We here at The Curriculum Choice are no strangers to Beautiful Feet Books. Many of our authors have used various Beautiful Feet Book curriculum options. They offer homeschool history curriculum taught through literature for grades K-12. I’m excited to bring to your attention one that we have not previously reviewed, U.S Geography Through Literature for grades 4-6.
{I received a free U.S Geography Through Literature Pack 4-6 and was compensated for my time in writing this review. All views are my own and I was not required to write a positive review.}
Throughout all my years of homeschooling I have used many different homeschool history and homeschool geography programs for all ages. I have always found it important to teach geography alongside history, as knowing where something took place matters.
Homeschool History with U.S. Geography Through Literature
Using the Beautiful Feet Books U.S. Geography Through Literature Pack 4-6 is a wonderful way to bridge stories with scientific and geographic exploration.
This U.S Geography through Literature curriculum connects the stories of Native American tribes, intrepid explorers, hopeful pioneers, and determined individuals with the lands they built their lives upon. These stories introduce kids to the vast variety of landforms, biomes, and ecosystems that can be found in the United States.
This course is discussion and narration based with mapping, hands-on projects, and outings expanding upon ideas introduced in the stories. There are opportunities for more reading, for nature studies and journaling, culinary connections, mapping, videos, and so much more!
What’s Included in the U.S Geography Through Literature Pack 4-6
This Beautiful Feet Books U.S Geography through Literature Pack includes:
- a large variety of books (10 to be exact)
- a United States Atlas
- a large blank map of the United States
- a Teacher Guide
A Closer Look at the Teacher Guide
The U.S. Geography through Literature Teacher Guide is the hub of this curriculum. It gives you 37 weekly lessons which you can spread out over an entire year, moving as quickly or as slowly as you desire. It is divided into six sections. The first section covers the purpose and foundational elements of geography, and the following five sections delve into specific regions of the United States.
A Closer Look at the Books
There are 10 books plus the United States Atlas included in this U.S. Geography Through Literature course. Some tell stories, some give facts, many have beautiful illustrations!
- John Muir: American’s First Environmentalist
- The Trailblazing Life of Daniel Boone
- Redwoods
- Ten Mile Day and the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad
- The New Americans: Colonial Times: 1620-1689
- Mapping Penny’s World
- Geography: An Illustrated A-Z Glossary
- Buffalo Bird Girl: A Hidatsa Story
- Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves
- The Last River: john Wesley Powell & The Colorado Expedition
- National Geographic Kids U.S. Atlas
The Best Things to Love About This Beautiful Feet Books U.S. Geography Through Literature Curriculum
- The Teacher Guide makes this program flexible and easy to use. Everything is laid out for you as the parent so you can just open and go.
- It uses literature as it’s basis. This makes it so much more engaging than reading from a textbook!
- It connects history and geography together.
- Incorporates activities for the visual learners, the auditory learners and the hands-on learners.
- TONS of options for activities. You can keep it super simple and fairly quick or you can choose from the many options to “Dig Deeper” and follow the “Rabbit Trails” to extend the learning.
- The big United States Map! We were so excited to get started filling in the states {Pro Tip: I printed out the state names for my grandson to glue on so it would look more uniform and be easier for him to label the map.}
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Heidi Ciravola is mom to three kids who were all homeschooled. Two have graduated college and one is finishing homeschooling high school. She spends much of her time navigating the high school waters (from electives to college prep) and reviewing homeschool curriculum for all ages. You can find her writing about these things as well as her love of books and homeschool life in general over at Starts At Eight.
This sounds like a really good resource to learn more about U.S. history. Love all the activities and materials that are included. Thanks for sharing this.