This curriculum sounds like it would be good anyone wanting to learn more about the US. I've been out of school for many years, so I've forgotten most of what I learned about the states. I may try this one even though I don't have kids that I'm homeschooling.
I'll definitely have to come back to these videos when my son gets to high school :P I love how you've adapted the curriculums you have used to fit your son- especially regarding the writing assignments. We tried IEW this year and whereas I loved it , my son absolutely hated it and now refuses to write even a sentence. Actually, any output in the form of writing/drawing/note taking causes tears. I'm curious at about what age was your son finally able to write ? We are finishing Grade 4 and still struggling with a basic sentence :( often he dictates and I just write it down for him. Thanks! We love Campfire Curriculuums- we've done Titanic, Resurrection, Love you to the Moon and Back, and Carolling Noel. Currently doing Pirates. :D
Oh yes- I have a 7th and 4th grader who don’t know our states because those lessons are boring and they don’t remember them! This looks like a good book, even tho it looks a little overwhelming- like drinking from a firehose! It seems like it would take a long time to complete one lesson. But they need to know the states, and that’s really a nonissue compared to the other sawdust fact curriculum I’ve seen! It seems it would be good for both ages tho, right? What do you think?
I love the fire hose analogy🤣 The lessons are quite long. When we used it for our core, it really wasn’t an issue. I am not sure if we will be able to complete a whole lesson now, but we are going to try. Campfire units are great for all ages.
@@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife ok thanks for the info! I appreciate your videos and the feedback! Aboutvto hit subscribe if i didn’t already earlier today! Thanks again!! I know you said you’re from the south… im from ms and have my 2 I told you about and a newborn ! This school year is gonna HAVE to be less stress than last year, dj I can hardly wait to try out these books I’ve chosen- including this one!
Hey! Quick question, I saw you were using master books for history and you are also doing a course for geography, don’t they usually intermix? Will your son be getting a credit for history and a separate credit for us geography? ….Just a curious mama who is looking ahead to having a high schooler in 2025. Thanks for your videos, they are very helpful! ~Rebecca
Are you still using Gather 'Round Connecting Continents also? I have a 9th grader & love how you planned on doing Gather 'Round for Geography & World History credits over 4 years. Just wondering if you are still doing that & how it's going.
That was my original plan and my son wanted to go in a different direction. 😢 I still try to incorporate them when I can. We are going to use the Teacher’s Guides from Vikings and Middle Ages this year like a read aloud.
I'm just sad about one thing: Why isn't there a Geography series like this for Canada- speaking for all of us Canadians stuck with boring and dry geography books ;) 😑
@@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife no worries :) it was meant more tongue and cheek. Donna Ward, and the Canadian Homeschooler have some good resources … but you guys definitely take the cake for more interesting and plentiful resources 👍🏻
@@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife I will have a 10th grader but I want to do unit studies with her but I’ve never done that before. Do you think o it’s doable and enough if I do gather round as her core and math on the side? Or is campfire better? I’m so overwhelmed with how to homeschool highschool with unit studies.
Could you make a video tutorial about how you keep track of transcripts? We're using GRH as well. My oldest will be in HIgh School in 2 years and I don't know how to make these units count as credits.
I think you have convinced me to get this 😂 it doesn’t usually take much these days. But I have always felt the same way as you about US state studies
I think you will love it!
This curriculum sounds like it would be good anyone wanting to learn more about the US. I've been out of school for many years, so I've forgotten most of what I learned about the states. I may try this one even though I don't have kids that I'm homeschooling.
I totally agree!
Can't wait to see what you think of the Campfire geography series. We love Campfire and will be doing US geography in a couple of years.
I hope we love it.
I'll definitely have to come back to these videos when my son gets to high school :P I love how you've adapted the curriculums you have used to fit your son- especially regarding the writing assignments. We tried IEW this year and whereas I loved it , my son absolutely hated it and now refuses to write even a sentence. Actually, any output in the form of writing/drawing/note taking causes tears. I'm curious at about what age was your son finally able to write ? We are finishing Grade 4 and still struggling with a basic sentence :( often he dictates and I just write it down for him. Thanks!
