LauraBeth475 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Any Catholic families tried this? Any tips and resource recommendations? I’m in the distracted by new things stage of homeschool planning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knitgrl Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Generally speaking, I wouldn't trust a history curriculum from Protestant sources, especially for the Middle Ages. Even SWB has a few chapters I find objectionable in SOTW, and those books aren't specifically marketed as "Christian." For the sake of additional distraction, have you looked at RC History? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnwife Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 I agree with pp. I haven't tried Biblioplan, and wouldn't for the reasons mentioned. Adding more fuel to the fire, have you listened to TAN Books Story of Civilization? I know there is an activity guide to go with it, which might have book suggestions in it. We just listen to the audio and I search for random related library books. But, our oldest is only about to turn 10, so it's working for now. When we finish SOC, we will move him to RC history. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 I haven't seen Biblioplan in yrs. (I mean a long time ago when going to curriculum fairs was an actual thing.) But, I remember looking through it at one and going, "No way." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syllieann Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Definitely take a look at the Story of Civilization series from Tan. We use it with lots of living books that are suggested in RC History. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraBeth475 Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 8 hours ago, knitgrl said: Generally speaking, I wouldn't trust a history curriculum from Protestant sources, especially for the Middle Ages. Even SWB has a few chapters I find objectionable in SOTW, and those books aren't specifically marketed as "Christian." For the sake of additional distraction, have you looked at RC History? I get distracted by RC History regularly, but the lack of world history after the Age of Exploration is kind of a deal breaker this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraBeth475 Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 8 hours ago, barnwife said: I agree with pp. I haven't tried Biblioplan, and wouldn't for the reasons mentioned. Adding more fuel to the fire, have you listened to TAN Books Story of Civilization? I know there is an activity guide to go with it, which might have book suggestions in it. We just listen to the audio and I search for random related library books. But, our oldest is only about to turn 10, so it's working for now. When we finish SOC, we will move him to RC history. I love the Story of Civilization audiobooks. The Teacher’s Guide I’ve seen has discussion questions and projects and there’s a test book, but no extra history reading or literature. If I go with Biblioplan, SoC will definitely be added in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraBeth475 Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 8 hours ago, 8FillTheHeart said: I haven't seen Biblioplan in yrs. (I mean a long time ago when going to curriculum fairs was an actual thing.) But, I remember looking through it at one and going, "No way." I really miss curriculum fairs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 On 7/17/2020 at 9:36 AM, barnwife said: I agree with pp. I haven't tried Biblioplan, and wouldn't for the reasons mentioned. Adding more fuel to the fire, have you listened to TAN Books Story of Civilization? I know there is an activity guide to go with it, which might have book suggestions in it. We just listen to the audio and I search for random related library books. But, our oldest is only about to turn 10, so it's working for now. When we finish SOC, we will move him to RC history. On 7/17/2020 at 11:54 AM, Syllieann said: Definitely take a look at the Story of Civilization series from Tan. We use it with lots of living books that are suggested in RC History. 20 hours ago, LauraBeth475 said: I love the Story of Civilization audiobooks. The Teacher’s Guide I’ve seen has discussion questions and projects and there’s a test book, but no extra history reading or literature. If I go with Biblioplan, SoC will definitely be added in Yeah, I'd do Story of Civilization and add in literature. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keirin Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 (edited) If you check out the facebook group for Story of Civilization, there are lists of picture books and chapter books to go with each level in the files section. The group is TAN's the story of Civilization Homeschoolers. Edited July 18, 2020 by keirin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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