Sunday, January 20, 2013

Virtual Curriculum Fair~ Exploring Our World

 
This is the 3rd week of the Virtual Curriculum Fair hosted by Homeschooling Hearts and Minds.  This week is all about discovering our world with science and social studies. I hope you are enjoying these posts!  It is fun participating and being able to explore what others are doing in their homeschool as well. In case you missed the previous posts and want to catch up, here they are: Week 1~ Playing With Words, Week 2~ Discovering Patterns.

Last week, I shared the science curriculum we have been using.  This week I'll share our favorite social studies resources.


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History:  We adore The Story of the World by Susan Wise Bauer.  This year we are working through volume 2. We also use the activity guide that goes along with it.

Geography:  We are using Little Passports as well as Knowledge Quest Maps, and lots of world map puzzles.

Plus...as I have been doing each week, here is a round-up of some of our past science & social studies activities that I have share here on the blog in the past. 

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Soapy Science     Burgess Animal Book Guide   Color Scavenger Hunt   USA Postcard Swap



How do you explore our world?

This week's Participants:

Exploring Eastern Cultures with Sonlight by Susan @ Homeschooling Hearts & Minds

Cell Unit Study - Mitochondria and Energy by Julie @ Highhill Education

Our Blended Social Studies by Christy @ Unexpected Homeschool

2013 Virtual Curriculum Fair-Exploring Our World: Social Studies and
more Science by Leah C @ As We Walk Along the Road

Exploring Canada by Annette @ A Net In Time

Project Passport: The Middle Ages by Missouri Mama @ Ozark Ramblings

Our Absolutely Positively Favorite History Curriculum Ever by Wendy @
Homeschooling Blessings

Science Our Way: learning to use what you are given by Piwi Mama @
Learning & Growing the Piwi Way

Historical Significance by Kristi @ The Potter’s Hand Academy

How We Are Exploring Our World as Homechoolers by Laura O in AK @ Day
by Day in Our World

VCF:  Week 3 The Social Sciences by Lisa @ Golden Grasses

A Trip Around the World:  Homeschool-Style by Nicole @ Schooling in the Sun

Virtual Curriculum Fair ~ Exploring Our World: Biology by Dawn @
Guiding Light Homeschool

Virtual Curriculum Fair: Learning about our World  by Joelle @
Homeschooling for His Glory

Science is Cool by TechWife @ Playground of Words
 


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4 comments:

  1. We use Time4Learning as our core social studies curriculum, but my daughter likes to "experience" things not just read about them, so we try to visit a lot of historical battlefields, parks, and memorials associated with the segment of history we are studying. It is amazing how a little study, with a lot of real world, makes for enjoyable and memorable social studies chapters! We have tried SOTW off and on, but with borrowed materials, so we always had to return them just when it got interesting. Might try that again...Thanks for sharing!

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  2. We're using SOTW Book 2 as well, and we love love LOVE it!! I found SOTW as a supplementary resource with Tapestry of Grace, and when we couldn't carry all of our TOG books with us this year, we condensed down to SOTW. I haven't been disappointed, it's been a great year!

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  3. Thank you for sharing your Social Studies picks with the Virtual Curriculum Fair!

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  4. We also love SOTW. This year we are using book 3. :o)

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