MFW: 1850s - modern times -- any opinions

[Mamabyrd]

I thought I was all set on WP American Story 2 but now I'm having second thoughts. Do you have any opinions on this? I would be using it for a 3rd and 5th grader. Thanks.

[Cadam]

We haven't gotten to the program you are asking about but we love MFW and are doing RtoR next year. MFW has message boards (http://board.mfwbooks.com/viewforum.php?f=6&sid=0b45af98aad874f3507505867c98ac3b) that may be able to answer any specific questions, even about differences between MFW and WP. You just have to decide what is the best fit for you. It may just come down to what "feels" right.

[BusyBee]

I really liked 1850-Modern Times. My oldest ds enjoyed the States Games and Capital Games and has no problem pointing out any state on the map now. I also loved their Science. The only downfall I see is that there was a lot of History to study each week and I found that we could not cover it all and I had to pick and choose.

[cbollin]

I'm using it with a 6th and 3rd grader. We've used MFW all along. Working great for us. Love the range of book basket books for enrichment reading. I like the outlining in SOTW AB and all of that. I really like how MFW lets my 3rd grader have a year of American culture study and fun.

The Bible time has been wonderful for us. I love praying as a family for the nations and having the family style devotions that are a part of this year.

We like the Presidents' study. I have my 6th grader add a bit of reading on each president by just using Fandex cards as reading.

My 3rd grader is doing great with the states and capitals and loves that part.

Science -- that's good.
lots of great stuff in 1850-MOD. Depending on work load that your oldest can handle it might be too much.

-crystal