Melissa B Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Does anyone use the cards as a framework without necessarily using the curriculum? Do they work well for retention? How often do the kids review the cards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in IL Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 My son loved those cards. WE drilled every day and did the VP book that went with it. It was satisfying for both of us, and the other day (1 year later), our priest was talking about something relevant to our studies. My son chirped up "That was the Council of Chalcedon," to which the priest asked if he knew when it took place. Son was quickly able to give the year, etc. Priest was very impressed. Hth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 We used the cards and sang the song. The children really had fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 We memorize the cards without the texts. This is the 2nd year of going through the cards. We reivew a couple of times a week, intro new cards every week. My 3 older ones at home can do the timeline from memory. My 5 you non-reader can get through most of them. I highly recommend doing it. What a great tool to have stored in your head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeefreak Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 They didn't work at all for us. I think it depends on your kids. It was after Veritas that I decided memorizing dates and order of events wasn't worth it.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland_Mom Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 We use the VP History Cards. I have all 5 sets. We use them alongside the Classical Conversatons program that we are a part of. We learn 8 cards each week in class and my kids practice memorizing them during the week. Each week we add 8 more cards so the number of cards increases until they are saying all of the cards (from all 5 sets) in order by the end of the year. In addition, we use the VP History Curriculum and study about 32 of the cards in detail each year. We did this last year as well. So far they have studied nearly 64 cards and can tell you a good bit about almost every card they've studied. I have enjoyed learning the timeline with them and it has helped us have a better understanding of historical events. I like studying one card per week because it gives all of us an opportunity to delve in and really put meat on what we've already memorized from just the front of the history card. IMO, studying the "timeline cards" as we call them, is very helpful and valuable. It has put history event "pegs" into their brains. Then, as we encounter these events and learn more about them in our regular history studies, they often end up saying things like, "Oh yeah, The Peloponnesian War happened after the Persian Wars!" The cards help to give them perspective. We also use a timeline book from Homeschool in the Woods for a more hands on I like reading SOTW with the history cards. It is easy to use the cards and add narrations, worksheets, extra reading, activities or whatever you want to deepen your studies of history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakeside Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 My son loved those cards. WE drilled every day and did the VP book that went with it. It was satisfying for both of us, and the other day (1 year later), our priest was talking about something relevant to our studies. My son chirped up "That was the Council of Chalcedon," to which the priest asked if he knew when it took place. Son was quickly able to give the year, etc. Priest was very impressed. Hth. Shelly, did you just use the Veritas program? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 Thanks for the responses! I ordered a set to look through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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