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For Geography this past year I used the plans that came with A Gentle Feast.
Full review here: https://holistichomeschooler.com/a-gentle-feast-review-cycle-2-wars-whigs-and-washington/
One of the recommended living books we read was Paddle To The Sea with associated map work.
Beautiful Feet has a lovely CM based Geography Literature Pack that comes with 4 sets of maps to go along with the reading.
You can check it out here: https://www.bfbooks.com/Geography-Through-Literature-Pack-PB (aff)
I purchased it and blended it in to what we were already doing with AGF.
My daughter and I both looked forward to doing Geography together. We followed Paddle, a wood carved canoe with a Indian seated in it, on an adventure that started in Upper Michigan. My oldest would map out Paddle’s route as we followed him along on his journey. We would then color in the states together. It sort of turned into a special bonding time for us.
Yesterday, we stopped at the SOO LOCKS and watched a freighter come in. We all got to observe the locks in action. It was particularly exciting for all of us because this was a place Paddle traveled through. It was sweet to watch the twinkles in my daughter’s eyes as she recalled the story of Paddle to the Sea and watched as parts of it came to life before her.
Using Paddle to the Sea combined with map work seems to be a popular choice among homeschool families. Have you tried it? Do you ever day dream about going on the journey Paddle did? We won’t be able to go to all of his spots this time but it’s nice that a few places are overlapping.
Full review here: https://holistichomeschooler.com/a-gentle-feast-review-cycle-2-wars-whigs-and-washington/
One of the recommended living books we read was Paddle To The Sea with associated map work.
Beautiful Feet has a lovely CM based Geography Literature Pack that comes with 4 sets of maps to go along with the reading.
You can check it out here: https://www.bfbooks.com/Geography-Through-Literature-Pack-PB (aff)
I purchased it and blended it in to what we were already doing with AGF.
My daughter and I both looked forward to doing Geography together. We followed Paddle, a wood carved canoe with a Indian seated in it, on an adventure that started in Upper Michigan. My oldest would map out Paddle’s route as we followed him along on his journey. We would then color in the states together. It sort of turned into a special bonding time for us.
Yesterday, we stopped at the SOO LOCKS and watched a freighter come in. We all got to observe the locks in action. It was particularly exciting for all of us because this was a place Paddle traveled through. It was sweet to watch the twinkles in my daughter’s eyes as she recalled the story of Paddle to the Sea and watched as parts of it came to life before her.
Using Paddle to the Sea combined with map work seems to be a popular choice among homeschool families. Have you tried it? Do you ever day dream about going on the journey Paddle did? We won’t be able to go to all of his spots this time but it’s nice that a few places are overlapping.
