthollow.com/homeschool/geography/geography.html Edited March 9, 2019 by CaliforniaDreamin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 20 hours ago, CaliforniaDreamin said: Check out Guest Hollow's Geography program. I haven't used that particular one, but have used a couple of their science courses. It is a buffet of choices with an outlined schedule, but you can pick and choose what you like. There are always a lot of interesting book choices and a mix of hands on activities etc... https://www.guesthollow.com/homeschool/geography/geography.html I was going to suggest this as well. I'm planning on using it next year with my kids- 1st, 4th, and 7th- picking and choosing and adding some books from BYL 7 for my older one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaceseeker Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 On 3/10/2019 at 9:03 AM, soror said: I was going to suggest this as well. I'm planning on using it next year with my kids- 1st, 4th, and 7th- picking and choosing and adding some books from BYL 7 for my older one I read that they are working on a high school geography that may possibly be done by fall. I am keeping my fingers crossed as I would love to use it next year. It might have some resources you could use for your older student as well if it comes out in time. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 19 minutes ago, CaliforniaDreamin said: I read that they are working on a high school geography that may possibly be done by fall. I am keeping my fingers crossed as I would love to use it next year. It might have some resources you could use for your older student as well if it comes out in time. Yes, they are. I start in July so it will not be out when I start but I am looking forward to see what she puts in there and am most excited about the draw the world component she is working on! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom28kds Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) I'm looking at Beautiful Feet Geography for my 7th and 8th grader and hoping Guest Hollow has theirs for my 9th grader. I'm thinking between the 2 programs that we should cover it pretty well. http://www.bfbooks.com/Geography-Through-Literature-Pack-PB?sc=18&category=860 I just saw Guest Hollow has a geography for younger kids also. https://www.guesthollow.com/homeschool/geography/geography.html Edited March 15, 2019 by Mom28kds 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenecho Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 (edited) Globalmania is a free geography program through Knowledge Quest that covers the continents and countries through free online resources (not all theirs). It sounds like it is a very re-arrangeable program that you could match up with another text. http://www.knowledgequestmaps.com/Globalmania.html I really love the book Children Just Like Me for supplementing geography lessons...it's fun to learn about children from the various areas you are learning about, and it would be easy to skip around in. I also suggest finding a good children's world Atlas...one that shows the features like mountains and rivers, maybe even shows landmarks and stuff. There's so many good ones out there. AND I suggest letting them explore the Round Me world map, which has free 365 degree virtual tours of various places around the world (click on the blue dots or just scroll in...there are more dots than show up on the initial preview map, though there's not virtual tours in every country, just more than show in the larger map). https://roundme.com/map Edited March 16, 2019 by goldenecho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nam2001 Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 7 hours ago, goldenecho said: Globalmania is a free geography program through Knowledge Quest that covers the continents and countries through free online resources (not all theirs). It sounds like it is a very re-arrangeable program that you could match up with another text. http://www.knowledgequestmaps.com/Globalmania.html I really love the book Children Just Like Me for supplementing geography lessons...it's fun to learn about children from the various areas you are learning about, and it would be easy to skip around in. I also suggest finding a good children's world Atlas...one that shows the features like mountains and rivers, maybe even shows landmarks and stuff. There's so many good ones out there. AND I suggest letting them explore the Round Me world map, which has free 365 degree virtual tours of various places around the world (click on the blue dots or just scroll in...there are more dots than show up on the initial preview map, though there's not virtual tours in every country, just more than show in the larger map). https://roundme.com/map Thanks for these resources!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) Some of the vintage geographies have stayed remarkably relevant. The sections on "home geography", "physical geography", and "mathematical geography" have not changed very much. The older geographies were more comprehensive and different than modern ones, They overlap with a lot of science and other topics that are not included in lower level modern geography courses. Yes, you will encounter some things in the books that will make you shudder. But, what I notice most is what we have lost, not what we have gained, since we dumped the geography and physiology texts as the ONLY content subjects studied in some schools. Vintage geographies are a hobby of mine. They fascinate me. Ambleside Online vintage Geography suggestions http://amblesideonline.org/geographysch.shtml Edited March 18, 2019 by Hunter 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) Butler's Hand-Book of Map Drawing https://books.google.com/books?id=-b4XAAAAIAAJ&dq="hand+book+of+map+drawing"+butler&source=gbs_navlinks_s Edited March 18, 2019 by Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Geography with Sand Modelling https://books.google.com/books?id=HstBAAAAIAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 This 1920 Frye-Atwood text has full-color pictures of the biomes for each continent. https://books.google.com/books?id=Bqxnytw5b4AC&source=gbs_navlinks_s 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbutton Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Things we are enjoying: 50 States and Where to Find Them (obviously US) http://barefootmeandering.com/site/american-studies/#50_states Memoria Press Geography I, II, III (World--they have a separate US book) https://www.memoriapress.com/curriculum/american-and-modern-studies/geography-iii/ Ellen McHenry's Mapping the World with Art--the kids LOVE it https://ellenjmchenry.com/product/mapping-the-world-with-art-hard-copy-cd/ Ellen McHenry's is the most project-y of the three. The videos are not required (unless something has changed). The drawing lessons are step-by-step in the guide. I have one kiddo that is a video person, so I do have the videos, and they are great. The other kiddo prefers the written lessons. Her site has great sample lessons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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