Homeschool History Curriculum: Beautiful Feet Books - All Grades
by Annie P
I have used Beautiful Feet Books' homeschool history curriculum with my children from 2nd through 11th grade. I can't say how much I appreciate it! My children LOVE history and I give much of the credit to the BF books and curriculum. I did not like history in school and dreaded teaching it. Beautiful Feet provides real books and real stories to teach lessons, keeping history alive and not boring. Some books may be fictional in the aspect of a few characters may not be real, but the context is accurate and much is learned. The teachers guide is needed and we've used it a variety of ways. In most cases, no preparations was/is needed by me except maybe to pre-read a few stories so I can better discuss them. When my children were younger, it would guide me through assignments although sometimes I altered them to suite the child. For the younger readers, reading aloud is necessary; but once the children were in mid-elementary, reading aloud became optional but still looked forward to. My older children can work alone out of the guide, coming to me for discussions or requesting alterations to assignments etc. In all levels, questions ranged from sentence answers to paragraphs to short essays (or more with the older levels). One thing that is not stressed is the rote memorization of names and dates... If that is important to you, keep a log of important dates as you go and re-visit them occasionally. There are no set tests. By the quality of discussions, answers and writing assignments, it has been clear to me if my child has attained an understanding and/or mastery of the material. A downfall is the book sets can be pricey for some families, but they are absolutely reusable for each child (with the exception of colored timelines) and we have found the books themselves are total keepers - not ones to pass-on without knowing they'd be returned. What an excellent review of Beautiful Feet Books homeschool history curriculum, Annie! The details you provide will definitely help others who are looking for an engaging, non-traditional homeschool history curriculum. Thanks so much! Blessings, Heather :) Would you like to leave a comment, or share your own homeschool curriculum review? Use the links below... |