We love Campfire Curriculuums- we've done Titanic, Resurrection, Love you to the Moon and Back, and Carolling Noel. Currently doing Pirates. :D
He really didn’t start enjoying writing until about two years ago. Before that, he didn’t want anything to do with writing.
Maybe you mentioned it, but how many lessons are there in this course?
12 in each series
Oh yes- I have a 7th and 4th grader who don’t know our states because those lessons are boring and they don’t remember them! This looks like a good book, even tho it looks a little overwhelming- like drinking from a firehose! It seems like it would take a long time to complete one lesson. But they need to know the states, and that’s really a nonissue compared to the other sawdust fact curriculum I’ve seen!
It seems it would be good for both ages tho, right? What do you think?
I love the fire hose analogy🤣 The lessons are quite long. When we used it for our core, it really wasn’t an issue. I am not sure if we will be able to complete a whole lesson now, but we are going to try.
Campfire units are great for all ages.
@@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife ok thanks for the info! I appreciate your videos and the feedback! Aboutvto hit subscribe if i didn’t already earlier today! Thanks again!! I know you said you’re from the south… im from ms and have my 2 I told you about and a newborn ! This school year is gonna HAVE to be less stress than last year, dj I can hardly wait to try out these books I’ve chosen- including this one!
I actually prefer no core connections with our Campfire units. It just takes the stress off of me with trying to do so much.
I completely understand that.
Agreed. I know it is optional, but because I know it’s offered, my brain thinks I have to do it 😅
Hey! Quick question, I saw you were using master books for history and you are also doing a course for geography, don’t they usually intermix? Will your son be getting a credit for history and a separate credit for us geography? ….Just a curious mama who is looking ahead to having a high schooler in 2025. Thanks for your videos, they are very helpful! ~Rebecca
He will be getting a credit for each.
Are you still using Gather 'Round Connecting Continents also? I have a 9th grader & love how you planned on doing Gather 'Round for Geography & World History credits over 4 years. Just wondering if you are still doing that & how it's going.
That was my original plan and my son wanted to go in a different direction. 😢 I still try to incorporate them when I can. We are going to use the Teacher’s Guides from Vikings and Middle Ages this year like a read aloud.
I'm just sad about one thing: Why isn't there a Geography series like this for Canada- speaking for all of us Canadians stuck with boring and dry geography books ;) 😑
I’m sorry! You could always send in a suggestion.
@@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife no worries :) it was meant more tongue and cheek. Donna Ward, and the Canadian Homeschooler have some good resources … but you guys definitely take the cake for more interesting and plentiful resources 👍🏻
Have you done a unit yet for health you would recommend?
We used Living Healthy from Masterbooks. We really enjoyed it.
Hello I saw an older video of yours. I want to ask you… are you still using gather round for high school as your core curriculum?
We were going to and my son completely changed it up on me last year. However, we are starting his 10th grade year with the Middle Ages unit.
@@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife I will have a 10th grader but I want to do unit studies with her but I’ve never done that before. Do you think o it’s doable and enough if I do gather round as her core and math on the side? Or is campfire better? I’m so overwhelmed with how to homeschool highschool with unit studies.
You can definitely use unit studies. You could actually use a mixture of Gather Round and Campfire.
Could you make a video tutorial about how you keep track of transcripts? We're using GRH as well. My oldest will be in HIgh School in 2 years and I don't know how to make these units count as credits.
This past year, I kept track of time spent each day on that subject and then I kept grades. We did this for US History from Gather Round.
Does campfire curriculum units like gather round where all subjects are included except math?
Yes, but there aren’t any worksheets.
@@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife ok, no work sheets…so is there no written work? Sorry if you explained in the video, I’m just a bit overwhelmed.
Your child will be encouraged to take notes. They will also need paper for the Core Connections.