Do me a favor and just vote on a history curriculum from this list, please!

[urban_mom]

Tapestry of Grace, My Father's World, or Story of the World.

This is for kindergarten aged kids. I know some call for you to start later, so tell me what that age can handle, (from this list that is....). Thanks so much!

[nutmeg]

SOTW; used it, loved it, recommend it.

[JoyinWI]

I second SOTW for that age group. I have used it as well as TOG. IMO, TOG is waaaay overload for a K'er.

[Jenny in Atl]

SOTW... :001_smile:

[Susie in MS]

MFW hands down. TOG has been known to overwhelm full grow adults. I cannot imagine using it for a Ker. I don't like SOTW, but that is just my opinion. So MFW. :o)

[Cadam]

My Father's World is great for this age and in the later grades they use SOTW so you can do both!

[Paula in MS]

We started SOTW ch. 1 today. My dd is in kindergarten, but we've started first grade work. She absolutely loved the narrative and could answer the review questions from the study guide. I was impressed. If you get the study guide, it has great project ideas.

Paula

[sailmom]

Yup, SOTW. :D

[Plaid Dad]

I had to choose from your list, I'd go with SOTW as a read-aloud. (My actual preference would be CHOW or even nothing formal at all.)

[Marsha]

SOTW

[MakingScrapbooks]

SOTW!!!! (LOVE THE CD's!!!)

[runningirl71]

Tapestry of Grace, My Father's World, or Story of the World.

SOTW. If you are starting in Ancients you get to do cool stuff like mummify a chicken. (If that is too gross, you can google mummify and there are lots of choices, including mummifying an apple!)

I like SOTW b/c it is simple and for youngers, not too much.

[Chris in VA]

Like Drew, I'd wait until 1st, then do SOTW.

[periwinklemommy]

But we've loved SOTW.

Lisa

[Hillcrest Academy]

MFW hands down!!! Their elementary history is great and they do used SOTW later on. Love it. I think SOTW can be too much for K and 1st. TOG definitely too much. I've looked at all 3 and used MFW and SOTW.

[strider]

We love it!

[Donna]

Used it with all 3 kids. The boys were preschool and 1st grade when it came out (I think). I am waiting until 1st grade (technically next year for dd) though she could have easily handled SOTW 1 in preschool or K. She was too busy with other things and I didn't want to have to explain wars to her in 1st or 2nd grade because she is very sensitive about death.

[GretaLynne]

SOTW is the only one of those that I've used, but we like it!

[mcconnellboys]

I'll add my vote for SOTW.

[Angela]

Tapestry of Grace w/ SOTW. (just did this with a K & 1st grader)

[Bee]

My 6 yo,followiing in her sister's footsteps,reads it to herself for fun.

[mamato4]

:-)

[dalynnrmc]

MFW hands down. TOG has been known to overwhelm full grow adults. I cannot imagine using it for a Ker. I don't like SOTW, but that is just my opinion. So MFW. :o)

Yeah, that! MFW.

[ABQmom]

SOTW is the only one of those we have done. I like it okay, but would not do it for a K'er. It bored my dd to death in grades 1 and 2. My dc like it better when they are older. My guess is that has more to do with their readiness to learn about history than anything.

[riada]

I use SOTW for my third, K, and pre-K. My pre-K just likes to color the pictures, my K and 3rd grader love it. It gets my vote!

[Julie]

Have you considered Winter Promise? I switched to that from Sonlight recently and I have been really pleased with it.

Julie

[Trivium Academy]

I would not do SOTW or TOG with K, MFW will be more gentle and age-appropriate than the other two.

[Twinmom]

I vote SOTW here! My kids love it!

[Colleen]

Tapestry of Grace, My Father's World, or Story of the World. This is for kindergarten aged kids.

My preference (Sonlight) isn't on your list, so I'll have to go with My Father's World. I haven't used it, but from what I've heard, it would be the most suitable for kindergarten-aged children. ToG is best reserved for older students, imo. And while we enjoy SoTW, I wouldn't dive into it just yet if I were you.

[Heather in VA]

MFW - I wouldnt' use SOTW with a Ker.

[ELaurie]

however, I have used SOTW with ds 8 for the past two years, while his 5 (soon to be 6) yo brother hangs on every word. He loves Greek and Roman mythology; Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar are his heroes; and he has spent countless hours playing out scenes from our Middle Ages history read alouds (especially King Arthur and the knights of the round table and Robin Hood) this year with his Playmobile knights and castle figures.

So while I didn't plan to include him in our history studies, and never required him to participate, SOTW has really captured his imagination.

[Tami]

I would just read good children's story books, rhymes, and fairy tales at that age. My vote is Story of the World beginning in first or second.

[Lisawa]

Tapestry of Grace w/ SOTW. (just did this with a K & 1st grader)

:thumbup: TOG and SOTW

[BlueGator]

I would use MFW. I used STOW with my KGardener. I wish I had used MFW.

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MFW - They do not suggest STOW or world history till 2nd or 3rd grade. What would you use, their "Exploring Countries and Cultures"?

STOW - They have a lot of fun hands on.

