LisaTX wrote:
Has anyone seen the History Channel's "America: The Story of Us"? If so, what did you think of it? This is a series I was thinking about buying for school, but I was happy to find it on Netflix the other day. Christian is so visual, that I will read something to him from the history book and he retains nothing and looks at me like a deer in the headlights if I ask questions about it, but I find a You Tube video on the same subject and he can give me names, dates, places, etc. and tell me everything that happened. So, I'm trying to use as many visuals as I can for History, Geography, and science. I am also planning on buying the Drive Thru History series. The kids have also watched Liberty's Kids multiple times. Christian is very big picture. Don't even bother with the details until he has the big picture, and even then he doesn't care about the details, unless the details involve some type of vehicle or weapon.
Oh, and I should mention that I do use a history book as a spine and read from living books that are related to that time period and he does pay attention to those, just not the history book itself.
Does anyone have any other sources they've used for visual help with History or even other subjects?
I have seen it. It was well done. There is no swearing in it. Yes, there are some clips of war, but nothing gross or overt. It is a documentary. The Drive Thru History series is wonderful. My kids always enjoyed those episodes. Most of the time for History, I just found movies to correlated with an historic event. Of course, you need to screen said movies to your child's age and appropriateness. There are some rated "R" movies out there that do not have any swearing, but they do, of course, have some "s** scenes. What I would do is watch the movie, first without the kids. Then, I would have pillows ready when we all sat down to watch it. I would pause the movie before said scene, and then, tell my kids to put their faces into the pillow. I would fast forward through that part, and then, we would all resume watching it. When my dd was in elementary school, she was in a homeschool coop that had several years worth of American Girls. She loved it! Lapbooks were always a favorite of ours to do, too.