The Story of the World, Activity Book 1: Ancient Times - From the Earliest Nomad to the Last Roman Emperor
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Book Reviews of The Story of the World, Activity Book 1: Ancient Times - From the Earliest Nomad to the Last Roman Emperor
Book Review: Great asset!
Summary: 5 Stars
This activity book was a great help to our family. I had purchased the actual book over three years ago and never used it, for various reasons, one of which was I didn't have the time to come up with any activities to go along with it to help stimulate learning.
Then I got this activity book and since using it, my kids are engaged, I am engaged and we are all enjoying it. There are plenty of activities to choose from for each chapter, in fact I have a hard time deciding which activities to do and which to let go because we simply can't do them all. I have a "3rd grader" and a "1st grader" and they both are using the exact same material. This is very adaptable to different ages.
One word of caution: the activity book I purchased was a Revised edition, the book I already had was the original version and due to my own oversight I did not realize this--so if you are purchasing this activity book as a set with the book (which I recommend), there should be no problem. However, if you are deciding to purchase the activity book after buying the book, check to make sure they are the same version! I haven't found anything that needed to be worked around or pages that needed to be adjusted so far, but I do wish I had paid a little more attention!
Book Review: Great Resource!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book series is the perfect balance between a scripted, rigid history program and a completely unstructured approach to teaching history. I use it in a homeschooling history coop group with 6 girls, age 5-8. We have a great time. I use the study questions, we fill out the map, and then we do a craft. We enjoyed forming the Nile river with dirt and rocks, building an "ancient home" structure in the back yard, and creating hieroglyphics in clay. I like a lot of the books she recommends as supplements. We use the coloring pictures to add to our timeline we are creating that encircles our homeschooling room.
The coloring pictures are simple, but I think thats better for boys who sometimes are not into detailed coloring. I purchased some extra coloring books for my daughter who loves to color.
Finally, I am a devoted Christian who appreciates the flexibilty to add biblical content as I see fit.
Book Review: Great!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a home school mom of elementary aged children and this book is great. I do suggest you get the book that goes with it or you will be a little lost. This set together has been a wonderful asset to our school experience. It is an easy approach to teaching more than one age. Everyone is enjoying it - even me! There are maps that go along with each lesson which really give the kids a picture of where things took place, fun coloring pages and some word puzzles. The projects that go with each lesson have also been helpful. I find that there is enough info to choose from that I can easily pick what will work for us that lesson and leave out what won't and things still come together well. The kids are picking up tons of information and even more importantly, this book paints the big picture of ancient times and my kids are loving it!
Book Review: Amazing Education for Both Children and Adults!
Summary: 5 Stars
My son has begged for me to read Story of the World to him almost every day for the past 2 years. We are just beginning Book 3. We have read through the first and second volumes twice and completed both activity books. My son is not homeschooled, but schools don't teach history like they used to. He especially enjoys the map work. SOTW fills in those gaps that school leaves out. The stories are absolutely fascinating! It has been a great education for both me and my son, and gives us something that we both love to do together (since I'm not into lego or cars!). We also cook food from the country and era that we are reading about, which adds another dimension to "our" education.Book Review: large good book
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is quite large but good. It has neat crafts to do for each chapter of the correlating book. I especially like the recipes in it. Also some nice map work , comprehension questions & coloring pages. Not great for really young kids but 2nd ish grade is just fine, maybe younger depending on how much of the book you use. I love that this book gives you things to do that are hands on, which helps reenforce what you are reading and I'm not left wondering what to do for an activity. If you are using the story book that goes with this one and want more, this is a nice thing to buy.