Social Studies (history, geography, civics, etc) -- Please share what you've used.
I'll update this OP as people post. Feel free to leave a personal review, ask questions, etc. Even if you see a program already listed, feel free to add your own personal review in the thread.
This listing is not an endorsement by GCM. Story of the World Mystery of History. A Little History of the World by Gombrich A Child's History of the World by Hillyer The Story of Mankind by Van Loon The Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.com/bitesize Heart of Dakota BJU Geography Notgrass American History & Notgrass Word History CNN 10 https://www.cnn.com/cnn10 Big Fat Notebook for World History (American perspective) https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Ne...8DV7VKB204MVEP Big Fat Notebook for American History https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Ne...QM5SVCCNVTN71Z |
Re: Social Studies (history, geography, civics, etc) -- Please share what you've use
Twice we've done a big-picture overview of world history using:
* A Little History of the World: Illustrated Edition by E. H. Gombrich * A Child's History of the World by V. M. Hillyer We tried a third time through using Hendrik Willem Van Loon's The Story of Mankind, but it was so bad we gave it up early on. This year we've been exploring the world using The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid. It has been an excellent and enjoyable launching point for all sorts of geography and social studies. |
Re: Social Studies (history, geography, civics, etc) -- Please share what you've use
I'm not sure if this quite fits into this category, but BBC Bitesize has lots of video clips that cover subjects like history, geography and religion (and also other subjects, including lots of science clips). Some of them are now quite dated, and they are based on the English national curriculum, but nevertheless there is quite a large range of video clips so you may find something that fits in with what you're studying. In case it helps anyone, these are how the key stages correspond to age ranges:
Foundation Stage (FS) - under 5 Key Stage 1 (KS1) - 5-7 years Key Stage 2 (KS2) - 7-11 years Key Stage 3 (KS3) - 11-14 years Key Stage 4 (KS4) - 14-16 years |
Re: Social Studies (history, geography, civics, etc) -- Please share what you've use
Elementary/Middle
Story of the World Heart of Dakota High School Heart of Dakota BJU Geography Notgrass American History Notgrass Word History |
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We start each morning by watching CNN 10, "a 10-minute digital news show that explains global news to a global audience." This has been another significant launching point for various social studies (geography, politics, history, etc).
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DS and I are looking into doing a more in depth history study next year. I was wondering if any of you would like to share some pros and cons of the different programs you've used.
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Re: Social Studies (history, geography, civics, etc) -- Please share what you've use
Story of the World has audiobooks! It has a lot of other resources and coloring pages in the teacher manual (or you can just buy student pages). It has suggestions for more in depth projects or you can keep it simple. There are lapbooks for all of the chapters as well as timeline stickers you can get. Because so many people use it, there are lots of online resources. But did I mention the audiobooks? One less thing to read- you can just turn it on and listen. Nothing wrong with reading out loud, but I do a decent amount of that anyway, so it's nice just to be able to listen.
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You print the timeline cards off from here, 6 pages to a sheet, on sticker paper, then cur them out.
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For anyone looking specifically for American History, I recently found this site: Teaching American History. It's all primary documents, no textbook. They have a free homeschool curriculum under the Resources tab that they will send if you sign up.
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We bought the MapQuest software the first year we were homeschooling and I'm still using it. (I haven't used the SOTW maps as much, primarily because it's easier to print than copy. :bag) For older kids, I've used the Penguin Historical Atlases that I just picked up used online. Homeschool in the Woods has lots of hands-on activity units and a large collection of Timeline figures. We've done some of the larger activity studies and used the Timeline figures a lot. The artwork is Old World Style drawings, nothing cartoon, which I like. One nice feature is that you can print out each figure in lots of different sizes, including as a coloring page. My Littles really liked that. It's written from a Young Earth creationism perspective, so if you choose to print the figures with text the dates reflect that. It's also more expensive than other programs. Each unit goes more in depth for a shorter time period. |
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I have used mostly Charlotte Mason programs:
Alveary is expensive but SO amazing. A Gentle Feast www.welleducatedheart.com and also www.librariesofhope.com is what I'm currently using |
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We use Hillyer's CHOW which the kids find rather dry, so I supplement with BBC and national geographic resources. We also do current affairs with this really cute newspaper called Tuesday is Newsday. It summarises the main newsworthy events around the globe and sparks a lot of conversation with my 7 and 10 year olds.
https://tuesdayisnewsday.wixsite.com/tuesdayisnewsday ---------- Post added 02-14-2023 at 12:02 AM ---------- Previous post was 02-13-2023 at 11:55 PM ---------- We use Hillyer's CHOW which the kids find rather dry, so I supplement with BBC and national geographic resources. We also do current affairs with this really cute newspaper called Tuesday is Newsday. It summarises the main newsworthy events around the globe and sparks a lot of conversation with my 7 and 10 year olds. |
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