HISTORY QUEST FIRST LOOK | History Quest Early Times | Unboxing

HISTORY QUEST FIRST LOOK | History Quest Early Times | Unboxing | Secular History Curriculum 2021

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History Quest First Look
You guys know that I have struggled with what to use for our history curriculum. For whatever reason, history is one of the hardest subjects to get a clear secular take on. Even more rare is a genuine, non-whitewashed glimpse into the past. I am hoping that History Quest Early Times from Pandia Press can fill that void for our 2021-2022 school year. This is my unboxing video and first impressions of their Early Times curriculum. I am excited to begin this study with my girls. Share with me below, how do you pronounce Hygge? Give me tips on how you have implemented History Quest.
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@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

Higgie? Hugga? How are you using History Quest?

@alwaysizzy32 3 жыл бұрын

It's my first year trying it too. My son will be a first grader this fall. I'm waiting for it to get here with all his other curriculum then I plan to look at it all together. I think we are just going to feel out what he likes to do and what I have time to do since I also work from home. I'm just a go with the flow homeschooler. (:

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

@@alwaysizzy32 yes! Adapting to your real life flow is key.

@christinebowman2047 3 жыл бұрын

We just use the usborn book for reference. We don’t do the additional reading. We only do the history log but not additional activities. We end up doing it all in 3 days. One day for the unit, one day for history hop, one day for the journal and usborn book. I was overwhelmed but once we got into it we loved it.

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

This is the info I need! That sounds like a great plan.

@StephanieMT 3 жыл бұрын

look it up on youtube i think its pronounced the second way.

@Clothmom1 3 жыл бұрын

This is the one we decided to go with. It hasn’t come yet though. I’m excited!

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

New curriculum is super exciting!

@teachthemfun 3 жыл бұрын

My oldest is going into 1st grade and I am very skeptical of many history curriculum options as well. Thanks for the lead on a possible curriculum choice!

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

It's such a struggle!

@melissakrahn3211 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for all your videos. They’ve really helped me out. I’m wondering if you know if the audiobook reads the whole textbook or just part of it? Thanks!

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

I have not listened yet, I assume it's the same as the text but maybe someone here with experience can better answer.

@kimberlywolter3740 3 жыл бұрын

Excited to use this next year! Would you mind giving a 1/2 way through the year update after you have started? 😊

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely plan to share as we go!

@chaoshome34 3 жыл бұрын

you can get a cheap bluetooth speaker and play off the computer or your phone?? You can find them sometimes for $5 to $10!! our CD player that we found at walmart is also bluetooth!!

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

Ya know, the cd player we bought for SOTW is bluetooth🤔 I just really want the cd option. I'm not saying they have to give it to me or that I can't learn how to use the digital files, I just was not prepared for this. 🤣

@StephanieMT 3 жыл бұрын

im trying this is year im excited

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

Yay!!

@bethdavis-pratt7122 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video! I’m considering it for my 5th grader if we decide to wait on US History one more year. We are also in Texas and would love to know which museum you mentioned that has Egyptian and Aztec exhibits?

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

Houston Museum of Natural Science. Let me see if I can find a link

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

www.hmns.org/

@bethdavis-pratt7122 3 жыл бұрын

@@MakingEverydayMagic Thanks so much! We just might have to extend our next trip into Houston (my space-loving boy loves the Space Center!).

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

Us too!! If you get the chance this year, their holiday lights are awesome!

@clarezigner6028 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I,d like to share a story with you: History us not just in books, it,s all around us When I was in my teens, I was friends with a World War One veteran. I used to visit him and listen to his accounts of the War. I recall asking him about Sgt. York and hearing about him directly from my friend. Through listening to him, the First World War came alive for me. This is just one story I could tell you. Try to seek out older people who can speak of experiences they went through, have them tell you and your children about them. Visit places like Gettysburg PA, check out biographies, especially autobiographies, there are many sources of History to be explored beyond a few textbooks.

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree. We took the opportunity after a trip to Paris to show our girls pictures of them in the same places as pictures of Hitler during the invasion. We toured the Louvre trying to really impress upon them the significance of Napoleon's rule. It was wonderful to be able to remind them once we reached the lesson on Napoleon that we had stood in his bedroom little more than a year before. Seeing history is so much more real than reading about it.

@TheMumfordMob 3 жыл бұрын

I have never heard of this curriculum. We use and love story of the world.

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

I've enjoyed the SOTW books I've used. This is definitely a great time for us to try something new.

@teresanorris4769 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been looking forward to this video.After watching the unboxing I think this may be better for us for 3rd grade. It seems a little overwhelming. (Currently 2nd grade)

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

I'll give more info as I have it. My first impressions are that it's very exciting. Much more initial impact than SOTW.

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

My plan is to use it as a family subject for both 4th and K. As well as studies weekly for Texas history. Planting the seeds we can build on later.

@klevesque 3 жыл бұрын

We are using it for our 22/23 school year. Ya, I plan way ahead! I’m hoping the high school version of History Quest is out by then.

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with being ready.

@stefanietaylor4989 3 жыл бұрын

When I got story of the world, I selected digital download because I don’t have anything to play a CD on. Except car I suppose BUT we aren’t in the car this much this year. 🤷🏻‍♀️

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

Next year! Next year we are all going all the places!

