Lisa in the UP of MI Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I see that some of you combine these two curricula. How do you combine them? How much time does it take? Do you have to skip many activities in one or the other? Anything you can tell me would be great. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellMom Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I'm interested in learning about this, too. I thought GTG was for older children (age 5 and up). I know my dd is 4.5 - 4 months away from age 5 - but quite a few people seem to believe that these 4 months make a difference. However, like you, I would love to combine these two curriculums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in the UP of MI Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 If it matters I would use this for K, possibly for two years. Did anyone else do this? Did you get bored of it after doing it for that long? DD has a September birthday, and I'm not sure if we'll start the history cycle when she turns 6 or 7. DS, who will turn 3 1/2 in September, will probably tag along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama2girls Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I'm interested in this also. We are using BFIAR now and I've been researching ideas for next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 We haven't used it, so FWIW: I think you can use the FIAR books from different areas around the world as you study the different countries in GTG. I assume it takes about the same time or maybe just a little longer than FIAR. (Around here, FIAR takes maybe 30 minutes, including the story.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in the UP of MI Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 That's what I figured, but I was just trying to glean more info. Thanks for telling me the amount of time it takes for you to use FIAR. Using that alone is another one of my options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto5 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I don't know if you've been to this site already or not but if you go to: http://www.homeschoolshare.com and click on Five In a Row and then click on General Resources, there is a document that matches the titles from Five in a Row with Galloping the Globe. If you have additional questions, I would contact the ladies at homeschoolshare to see if they can put you in touch with the woman who assembled the document. I have found the people at homeschoolshare to be very helpful and encouraging. I have not used Galloping the Globe but have used Before Five In a Row and Five in a Row. We love geography here so, as we learned about continents, we read the FIAR books that took place on that continent. Of course we also used a lot of supplemental books and read the great FIAR books that are not necessarily easy to place on a map. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna A. Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 GTG actually includes a lot of the FIAR books on its booklist. If you're doing GTG, then you can just pull the listed FIAR book for the lesson where it shows up and "row" it simultaneous with the GTG lesson. Another way to combine them is just the opposite... use FIAR for your core lessons and then pull in geography and other ideas from the GTG manual when you get to FIAR lessons in those locations. Make sense? Or too confusing? Once you have both manuals in your hands, it's easier to see what I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 GTG actually includes a lot of the FIAR books on its booklist. If you're doing GTG, then you can just pull the listed FIAR book for the lesson where it shows up and "row" it simultaneous with the GTG lesson. We did this... I don't know if you've been to this site already or not but if you go to: http://www.homeschoolshare.com and click on Five In a Row and then click on General Resources, there is a document that matches the titles from Five in a Row with Galloping the Globe. ..and now I REALLY wish I'd known about THIS :banghead: I had no idea that resource existed! Ah well, I'll file it away for our next Kindergarten session in two years. Thanks for posting it :D And yes, we combined the two and really enjoyed the work. I highly recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in the UP of MI Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 (edited) Thanks for the website! It certainly will make planning easier if I choose to go this route. I would really like to do a year or two of cultural studies before we start the history cycle and this seems like the perfect way to accomplish that goal. Edited January 3, 2009 by Lisa in the UP of MI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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