America's Story 1 from Masterbooks || Flip Through and Early Review 

I am doing America's Story 1 with my 3rd and 5th grader this year and we are loving it as our first formal history curriculum. We are focusing on oral narrations after reading, the sketching and map adventures. Then every couple of weeks my kids take the timeline cards and cut them out and glue them on a piece of paper. Then they draw something about that person/event and do a written narration to make a "timeline booklet" that we can use to go back and review! We are loving America's Story 1. I think it's a perfect fit for us as a first formal history course at the elementary grade levels, but I could see beefing it up for older kids! I like to pull in books as well. Thanks for this review & flip through!

You did a really great job of showing this curriculum. I appreciate your explanations of how you actually use it. After watching, I can visualize how I will use it- what parts and pieces I will take advantage of. Thanks so much!

Homeschool mom is 14 years here. I'm coming from the world of A Beka and this video has been such a huge help! Thank you!

I’ve been evaluating what I want our approach to teaching history to be the next year or two. This one was on my list so thanks for this!

Thanks for sharing! It's super helpful to get a preview!

Thank you so much for such a wonderful review 👍 I was looking into buying this curriculum and found your review which sealed the deal 🤝

Thanks for sharing this. I love seeing the inside of different curriculum.

Do you have an update as to how you liked it at the end?

So excited to see this! I am planning to use this with Sophie next year or the following year.

This looks much better than their My Story Curriculum. My daughter kind of hated it.

You mentioned using America the Beautiful by Notgrass previously. I would be interested in hearing how America’s Story compares.

Great video... thank you for sharing this a really nice job on the flip through so informative... it is something that I have considered for Mason when he is older...!!

I like your timeline idea with notecards. Do you have them decide the important information? Do they each have their own? I'm so glad you did this. I've been wondering about seeing more about this. It seems like something I could manage. This year I am trying Sonlight and it's a little overwhelming for me. So many things going on simultaneously. I thought I would love it, but it kind of stresses me out.

How did you use America’s Story in a co-op setting? We may use it in our co-op next school year.

Is this what you were using in the Fall video? Jamestown coloring sheet and such?

Is it a lot of teacher reading time for younger kids? Thinking about doing this with my 4th grader who has ADHD and my 3rd grader who is advanced. I’m concerned about the amount of attention required for my ADHD daughter.

Thank you!!!

Is there any geography lessons in the book?

Thank you for the flip through! I've been also debating notgrass.. I was looking at from Adam to us for next year. Decisions decisions!