The Story of the World: Early Modern Times from Elizabeth I to the Forty-Niners Activity Book 3: History for the Classical Child

The Story of the World

by Susan Wise Bauer

This comprehensive, 8.5" x 11" curriculum guide and activity book contains map activities, coloring pages, games, projects, review questions, cross-references to illustrated encyclopedias, and extensive book lists. Children and parents love the activities, ranging from cooking projects to crafts, board games to science experiments, and puzzles to projects. Each Story of the World Activity Book provides a full year of history study when combined with the Textbook, Audiobook, and Tests each available separately to accompany each volume of The Story of the World Activity Book. Activity Book 3 Grade Recommendation: Grades 3-8.

Genres: History, School, Nonfiction, Education, World History, Childrens, American History

275 pages, Paperback

First published October 11, 2004

About the author

Susan Wise Bauer is an American author, English instructor of writing and American literature at The College of William and Mary, and founder of Well-Trained Mind Press (formerly Peace Hill Press).

Reviews

[Anthony Chang]

This book starts around the 16th century after the second book, the Middle Ages. This story has stories about Japan. For instance, at the start of the book, they talk about how samurais/ ninjas became sumo wrestlers, what was the black hole of Calcuta and who was the sun king. This book mainly talks about, Africa, Europe, America and china and find out what happened long time ago and how kings reunited and died and the sons became the king and died. It’s like a cycle but most kings died early for some reason. It was always sickeness or war but mostly they were ill. Wars became a bit less common than the Roman times when wars nearly happened every second. This book was purposed to entertain and inform us in a way that we would be stuck to the book.

[Ro]

Pretty good

[Abrahamus]

Another good edition of this series, from which I have read out-loud to my kids as part of our homeschool curriculum. The highlights in this one include: the development of post-Reformation Europe (including the decline of the Holy Roman Empire), the Age of Exploration and Colonization in the New World, the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon, and the rise of the United States up through the Gold Rush of 1849. And, once again, I appreciate the fact that, against this primary backdrop of events in the West, developments in other areas of the world (e.g. Africa, the Middle East, the Far East) are covered as well.

[Clare]

Review for I, II and III: We met with another family to read through this together. I love it, but it loses a star because my children are not as enthusiastic about it, I'm not sure why. It works well as an audio book in the car, but it seemed more of a chore to them if I read it as part of a school day. I definitely want to go through the series again - maybe will do it as a bedtime read next time.

[Gary]

The last of this four-part history of the world for classically educated kids. The whole series was great, and it provided the perfect spine for the Grammar Stage. The kids will now move on to a different way of doing all world history again, but Bauer's larger world history (also divided into four) will be read by me as a help to that study.

Liked it a lot.

[Diana]

Great supplement to the text! I found the activities to be creative and varied, although I do always wish there was something to cook for each lesson. What can I say? We like food and dislike saving art projects! lol

[Heidi Morrell]

Difficult to understand when reading aloud to younger ones -- 5th and 7th grades .

[Juey]

...........ok.

[Colin]

Activity book to accompany the history textbook

[Colin]

Activity book to accompany the history textbook

[Laura Cheek]

We have used the earlier volumes of this for previous years. I believe it can be used well by adapting it to your comfort level. Don't think you have to complete the entire book and do every activity. There is too much for one school year alone. Pick and choose your hands-on activities, check out the suggested literature from your library, and use the text book for read-a-loud, independent reading, or use the audio book for a change. By varying your activities, adding in real books (from the suggested list), and keeping the text book readings fun, this is an excellent choice for history. I can see the potential for people to over-use this if you tried to complete it all. That is my only caution with this series.

[Lisa]

Excellent overview of world history written in an easy, conversational style that young children will thoroughly enjoy.