[HollyinNNV]

SOTW

[BramFam]

but only if you do it very lightly ... it is pretty intense for a Ker. I plan on doing TOG starting in September for my Ker, and I am thinking of spreading our Year 1 plan over K and 1st grade. Our K year will be mostly read alouds and some fun activities to tie in. This way he is lightly introduced to history, and will be familiar with our set up already for 1st grade. :) Hope that made any amount of sense.:tongue_smilie:

[Jami]

I would just read good children's story books, rhymes, and fairy tales at that age. My vote is Story of the World beginning in first or second.

Agreed. :) We used Ambleside Year 0 recommendations and Great Books Academy lists for Nursery and Kindergarten. I like to spend the first couple of years on famous people and famous tales. We're starting our chronological flow this coming year in 2nd. But I'm not doing 3 4-year cycles, so ignore me if you like. :)

Jami

[home4fun]

SOTW

[Adrianne]

Both of my boys, 9 and 5 love to listen to the stories. It feeds their imagination. I recommend the read by Jim Weiss too! They are well worth the extra cost.

For Kindergarten, I would just read the stories in SOTW 1 to them and some of the recommended books. Then in first grade, begin the narration/dictation work for the same (start back at the beginning). You will be amazed at what they can learn. My ds 5 listens to the stories when ds 9 does them (he is on SOTW 3). I never knew a 5yo could know so much about the discovery of America and Revolutionary War. I wished I would have done this with my first son.

[WTMCassandra]

SOTW, without question. I think TOG would be overkill for K&1st. My children loved, loved, loved the coloring pages in the Activity Guide. SOTW1 AG was written especially with K/1 in mind.

[Mesa]

SOTW

[Shanna]

I would not do SOTW or TOG with K, MFW will be more gentle and age-appropriate than the other two.
:iagree:

[MJP]

I vote for MFW. It is my favorite K program. I am finishing it up for the second time, and I am still looking forward to teaching it again in two more years for the third time.

[Karen in CO]

It is great for that age. We used the audio cd's and the AG. The crafts were wonderful and we found lots of books that we loved in the AG that brought the history to life for my dd. I also did a history based craft co-op using the AG. The kids loved it.

[Momof2kids]

MFW K for sure.

Then you can use MFW all the way through. They use SOTW books 2, 3 and 4. You can always add SOTW book 1 first.

So you get MFW and SOTW!

[Carmen_and_Company]

Tapestry of Grace, My Father's World, or Story of the World.

This is for kindergarten aged kids. I know some call for you to start later, so tell me what that age can handle, (from this list that is....). Thanks so much!

If I were Christian, I'd go with My Father's World for K & 1st grade, and begin SOTW in 2nd grade.

[michellem]

no question, SOTW.

TOG is overkill for K and perhaps up to high school, just my opinion

[Bethabstevick]

SOTW is great, be sure to get the activity books.

[vmsurbat]

My preference (Sonlight) isn't on your list, so I'll have to go with My Father's World. I haven't used it, but from what I've heard, it would be the most suitable for kindergarten-aged children. ToG is best reserved for older students, imo. And while we enjoy SoTW, I wouldn't dive into it just yet if I were you.

:iagree: I don't think you need a history curriculum for K but if you think you need one, MFW is the most appropriate developmentally.

[JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst]

I'd pick SOTW and add any of the supplemental readings from the Activity Book you enjoy or anything related you like from the library. I would definitly get the AB OR a series of related coloring books like Dover publishes. I think kids really relate with activites like that in K. Or even just drawing activites that you invent, ie color yourself visiting the pyramids or what did the pyramids look like while being built. Putting knowledge on paper seems to help. I also took alot of dictation from the K student that year to lable history drawings.

On the advice of a good homeschooling friend we stuck to early man (ie the first chapters in SOTW), Mesopotamia, and Egypt/Israelites for that year. That was our first year of homeschooling so my 2nd grader was on a schdual more like VP and the K student was on track. It was a great way to break us all in. I think our Nursery student will follow the same track on his own later.

I think in hindsight my kids would have loved TOG even in K (they love history) but there is lots to do and I think it might have pressured me more than them.

[melissaL]

SOTW

[Jackie in AR]

Tapestry of Grace, My Father's World, or Story of the World.

This is for kindergarten aged kids. I know some call for you to start later, so tell me what that age can handle, (from this list that is....). Thanks so much!

Honestly, I've never done history for a Ker.

If I was going to, I would choose SOTW. Or read just one or two books aloud from TOG. Very simple.

[MelissaMinNC]

Honestly, I've never done history for a Ker.

If I was going to, I would choose SOTW. Or read just one or two books aloud from TOG. Very simple.

:iagree:

Right. I am here too. There's so much OTHER good stuff to read in Kindergarten, I wouldn't be worried about history at ALL. JMO.

:)
Melissa

[Quiver0f10]

I wouldn't choose any. For K we concentrate on phonics & reading, math and handwriting. Plenty of time to add in history, science, latin etc over the next 12 years. :D

[Donna A.]

My Father's World is great for this age and in the later grades they use SOTW so you can do both!

