What is Biblioplan?

[cbb_momof3]

I saw someone mention that they use it here, and was just wondering. Thanks!

[Beth in Central TX]

Biblioplan is a supplemental guide for the SOTW series. It lists readers for elementary and early logic age students, provides writing ideas, suggests family read alouds, schedules KF, has mapwork etc. You can read more about it here: http://www.biblioplan.net/. I think it was the precursor to the SOTW activity guides.

[Ali in OR]

I think I remember reading that Biblioplan was put together before SOTW was written. The authors read WTM and loved the idea and put together a history course that reflected what SWB described in WTM. It is essentially a list of resource books, readers, and family read-alouds and a schedule of what to read each day, 3 times a week, for a year. They have resources for 3 different age groups plus a high school supplement. There are also map, timeline, and writing suggestions.

When SOTW came out, the Biblioplan authors added that to their schedule of readings. So they have a slightly different order for studying things and a slightly different list of what is studied each year. If you use SOTW as one of your sources (it is scheduled, but you could opt not to use it), you are getting everything in SOTW, but maybe in a different order. You are also studying some topics not in SOTW using other scheduled resources, such as studying the Nation of Israel in year 1, or the 3 weeks of renaissance artists we just did in year 2, or more U.S. history in years 3 and 4. I think it is a very rich and interesting way to study history, but obviously it is a heavier reading load than SOTW alone. If it sounds interesting, do check it out at Biblioplan.net.

[Beth in Central TX]

Very interesting! I knew about SOTW before Biblioplan, so I thought it was designed for the series. Ironically, I know one of the Biblioplan's original authors; please don't let her know of my on-line faux pas!

[cbb_momof3]

Thank you for your replies. I had not heard of this before now. It seems very interesting and something I might consider as the kids get older.
Thanks!