Melinda S in TX Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Does anyone use these? What ages are they for? Anyone have a chronological list? Do you like/not like them? Melinda S in TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 We have a bunch that I bought from a library sale. I've not *assigned* them formally, but my dc have picked them up and read them for free reading. HTH, Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 We've used lots of them for US history (mostly from 2nd - 4th). For that age, I like them better than just about anything else I've found. They cover specific people/events/times in US history, so you can pick and choose which ones to use based on what you're studying. We read lots of other books besides, but those are the ones we've used most for a non-fiction narrative to build on. Reading them aloud has worked very well - that way we can discuss things that come up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Paula H. has a great chronological list at her website, Paula's Archives: http://www.redshift.com/~bonajo/COF.htm We preferred the older versions (more storylike) to the newer versions (more names/dates/textbook-y sounding). As read alouds, you could use the older versions with gr. K-4; as readers (depending on the child's ability) you could use them with gr. 2-5. We used them both ways and enjoyed quite a few of these -- about 1 per week the year we did American History during elementary aged grades. Enjoy! Warmest regards, Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMCassandra Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 I love, love, LOVE these! We used them soooo much to supplement the grammar stage, particularly for years 3 and 4 (most of them are about American history). I'm going to hang on tight to them for my grandchildren. They are pretty easy to find at used book places, especially ones that cater to homeschoolers and show up to curriculum fairs and such. We read them aloud. No, I don't have a chronological list, but it's usually really easy to plug them into your history cycle based on the titles. Wait!!! I just searched and found a chronological list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMCassandra Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Oh, sorry. The link I just got so excited about was posted an hour ago. Sigh. THAT will teach me to read all of the replies before replying myself. Sigh again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 We preferred the older versions (more storylike) to the newer versions (more names/dates/textbook-y sounding). :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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