foreverd04
- Reviewed on Monday, April 20, 2009
- Grades Used: 4th
- Dates used: 2008-2009
Abeka's 4th grade U.S. History is a nice, simple, overview of our history from a Christian perspective. I am a huge history buff, so it was not as complete as I would have liked. I felt it left a lot of important information out, especially in the second half. However, we added many read-alouds and assigned reading from "living" books, and had many discussions to add to Abeka's basic, "cleaned up" version of history.
The book was relatively short. We spent maybe 20-30 minutes per day 4-5 days/week with it, and it took us a total of 6 months to complete, even with our add-ons and Christmas break.
What I liked best about this was the accompanying Geography Maps and Reviews book. Abeka provided great worksheets and maps, and my dd enjoyed them. All in all it wasn't bad as a spine, but I feel Abeka could have added much more to the text.
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dgraves
- Reviewed on Wednesday, July 09, 2008
- Grades Used: 4th - 12th
- Dates used: 2008-2009
I am a sixty three old person that has elected to begin a new career teaching in a small Christian School using the A Beka Book History Series. I will teach geography in addition to Civics and Economics. Having a degree with History and Public Administration majors and three hours short of a Minor in English. I spent almost twenty years as a city manager with another ten or so years in the private sector management.
There has nothing in my tenure all these years that has given me the excitement of teaching young people using Christian literature such as the A Beka Book Series. When I acted as a substitute in the public school system, I had to be very discret in talking about God and His place in History. That God I can now do this in a mannor that He would want me to do.
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tissy
- Reviewed on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
- Grades Used: 9th
- Dates used: 2007-2008
A Beka's World History and Cultures is awesome. My daughter usually hates history, but this kept her so interested. She learned things in a story like manner and loved it. We really had a great time this year with history. It is easy to understand and starts at the very beginning. There are also maps tied in if you'd like to throw geography in there, too. We didn't have time, so we'll do it next year. My daughter actually asked me to look at next years A Beka books while at a book store the other day. I loved it! She usually roles her eyes when I ask her what she wants to read. Love teenagers!
Good luck with homeschooling and have fun!
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michelle32
- Reviewed on Monday, April 14, 2008
- Grades Used: 3rd- Our American Heritage
- Dates used: 2007-8
We have LOVED history this year, using the 3rd grade Abeka history text. I taught it combining my 2nd/3rd grader and it was a great fit for them. The reading is interesting and reads like a story. Our kids enjoyed reading the stories and learning about important people and events in American history. The text is factual while holding the interest of the student with the way it is written. It's not a dry, fact-filled text by any means.
We did BJU history last year and were bored with the schoolish and impersonal feel of it. This year, history has been a favorite for all of us. I'd highly recommend the Abeka 3rd grade history!
Michelle
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