STORY OF THE WORLD VS HISTORY QUEST | Compare Secular History Curriculum | Homeschool History

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Story of the World VS History Quest
As promised and highly requested, here is the side-by-side comparison of Story of the World and History Quest. We have talked about History an absolute ton and you all know why. It is just so hard to find the glass slipper fit with a secular history curriculum. We have given Story of the World a fair chance with 2 full years of using it. Time to switch it up and try History Quest. I have not used it yet and will keep you guys posted on my thoughts. Please let me know in the comments if you have used History Quest Early Times, how did you use it? What was your schedule like? As always, links to all the things down below.
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@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

Let me know if you use HQ and how you use it. I always seem to adapt the suggested use and schedule.

@elizabethdirks6533 3 года назад

I look forward to hearing how History Quest compares with your experience with SOTW! Our homeschooling is Classical Education modeled as we plan to learn through all of human history over 4 year span repeating three times through 12th grade. We are currently in our second year of SOTW (during the 1st and now 2nd grade of our oldest). We are using the activity books ONLY for the map/coloring sheets and review cards. I also have a younger child who will be 2nd grade age when we have completed 1-4 SOTW. With this in mind, I thought of starting SOTW over again but supplementing the older child's learning with independent history timeline project, the activity book crafts, and additional readings. Now I am thinking of transitioning to the History Quest curriculum to compare/contrast what we have already learned... Again, looking forward to your experiences with this curriculum. 😌 Thank you! Also, yes please to the CDs!

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

I'll keep updating as I have more experience. I'm so excited to get started.

@bonnirutherford5323 Год назад

Great video! Thanks so much on your insight into story of the world. As a homeschool mom with ADHD, that would have been sooo overwhelming for me.

@MakingEverydayMagic Год назад

Happy to help!

@amandaholland9769 3 года назад

My daughter is in 7th grade and she loves all things Crash Course. So we use their history lessons, its not too much all at once, and it definitely keeps her attention. We also use them for sciences as well.

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

I'll look into this. Thanks.

@mommyof3smarties 3 года назад

I’ve heard great things about crash course also!

@knowledgebynature8480 3 года назад

I am so glad that I'm not the only one that thinks the activity book from SOTW is just too much! I too quickly have quit using it and only use the reader now.

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

It's just so much

@teresanorris4769 3 года назад

I bought the usborne book with no curriculum. I’m hoping to use the book with some you tube videos and a craft or recipe a couple of times a week. I hope I haven’t made a mistake. I suppose I can add curriculum if it’s not working.

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

I think this is a great idea! You aren't married to it. If it doesn't work, just change it up.

@kimberlysafi6337 3 года назад

I love all the options in the the SOTW workbook b/c my kids have different learning styles, but we just pick what works for us and leave the rest. We do year round school so the number of chapters doesn't matter so far, but I totally agree that it's overwhelming and crowded info!

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

I'm a huge fan of using any curriculum for own way. Being able to "leave the rest" is an undervalued skill. Many homeschooling families, especially new homeschoolers think they have to do it all. Thank you for sharing!

@GOTHBOSSUNIVERSE 3 года назад

When you started flipping through the activity book....an involuntary "NO!" flew out of my mouth hahah!

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

🤣

@katieclark409 3 года назад

Hahaha I am an old lady too! Thanks for the review, I think you finally cemented me using History Quest and not Story of the World. It is tough because I love the writing style of Story of the World.

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

I've enjoyed it myself but it's a good time for us to try something new.

@babycakes0001 3 года назад

Looove your review! Thank you so much!

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

Happy to share.

@user-fb5ze9fx7e Год назад

LOL, I prefer physical CDs also. I don't like that a programming glitch can wipe away a product I purchased. Very informative, thank you.

@MakingEverydayMagic Год назад

Happy to share!!

@cassierybka9200 3 года назад

Ha ha ha! I’m an old lady too!! Thanks for this. I bought into the Blossom and Root River of Voices and found the book selections too politely for elementary!! Grrr!! History Quest was what I was leaning towards!! Thanks a bunch

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

Haven't started using it yet but so far, love it!

@cassierybka9200 3 года назад

Correction: too political 🤪🤪🤪

@maisieliberty1319 3 года назад

Totally prefer physical books. But get excited when I see a digital download curriculum because I'm not American and shipping costs look scary 😆

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

That is a really great point! Makes it accessible. I am going to try a digital planner😬😬😬

@lorijackson3414 3 года назад

Great review! We are actually using SOTW now with Build your library. They are redoing it with History Quest which I’m super excited about but we are on modern and they dont have it yet 😭 however it’s broken down differently and doesn’t use their workbook thank goodness 😂 It also uses the Usborne book which I just got and I love that book! We already did some of the links about The Palace at Versailles and my kids really liked it.

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

Good to know, thanks!

@2cornichons 3 года назад

We live way out in the country in Texas. We do not have access to reliable internet. I too value a physical copy!

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

Yes!

