I really like the idea of Winter Promise's Children Around the World. Much of it is over dd's head, so I've been supplementing with library books. I had planned to use it again when my youngest is old enough to participate. But I'm beginning to think that it's not quite the program for us. For families who just want to learn a little bit about a bunch of different countries, it might be perfect. But we want to move to Europe.
This week, the focus is Switzerland and the Netherlands. Yet the guidebook has the kids reading about Iceland and Scandinavia. This seems confusing.
Instead of purchasing Children Around the World, I really think I should have looked at the map, chosen a country for each week of our school year, reserved library books and music for each week and googled a few recipes.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
I know what you mean. I like all of the resources, but I am planning a lot of stuff anyway. Seems like an awful lot to spend if we're going to spend planning time on top of it.
I totally agree, it was mostly a waste of money. I'm tweaking it, adding a lot to it and skipping the readings that are out of order. Very frustrating.
~Becky
Post a Comment