AK_Mom4
- Reviewed on Sunday, May 10, 2009
- Grades Used: 5th
- Dates used: 2008
We used Lifepac History for 5th grade after pulling DS out of school mid-year.
Lifepac History is a set of 10 black-and-white workbooks and a TM. 5th grade covers American history.
Pros: DS really enjoyed the reading. He picked up quite a few facts and a good understanding of the timeline of early American history - something he was totally lacking before. It was easy for me to grade and he was able to work independently.
Cons: It is a SURVEY of American History. It covers a lot of years in just 10 little workbooks, so these books do not get into much detail on any topic. We added in library books about famous people and battles and inventions to give more depth to each topic.
Lifepac History worked great for our workbook/textbook family.
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skles718
- Reviewed on Sunday, March 01, 2009
- Grades Used: 4th & 5th
- Dates used: 2007-2009
I used the Switched on Schoolhouse History by Alpha Omega for 2 of my children over the last couple of years. I have to say I am completely disappointed in the program. It came highly recommended to me by homeschool parents, but the only reason I can see that someone would want to use it, is so they don't have to actually "teach" History themselves. This program lacks so much information, I spent all my time adding to what they were learning because there were so many gaps to fill in. Also, they didn't retain anything they learned. The format for lessons might consist of 1 or 2 paragraphs followed by a few questions. This is not a good way to learn something as detailed as History. For instance, in American History there was 1 lesson consisting of a couple of paragraphs on the entire civil war! It is just not good enough in my opinion and I will not use SOS in the future. I don't recommend this product to parents who want their children to have a thorough education in History or any other subject.
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sbgj316
- Reviewed on Monday, February 25, 2008
- Grades Used: World History - 10th and 7th
- Dates used: 2007
FYI:
I was very disappointed because the Holocaust was not mentioned even once while covering World War 2 in the 10th grade World History. It was as though it never happened. If you want your child to know there was a Holocaust during WW2 you will need to supplement.
Also, in grade 7 of the history lifepacs it says that Allah is the Islamic name for God instead of saying that the Islamic god is called Allah. The text makes it sound as if the Islamic god and the Christian God are one and the same.
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mannabrenda
- Reviewed on Monday, June 11, 2007
- Grades Used: 2nd
- Dates used: 2006-2007
I found the Alpha Omega History and Geography to be a bit boring. I finally dropped it after studying communities, community workers and neighborhoods for 6 workbooks. It just wasn’t enough to hold my son’s interest.
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