Oct 13 2008
My Father’s World - Rome To Reformation (Week 2)
Last week went great! We are really loving Augustus Caesar’s World alot. The stories are so fun to read! I got all choked up reading about Julius Caesar’s death! My 4th grader was kinda grossed out by it. She said, “Did that really happen?” I think it scared her a little…just knowing that it was true. This is my Spider Man loving kid, so she doesn’t get disturbed easily.
I really liked the two experiments on the brain, too, in The Human Body For Every Kid. I like having my 4th grade daughter do the drawings, as well. That will count as art this year, as far as I am concerned. She also likes to do the art in Draw Write Now books. I get those from the library sometimes.
English from the Roots Up continues to be a very interesting learning experience, for me! My girls are memorizing these terms quite easily, too. I’m sure they’ll appreciate the roots later. I’m always like, “Wow! I didn’t know that that came from a Greek (or Latin) word!” They just look at me. :o)
Streams of Civilization is a tough read, but you don’t have to read much of it. MFW even suggests summarizing with this book. I find it interesting, but a bit dry. It is basically a “textbook” thingy.
The bookbasket suggestions look wonderful. I can’t wait to watch the DVDs. I plan to have my 4th grader us Pompeii, Burried Alive! as her read-aloud for a week.
We are actually going to finish up Week 2 on Tuesday, because we took Friday and today (Monday) off for Columbus Day. So, we haven’t played the Odd or Even game yet. We’ll do that tomorrow.
I’m very glad that I bought The Story of The World, Part 1 Activity Workbook to go along with this curriculum. The coloring pages are neat, and my oldest daughter just HAS to be doodling on something while I am reading. The pictures to color are very graphic, too, so they would appeal to boys as well as girls. I haven’t wanted to add the colored photos to the history notebooks, however, basically because it would just clutter it up too much. I like the map work in that book, too. I love My Father’s World’s map work, but my 4th grader just isn’t as quick to understand it all, and The Story of The World’s maps are easier for her to understand.
Ok, so I’m off to order more library books and get set for tomorrow’s work!
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So you are using Story of the World activity book 1, not book 2 for RTR? Do you think it would be a helpful addition to CTG?
You are doing so well. I wish I could have done the same for my Son but didn’t have the chance.
Oh, I’m using Story of The World (SOTW) Activity Book 2, also. Book 1 could be used with CTG up to about week 25 (in the Activity Book), then save the rest for RTR; that is, if you want to supplement…which isn’t necessary, but can be fun! SOTW Activity Book 2 can be used with weeks where we read SOTW (which begins in week 12, I think?)