@user-vg8ez9cu6u 3 года назад

The Big Question is do they cover the same topics?? Does SOTW cover more topics in those 42 lessons than HQ? And how are those topics explained/expanded upon 🤔? Anyway, great review! Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts on both curricula. Very helpful to see the cost differences too ❤

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

Zero idea. I didn't have same level to same level to compare so it wouldn't have been a true apple to apple look. 🤷‍♀️ I'll keep you posted as I learn more.

@elizabethdirks6533 3 года назад

Look forward to hearing this in particular. 😌

@kaseyduggar6849 2 года назад

Love your reviews!!

@MakingEverydayMagic 2 года назад

Thanks!

@LearnLikeAGirl 3 года назад

We are switching to History Quest from SOTW next year as well.

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

Keep us posted on how it's going.

@thelittlesimplethings7842 2 года назад

Very helpful. Thanks so much

@MakingEverydayMagic 2 года назад

😁

@kyra6516 3 года назад

I wish I had found History Quest sooner, I had already purchased SOTW for next year. I may try to return it or sell it.

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

It isn't bad, it really isn't. I just didn't love it. Many people do.

@alyssamurchie483 3 года назад

I had a problem with the # of chapters in SOTW as well. And 100% agree that I like cds more than digital download! Lol

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

It really is the little things🤣

@carrieschmiesing8360 3 года назад

Thanks for the review. Still trying to decide if I’m going to switch too. We only do the coloring pages and map activities with the reading from SOTW and my son loves them. How do those two components compare to HQ in your opinion?

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

So far. They look very similar. I don't think you'll find much difference.

@falenpope 3 года назад

We used Curiosity Chronicles Ancients this year after buying it two years ago. At the time I thought the convo style would be fun for my son and it sorta is but it has also been so cringy for me (I actually stopped one chapter midplay because I just couldn't) and I feel like he doesn't get much from listening to it. Now that History Quest has a couple years of audiobooks in, we have switched to them for Middle Times for next school year. I'm super excited to start. I would love to switch right now but I didn't want to buy Ancients/Early Times all over so we are pushing through CC until we finish this year. The supplemental books that have gone with the CC text or that we pulled from Torchlight have made it bearable. Thankfully he loves history and I'm hoping switching to History Quest will make it much more streamlined and enjoyable for me too.

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

I hope so too!

@diannaannette6956 2 года назад

I hope you find this question after all this time, I just found this video. I am on the cross road to decide between history quest and curiosity chronicles. What was it the made cc " cringy" and made you stop mid chapter?

@tuathadesidhe1530 3 года назад

Yep ancient here too... My 25 yr old bought me a car a couple of years ago - it took him, his girlfriend, my 19 yr old, her boyfriend - their housemate and finally them all admitting defeat and actually reading the car manual to put a damn CD in the car. I didn't even know how the turn the computer *on* the first time I had to write up their reports - they had to show me... And my now 8 yr old had to teach me how to change the volume and stuff on the computer. I'm a bit of a technophobe - I tried to keep technology out of our lives for as long as possible and just let them be kids - we still don't have a TV... but really who needs one these days, then when my oldest was 16 he got his first job and he bought computers and game playing things - my youngest has basically grown up surrounded by technology and knows way more about it then I will ever know - my brain just isn't wired for workings of technology.

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

Technology is just the way of the world now. I know as little as I need to do what I need to do. 🤣

@tuathadesidhe1530 3 года назад

Yep, if it turns on I'm fine - if it's having issues... Nope. When my youngest was smaller and his siblings were trying to convince him of something - but he just wasn't buying it, their go to was well we better ask *the computer god* then, then they would pretend to ask the computer God the question whilst typing in what they wanted it to say - and say OK, now you have to press the magic button... And the "computer god" would speak!! And would confirm what they were saying.... I still don't know how they done this - this was the moment I realized their evil geniuses haha

@jessicamontaperto810 3 года назад

History Channel is great for Social studies. & National Graphic .

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

Yes! I love a good documentary.

@tuathadesidhe1530 3 года назад

We don't start using history quest till next year... But I've already started stocking up on books for the Hygge weeks - and will soon start on our timeline trench in the backyard.... We've been watching some cool you tubers building primitive buildings - so I think next year we simply have to build a primitive viking, or Celtic hut/cubby in the backyard beside our timeline.

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

I love you passion for this.

@tuathadesidhe1530 3 года назад

I think this happens when you're a book addict... And a bit craycray 😅

@hannahwyatt2756 2 года назад

I'd love an update on how yall are loving History Quest now that you've been into it a little bit!

@MakingEverydayMagic 2 года назад

Coming up next Tuesday!

@hannahwyatt2756 2 года назад

@@MakingEverydayMagic Yay! Looking forward to it

@clarissathomas1872 3 года назад

Honest question: why history over social studies for Kinder? I'm struggling with this decision. I LOVE LOVE LOVE history, but I'm nervous about introducing it to my kindergartener because, you know, it can be ugly. How did your little one take to that? Or are these history curricula written to where they don't encounter it?