Ditto! If you want a biblical foundation, MFW is a great place to start. SOTW is used in later years in context of biblical history and discipleship principles.

TOG is just *too much* at this age, IMO.

[sweetbaby]

MFW:iagree:

[Melissa in CA]

MFW hands down!!! Their elementary history is great and they do used SOTW later on. Love it. I think SOTW can be too much for K and 1st. TOG definitely too much. I've looked at all 3 and used MFW and SOTW.

:iagree: We started SOTW in 2nd grade and it was a perfect fit. I personally wouldn't recommend it for K! There is no good reason that you need to start a K child in the ancients. :001_huh:

I have not used MFW, but in looking through their catalog, I would definitely pick their K program over your other two choices.

[jananc]

For K-4 (the first time through the 4-year cycle of history) I'd recommend SOTW and then pick up TOG for the rest. However, if there is a good co-op in your area doing TOG with young kids, I might go ahead and do the TOG with them. co-ops are great!

[paula j]

SOTW with the activity guide!

[angela&4boys]

Without a doubt, My Father's World. We have used it and love it!

That being said, we love SOTW too but for when they're a little older. :) I especially appreciate that MFW incorporates vol. 2-4 in their programs.

[J'Marie]

MFW..I use TOG and it's too old for my little ones..I am not crazy about SOTW..I love MFW for younger ones..

[Melora in NC]

SOTW. I haven't done formal history with my kindergartners, but this is the one I would choose if I were to choose one.

[Pine Ledge Academy]

definitley sotw, used it for younger kids, love it on cd in the car, now moving to TOG but will still hold onto sotw cds for the younger ones.

[Judy in WA]

Story of the World

[Lucky Mom]

SOTW

[WTMindy]

Hands down, SOTW!! We started it in K and it was great. We loved all 4 years (which took us 5 years to go through) We use TOG now (for the second rotation).

[sweetTN]

SOTW definately! My dd and dgs have developed such a real love for history using this curriculum.

[4pillars]

TOG.... But honestly, I would just read good ole books to a Kinder. I would wait until 1st to really start anything:) In fact, have you looked at Five in a Row???

Nevertheless, I would definately choose TOG!! SOTW is scheduled in it too;)

[Starr]

We loved SOTW at that age.

[siloam]

TOG all the way, BABY! :D


Not really. If I just had a K student I would do Winter Promise. SOTW was too much for some of my sensitive kids, MFW I never tried because I don't have library acces and the book basked might have been hard to pull off, and their reading program also didn't appeal to me.

TOG generally would be best for later.

Heather

[summer]

I would not do Story of the World with kindergarten. I am not familiar with Tapestry of Grace. I thought MFW looked good. MFW tends to cover all subjects too.

I am starting my middle children on SOTW for 2nd grade (younger one will follow along but not really participate). We very loosely use the instructors guides. A kindergartener is not going not be able to handle it..that is not the issue. They just won't get nearly as much out of it as if you saved it for an older age. My older children started homeschooling at 3rd grade and it was perfect for them. I am starting it earlier with the younger children, but we have the CDs and can listen in the car so that part is no work for me. Then I just pick activities here and there. I am not so sure a kindergartner could handle the map work.

[ruthie5573]

MFW...we're doing it now and love it!

[Jen in DE]

sotw for that age

[benjabber]

I too would do SOTW, but start it in 1st.

[LisaNY]

For that age group? SOTW - hands down.

[Testimony]

My sons love it.

Blessing on your homeschooling journey!

Sincerely,
Karen
www.homeschoolblogger.com/testimony

[Katrina]

I used SOTW with my kindergartener, and he loved it!

[cowgirl]

Without a doubt, My Father's World. We have used it and love it!

That being said, we love SOTW too but for when they're a little older. :) I especially appreciate that MFW incorporates vol. 2-4 in their programs.


We are trying to make the same decision between these also, but for a 2nd & pre-K'er. After my research I'm leaning towards MFW based on the above. It looks great!

[midwestbelle]

I would start with MFW and then move to SOTW.

[3lilreds in NC]

We LOVED MFW for K. Loved it. I would do MFW K for K and then move on to SOTW in 1st.

[summer]

None..can I vote for none?

[summer]

Thing is, if they were a little older, I would have voted for Story of the World. I do not like My Father's World and do not know anything about Tapestry of Grace..

[Johanna]

MFW all the way!!!!!!!!

[proudmamma]

sotw :iagree:

[Tabitha]

MFW

(or HOD if you haven't heard of that one - www.heartofdakota.com (http://www.heartofdakota.com) - Little Hearts for His Glory for K'ers).

[starlashine]

My vote is for SOTW for two years, so you can do everything. Wish I had done it this way with my son, but thought it would be too much for him. In hindsight, he loves being read to, five year olds can color real nice, and you can save the map work for the next go round, if you're in the four year cycle. I will be using SOTW 1 again in fifth unless I change my mind, so we can do certain projects- like the chicken mummy-with his full participation (I was just not comfortable with him touching raw chicken yet...)

[AuntPol]

I would not do formal history with kindergarteners -even gifted ones (and I say that as a parent of gifted children who started history early. It was a big waste of time IMHO.