SOCIAL STUDIES 2013 STUDENT EDITION (CONSUMABLE) G

As a homeschooling mom and a former elementary school teacher, I was really struggling to find a good social studies curriculum for my son who is in first grade. I wanted some thing that would be visually appealing and beautiful, kid friendly and relatable, as well as academically rigorous. As soon as I opened up this book I could tell that it was all of these things. It covers a wide range of topics, gives great vocabulary focus in kid friendly language, and is very visually appealing for young children. Lots of color! The pages are not cluttered with words and information, but the information that is given is very appropriate and focused. I love that they have questions to answer based on the reading, but that the writing portion is not intense and only requires a word or a few words to respond. There’s a good integration with vocabulary and reading comprehension as well as critical thinking. They also integrate free videos on their website and they tie in a song at the beginning of each unit. Awesome curriculum!

Received it just like the seller listed it. An honest seller. Clean pages, packed nicely and arrived on time. Thank you so much!

(Wife): Using 1st grade Social Studies text to homeschool a kindergartener. Seems pretty good, but you have to be careful at times. Teaches kids that they have a right to associate with whomever they want (p. 19). This is inaccurate. While freedom of association is not specifically enumerated among the natural / unalienable / civil rights expressly stated in the Declaration of Independence or Constitution of the United States, it has been acknowledged both in writings of the Framers, I believe, as well as by the justices of the US Supreme Court, with regards to personal privacy and private organizations. It would have been more accurate for the authors to have stated that we generally have equal right to access and belong to public institutions, such as public schools, libraries and community centers.They also stated that kids have a right to play. I think you can figure how a six-year-old would interpret that. I am left concerned that this text, left uncorrected, could potentially undermine parental rights in states that recognize such a right, and possibly lay the groundwork for a sense of entitlement in the rising generation, as opposed to instilling a sense of gratitude for the sacrifices our ancestors made, so we could enjoy the freedoms we have today.

Bought this book for my 6 year, I love how it’s divided in lessons and teaches great concepts. It’s colorful pages and pictures keeps kids intrigued.

Just received this book for my child to use this coming school year. It a new book and the cover is clean and unbent. I walked through all the chapters. There are 30 toal lessons. Heads up, if your child can not write a sentence, they will need lots of assistance completing the questions throughout each lesson.

Great addition to my homeschool curriculum! I plan use this series of workbooks as a starting point for social studies. I'll supplement it with books from the library and activities that encourage civics.

This is the perfect addition to any homeschooling curriculum. It is easy for my first grader to use. For each lesson, you read the information and then answer questions about it.

Book is so riddled with writing and drawing that it's unusable. Listed as very good condition, which is laughable. (Updated to add that the new condition book is not only obviously better, but it's a newer version with more content.)