The story of world
The Story of the World: Curriculum Review
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This is our second year using The Story of the World history curriculum. We used Volume Two: The Middle Ages last year and are halfway through Volume Three: Early Modern Times this year.
Pros:
Audio CD’s: You can purchase a CD which narrates the textbook. The narration is done by Jim Weiss and is very well done. (If you aren’t familiar with Jim Weiss’ storytelling CD’s you need to check them out. My kids love them.) My kids really enjoy listening to the CD’s and both my boys have loaded it on their ipods. Often we have discussed a lesson and they are very familiar with the story because they have listened to them before bed in their room.
Activity Book: The activity book which can be purchased separately contains numerous activities, coloring worksheets, maps, and questions. Personally, I wouldn’t use this curriculum without the activity book. If you use the activity book the teacher prep time is minimal and there are answers to all the review questions. You can make copies of the coloring sheets in the back of the book or buy a separate worksheet pack if you are using it with more than one child.
Multi-level course: With six school-aged kids I’m always looking for curriculum that I can use with several children at a time. I am currently using this curriculum with my seven, nine and ten year old. My five year old listens along to the CD, but doesn’t always participate in the questions.
Comprehensive: I’m surprised at the level of depth in The Story of the World. My kids are learning things in elementary school that I didn’t learn until college!