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

I feel like social studies is covered naturally in our daily lives, at least what I think of as social studies: neighbors, community, helpers. I also feel like many aspects will be covered in her geography. I don't have sensitive children and if I encounter an issue I may change it up. My little one has studied history along side her sister for 2 years and it has never been an issue.

@clarissathomas1872 3 года назад

@@MakingEverydayMagic gotcha. I have no idea how sensitive mine would be. And I feel like Girl Scouts teaches her social studies too. But I have to find something for her (public charter for homeschooling). Thanks for the insight!

@jessicamontaperto810 3 года назад

I d” sell the Activity book 📖 another homeschooling family might want to use it .

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

It's partially used. 🤷‍♀️

@jessicamontaperto810 3 года назад

@@MakingEverydayMagic I d” recommend seeing if a homeschooling group in your country is doing homeschooling used book sales . Yes homeschooling families sell curriculum that’s used .

@karendavis4793 3 года назад

Are there student sheets with History Quest? I'm also 'older' (almost 54 & homeschooling a 9 yr. old) and am not used to digital downloads, etc...

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

Yes, there is a student sheet section at the back of the Study Guide that has the worksheets/color sheets/maps to go along with each chapter. You can copy them or tear them out.

@tasharaymond2877 3 года назад

Like MEM said, there are student sheets. I have two kiddos that I photocopy the sheets for. We actually utilize a notebook to glue in different maps, notes, and the life to create our own history journals.

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

Ok, so far we are loose leaf in a folder. Gluing into a notebook, way better idea!!!

@kristinamin7533 3 года назад

For history quest.. is the audio and text book exactly the same ?

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

I have not started using it yet so I can't speak to if they're the same.

@HeatherAnne10 10 месяцев назад

Hygge: Hi! Gee (like: golly gee!)

@MakingEverydayMagic 10 месяцев назад

I like the fog horn approach of HOO Gah🤣 correct: no, fun: yes!

@megl6148 2 года назад

I should hope History Quest would be cheaper as the activity guide has so fewer options/ activities.

@MakingEverydayMagic 2 года назад

Quality vs. quantity. in my opinion, SOTW is just too much information in the activity guide. It would be impossible for us to do it all.

@Clothmom1 3 года назад

How many days per week do you do history? I am struggling with figuring out how to balance it with science. I will be new to homeschooling next year. I have 2 kids, one going into 2nd grade and 1 going into 4th. We will do the following subjects all together: Science, music, poetry, Spanish(nothing fancy, I just want to build Spanish vocabulary), history, health and safety, social-emotional learning and spelling (yes they are both going to be doing All About spelling 1 because the 4th-grader is that bad of a speller!). I am trying to do a 4-day week with a game-schooling less school-y feeling Friday.

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

Currently we do 1 day of history a week. I'm not sure what next year looks like yet. I'll also be doing AAS 1 with both kids, including a 4th grader. 🤣

@tuathadesidhe1530 3 года назад

I think between history, science, art and math - which all have huge crossovers, you have the foundations of a full curriculum - reading, writing and social studies just naturally occur when you focus on those fundamentals.

@marythomas6543 3 года назад

Hue Guh 😂❤️

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

You all know what I'm trying to say🤣

@calicocc00 3 года назад

Yes! Give me something physical for my money! I hate downloads. They take up too much room and you have to remember to which device it is downloaded.... Ugh!

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

Yes! I'd even be ok with both or a choice.

@govols1281 3 года назад

You look just like Reese Witherspoon!

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

🤣🤣🤣 you're making my day

@StephanieMT 3 года назад

there are curriculums out there that uses story of the world as a spine and adds more books, questions ect. i think thats a little much but people love that

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

I have yet to feel drawn to a curriculum that is heavy in sourcing materials. I just don't feel like it suits me at this stage of parenthood.

@maisieliberty1319 3 года назад

Bookshark does this for some levels that I've seen, story of the world plus book list to go with topics covered in it. I think it's a great idea if your into history. If you're not, then keep it simple, respectful and fun. :)

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

@@maisieliberty1319 I looked into Bookshark way, way back but I am not at all familiar with it.

@maisieliberty1319 3 года назад

@@MakingEverydayMagic it's a secular or faith neutral version of sonlight a popular literature based curriculum. Lots of books, each year has a core focus of history, Bible and literature in sonlight and in bookshark it's reading history through literature. Sonlight has missionary stories added in and bookshark uses biographies and autobiographies instead. The different levels or cores are designed for age ranges rather than grades so can be used with multiple kids. It's not the cheapest curriculum. But they do all the planning and sourcing of materials for you. Bookshark is supported by many charter schools who give funding for secular curriculum. But it's not for the minimalist with the booklist that it comes with. :)

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 года назад

I just remember feeling overwhelmed with the level of parental involvement. I know my limits🤣