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Hello.
I received my catalog today! Yay!
Question for ya'll....I must have missed this in quickly reading the catalog-how/when is geography introduced? I am looking at Bigger or the one after that.
Thank you so much!
Christine

Hi Christine, welcome!

The Board is a little slow around this time of the year but, I am sure others can add more specifics about the geography when they pop in.
Here is what I found when looking at the specific web-pages for Bigger Hearts For His Glory and on (I just cut and pasted the list from the description of the programs from the main website).


Here's some info on Bigger Hearts For His Glory...

History Notebooking
Geography Lessons
Timeline Entries
Vocabulary Study
Art projects
Narration Practice
History Activities
Classic Poetry: reading, study & copywork
Bible Study
Biblical Character Trait Focus
Devotions
Bible Memory Work from Proverbs
Gross Motor Skills
Classic Hymns


Here's some info on Preparing Hearts For His Glory...

Corresponding History Read-Alouds
Oral Narration Practice
Written Narration Lessons
Oral Comprehension and Opinion Questions
Digging Deeper Biblical Applications
Geography Quick Finds
Timeline Entries
Vocabulary Study
Research Questions
Weekly History Projects
Copywork: Quotes, Verses, and Literature Passages
Corresponding Independent Literature Readings and Assignments
History Notebooking


And some info on Hearts For Him Through Time...

Corresponding History Readings
Prophecy Fulfillment Chart
Guided Written Narrations
Timeline Entries
Copywork: Quotes, Verses, and Literature Passages
Research Questions
Weekly Hands-on History Projects
Bible Passage Memory Work of Philippians 2 with CD "Bible Study in Stereo: Philippians 2"
Step-by-step sketching corresponding with Greece and Rome
Creation of a History Notebook
Oral Narrations
Mapping
Personal Quiet-time Bible Study of Old and New Testament stories
Choice of Read-aloud Options based on History Interest, Boy Interest, or Girl Interest
Corresponding Audio Overview of History with Diana Waring's What in the World Vol. I


I hope this helps a bit until others can provide more specific details for you.


Candice

Hi, Christine! I am currently using Bigger... Geography is covered weekly and it ties in so amazingly well with the history that we are discussing each week. We love it because it is usually so hands on. Let's see... some examples: some days we are looking at the globe/maps, biting graham crackers into shapes of continents, retracing steps/voyages of explorers, making maps, chalking compass directions,making up movements to remember the different climate zones... ! This week we were talking about Alegheny mountains in our reading about George Washington and so we made mountains, hills, and valleys with shaving cream. HTH!

Dawn

Thanks for sharing Candice and Dawn!

This sounds fun, and what I am really craving right now is one subject flowing (in a natural way) into the next subject. I really want as many subjects tied together, in a non-forced way. (LOL. Does that make sense?)

Christine

hsmomto1,

The ladies have done a terrific job of answering your question already, but here's a link that may be of help too:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3967&p=29553

Blessings,
Carrie

The last half of this thread also addresses a guide focused mainly on geography (and history through map-making) that we are strongly considering writing after the last listed guide in our current scope and sequence. So this may be of interest to you as well. Link: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4769

Blessings,
Carrie