Tapestry of Grace: What I Want in a History Program

I have been a homeschool mama for 3 years now.  I have been through so many curriculum choices for every subject.  It’s taken me years, but I know what I want.  When I think of History, I want something that is literature-rich.  Something that really gets my kids excited about history.  It has to have the ability to be used in a multi-grade level family. 

I enjoy the idea of reading to my children above their level, and having books for them to read alone on their own reading levels.  I feel like that stretches their understanding and challenges them to really think.  I like a program that has questions to hold the kids accountable for remembering what they learn. 

I like a program that includes instructions for me that guide me through the week.  Sometimes I have a lot of time to prepare for the week, and sometimes I don’t.  When the instructions and answer keys are right in front of me, I feel like I can get more done. 

I want my History program to cover Kindergarten through 12th grade in a 4 year rotating pattern.  How wonderful not to have to search each year for a new program!  We already have what we need now for all three kids, thorough their whole education.  When there’s a four year rotating pattern, we can approach the year excited for what we’re going to learn.  Each cycle gives the kids new layers to add to what they learned last pass through.

I want my history program to include other subjects.  It’s nice for the kids to have “ah-ha” moments because they see a timeline with a specific event on it while they are reading about the same event in their history book.

Years of testing different programs and styles, have brought me to where I am now- I true Tapestry of Grace believer.   Check it out and see if it meets your family’s needs.

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