Homeschool High School World Geography Program

Be still my beating heart. A new homeschool high school world geography program is soon to be released and I am so giddy about it that I couldn’t wait to tell you.

You know I have been quiet about what Mr. Awesome has been doing this year mostly because he has been working his sweet little behind off on his high school courses.  I have more to say on that in another post.

But, the other reason is that I have been keeping a secret from you because we have been waiting for a new geography program by Bright Ideas Press called North Star Geography.

Homeschool High School World Geography

We are both about to squeal because I just got the heads up yesterday that it is real close to being published.  Before I go any further too, I want you to know that there is no link on their site yet to give you.   Like I said, it’s new and not available yet.  And there are just very few bloggers who know about this today.  So you are getting all of this early.

But do check out their site, because they have lot of other resources that make learning about geography and history fun and they believe in hands-on.  The product link for North Star Geography will be coming soon.

You know I told you that Mr. Awesome, unlike Mr. Senior 2013, has a low tolerance for textbooks and even less tolerance for worksheets.  He is my child that made me move beyond my comfortable teaching zone because he learns best by hands-on and visual aids.

So when I heard that Bright Ideas Press was coming out with North Star Geography, I jumped at the chance to use it and review it.

Today, I am giving you a heads up about it and sharing the juicy tidbits I do know.

Too, some of this may change since it’s not published yet, but I wanted to give you some details now.  I just can’t wait!

• This is a world geography course, worth a full high school credit.
• It can be used for your Junior high school student, but if you use it with younger children, you will probably need to tweak it.  I always say though it’s easier to tweak down than it is to adjust up for your highschooler.  The lessons start out easy, but get more detailed by Unit 2.
• There are 16 lessons covering both physical and human geography. That is the part I like.  Geography is not just about finding latitude and longitude which may put me to sleep, but it’s about interacting with the culture and understanding the people.
• The program includes the Student Reader and the Companion Guide which includes:  Daily schedule grids, hands-on activity directions, map work, note-taking pages, reproducible maps and graphic organizers, quizzes and tests, research questions, memorization lists, answer keys, and grading rubrics.

If you have been homeschooling any length of time, you know that resources for this age that are hands-on and interactive are not plentiful.  Matter of fact they are almost non-existent.  So I can’t wait to get started on it.

By the way you will want to use WonderMaps with the North Star Geography program.  You can get WonderMaps now.  I am getting the maps today.
When I get more information and get the complete curriculum in my little grubby hands, I will be sharing about it as we use it this year and into next year.

Have you been looking for a hands-on geography program that is not boring to use with your kids?  What are your favorites?