Obviously, older children are able to do more or go further some of the time, but younger children aren’t left behind by any means. We have always been able to use the program as a family without any trouble. The Story of the World with Multiple Ages Our favorite activities usually involve recipes, but we complete many of the crafts as well. On the third day, we do one or more of the hands-on activities. I save the questions and map work for the second day, when I usually read one of the supplemental books, too. As I read, my children color the provided coloring page. But with older students, we sometimes read both sections in a day. With younger students, I typically follow the method mentioned above. The program can be used in a variety of ways. Of course, these are simply recommendations. After reading one of the sections, it’s recommended that your child be asked the comprehension questions, and do the map work that goes with that particular section.Īnother day, it is recommended that the second reading, comprehension questions, and map work be completed.Ī third day (or more) is recommended to be set aside for additional activities and supplemental reading books. Most chapters of The Story of the World are broken into two reading sections. (I have used these books with children as old as 7th grade with great success, too! Additionally, I have often stretched the curriculum out to last more than one year (usually about 1 1/2 years) by adding in lots of the additional reading suggestions to dig deeper into learning about specific events or people.) The Story of the World Volume I: Ancient Times stories and the Activity Guide together are meant to be a full-year’s worth of Ancient history instruction for the recommended 1st through 4th grades. There are even reproducible board games scattered throughout the Activity Guide.The hands-on activities include everything from traditional recipes and games to crafts to writing exercises.The coloring pages add a nice visual for better understanding and something for little hands to do during reading time.Completing the map work also serves as a review of the stories. The maps are simple and very easily understood by younger children.There is more than enough included in the activity guide that you could go through the program twice and not repeat anything if you don’t want to. Story of the World Volume 1: Ancient Times Activity Guide includes comprehension questions, hands-on activity ideas, map work ideas with reproducible maps, reproducible coloring pages, supplemental reading lists, cross references to other history books, and even review flash cards. Reading the stories alone (or listening to the audio versions) can be quite insightful, but using the Activity Guide along with the stories allows for a very thorough learning experience. The Story of the World Volume I: Ancient Times includes 32 chapters of child-friendly stories from many of the most important events in Ancient history – from Nomads to the last Roman Emperor. Our family has thoroughly enjoyed each and every one, but to save space – and since all the volumes are similar is style – I will take the time to describe only Volume 1. There are four volumes of The Story of the World series which cover ancient through modern world history. The Story of the World History Curriculum As a Charlotte Mason, Classical, and Unit Study-inspired homeschool, The Story of the World has been a wonderful fit for our family. I’d like to introduce you to one of my all-time favorite curriculum choices for homeschool history… The Story of the World by Susan Wise Bauer.
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