Cambridgeshire Academy™️: The Human Odyssey, SOTW and TGAB History

Friday, July 7, 2023

The Human Odyssey, SOTW and TGAB History

We found the absolute best solution for Z and he now loves history! I had went through so many programs the past few years and most we just stopped early on because it was like pulling teeth. Then, I prayed and came up with something that worked so well for us for 4th grade that we are going to continue on with it through 7th grade (or whenever we finish it).

I combined The Human Odyssey with Story of the World and The Good and the Beautiful history. I have had The Human Odyssey for many years because I had planned to use it with my daughter but my hospitalizations and health got in the way and she ended up doing history on her own with Notgrass (which she loved). So, I already had the books, all 3 volumes and I tried starting it with Z and he, not only loved it, but he retained a large amount.

What we do is read 3-4 pages from The Human Odyssey and then another day he listens to SOTW audio while he follows along with the book. Then we do the maps and some activities but mostly, we use the book lists from SOTW as extra reading. I then incorporate TGAB and the book lists, along with videos on YT pertaining to whatever we are studying. It worked beautifully I must say! We finished up Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Hebrews, China and India and will start in the fall with Ancient Greece and then Rome.

I will post a more detailed post soon hopefully with downloads that show how to combine all 3 of these curriculums if anyone is interested. It does take work and there is some repetitition but Z enjoyed hearing some things again in the other lessons.

*Here is a link to the free printable history cards and definition cards that you see at the bottom of this post:

https://researchparent.com/learn/social-science/history/ancient-history/

3 comments:

LilyJuly 8, 2023 at 12:20 AM
Thanks for sharing. The cards you show in you last two photos, which curriculum do those come with, or did you make them yourself? Thank you.
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