@ErstwhileEducation 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos! Bought this curriculum as well. Have you started using it yet? How long does each lesson take?

@MakingEverydayMagic 2 жыл бұрын

The way we are using it is pretty simple. I would say maybe 40 minutes over the week. I think you can absolutely build it to more and totally pare it to less.

@MakingEverydayMagic 2 жыл бұрын

We read together (audio book) day 1 while coloring the pages from the activity guide (map and drawing) on day 1. Use the encyclopedia and the video links another day during the week, art project if they're interested. For example we did the finger painting for cave paintings.

@ErstwhileEducation 2 жыл бұрын

@@MakingEverydayMagic Beautiful! Sounds like it will be an easy curriculum to incorporate into our day.

@MakingEverydayMagic 2 жыл бұрын

I'm all for using curriculum how it best works for you!

@franny5295 3 жыл бұрын

So knowing what you know about SOW, would you still use it or use this?

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

I omitted it from our curriculum kits for next year. I'm moving on. I have a comparison video of the 2 coming up next week. I want to say Tuesday.

@ninaneuhoff3359 3 жыл бұрын

I’m trying to decide on history for my 2nd grader, next year. I was looking into History Quest & SOTW. Why are you switching from SOTW?

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

I like it but we don't love it. I want to try something that creates a passion for history. I'm also unsure how SOTW presents ancient times but have heard some debate about it being truly secular.

@ninaneuhoff3359 3 жыл бұрын

I have been hearing the debate about it being secular as well & that has made me really hesitant. I do not feel confident in history so I’m really relying on other mommas opinions and KZfaq for this subject!

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

I have used the 2nd and 3rd volumes. So far, I haven't seen or heard anything that gives me any issues on it being secular. However, volume 1 which I am coming up on with my younger kiddo, covers biblical times 🤷‍♀️ I have no first hand experience with it.

@Natalie-zt7rv 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, just hopping in this chat, hope you don't mind! We are currently using SOTW ancient times. Haven't read it all yet, I'd say we are half way through. It has Moses and Jesus in it and that's it from the Bible I think, so its not like a huge chunk of the book. It does talk about God in these parts, but it also has stories about the ancient Egyptian gods, the ancient Greek gods, the Buddha, hindu gods and babylonian gods. To me it doesn't feel at all biased towards christianity and kind of talks about all these different gods like they actually existed. Tbh, my biggest problem with it is that probably about a fifth of the book is dedicated to Roman history, but other than that we are really enjoying it.

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. I can't speak to it for myself. We enjoy the SOTW that we have used.

@foxandwhalefarm9306 3 жыл бұрын

We are using History Quest. It's AWESOME! Its written in a fun, relatable and easy to understand way. I love the ease of one project a week and not feeling overwhelmed by a million options. The History Hops are very interesting and filled with great info. The break with the Hygge weeks is so nice. The links on their site are great. We all absolutely love it.

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

Yay! I'm so excited to start

@christinebowman2047 3 жыл бұрын

Could you download and play the audio from your phone?

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

Ooh maybe! That's a great idea. I'm still just married to my CD idea. I really need to burn it and see how it goes.

@teresanorris4769 3 жыл бұрын

In the description they suggest downloading it to your computer then put 1 chapter at a time on your phone to listen to then delete before downloading the next chapter on your phone to not take up too much space.

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

This is a clear case where reading the information provided would have saved me the surprise. Entirely my own fault.

@lorijackson3414 3 жыл бұрын

Oh man I just realized they don’t have modern or US history yet and that’s what we are going to be doing. Wondering if I should go back to the beginning now 😂

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

I believe they're adding them slowly. We were on track for the beginning with my little one.

@alyssamurchie483 3 жыл бұрын

Is history quest storybook form like SOTW?

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

It doesn't seem to be. Someone here with experience may better be able to answer this.

@christinebowman2047 3 жыл бұрын

It is not. Modern times uses SOTW as a supplement.

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

This explains so much! I was confused when someone said that SOTW was a book used, but that's for the next level. Thank you for clearing this up!

@ginagiberti9283 3 жыл бұрын

@@christinebowman2047 History Quest doesn't use SOTW. You are probably thinking of History Odyssey. History Quest is its own spine and is written as a narrative just like SOTW.

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

It does seem that History Quest is a stand alone and History Odyssey uses more info from other books. History Quest is only available up to Middle Times as of now. This is from the publisher, on their FAQ www.pandiapress.com/faqs/

@user-vg8ez9cu6u 3 жыл бұрын

Is this basically the secular version of "Story of the World"???

@MakingEverydayMagic 3 жыл бұрын

Technically SOTW is secular. This seems to be less debated secular. So far, I feel like it is pretty different. I'm only judging on first impression. We have not begun to use it yet.

@user-vg8ez9cu6u 3 жыл бұрын

@@MakingEverydayMagic that makes sense. Thanks for clarifying 👍

@stefanietaylor4989 3 жыл бұрын

@@MakingEverydayMagic actually sotw is not claimed to be secular hence for the issues with it. It’s supposed to neutral actually.

@lunamoonlunamoon8340 3 жыл бұрын

I believe they consider SOTW as non sectarian.