The Story of the World Volume 1 Activity Book

The Story of the World 1 Activity book cover. The cover is mainly orange with a black bottom and a small illustration in the middle of a wolf in the woods, with 2 naked babies. One of the babies is turned around toward the wolf and reaching his hand up to the wolf. The white text reads “The Story of the World. History for the classical child. Activity Book 1, Ancient Times. From the earliest nomads to the last roman emperor. Revised edition. Edited by Susan Wise Bauer.”

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Ages: 6-9

Grades: 1st-4th

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Product Code: 181-278

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The Story of the World Volume 1 Activity Book

You and your kids will love the activities, ranging from coloring pages and games to mummifying a chicken! This incredible resource includes extensive reading lists and cross-references to the most common illustrated encyclopedias! Reproducible. Requires The Story of the World: Volume I book.

This comprehensive activity book contains:

  • Review questions and answers
  • Sample narrations
  • Maps and geography activities
  • Coloring pages
  • Suggested literature
  • History readings
  • Projects for 1st-4th graders from each chapter in The Story of the World (can be adapted for 5th-6th graders)

About the Story of the World Series:

This captivating read-aloud series will introduce your children to the world's great history presented chronologically from the beginning of time. Each volume of The Story of the World includes the details of battles, kingdoms, cultures, and customs from every continent and major people group. It is woven together into stories that children will find mesmerizing. With short chapters, many less than seven pages, The Story of the World presents history in small, easily-digestible chunks. Of particular appeal to children will be the occasional story about a hypothetical child in the culture of that time and popular fictional stories.

The Story of the World is intended to be a read-aloud program for first through sixth grade, but it can work equally well as independent reading by an older child. Don't restrict your scope of history to just American history. These are what we consider the best world history books for this age group. If you have ever found history dull and humdrum, these books might just change that opinion!

The Activity Book offers parents and teachers a complete history curriculum for use with The Story of the World. In addition to extensive reading lists and cross-references to the most common illustrated encyclopedias, the Activity Book contains comprehension questions, sample narrations, maps, coloring pages, and activities for each chapter in The Story of the World. Children and parent-teachers love the activities, ranging from coloring pages and games to mummifying a chicken!

Note: Please do not consider this series a Providential view of history that recognizes God's hand in history. It is a history text that attempts to include all significant historical and cultural accounts. If you are a conservative Christian, you may want to opt out of a couple of activities. And where you find details with Biblical references that are inaccurate because of sparseness, use this opportunity to interject more of His Story. These minor issues are easily addressed and shouldn't keep you from this excellent program.

Publisher Description
Don’t just read about history – experience it! The Activity Book offers parents and teachers a complete history, geography, and literature program when used with the text. Designed primarily for grades 1-4, the map exercises plus many of the activities and reading lists [are] extendable to grades 5-8.

The first section contains the instructor materials, including activity directions, reading lists, review questions with answers, pronunciation guide, and narration exercises. The second section contains the consumable Student Pages: maps, puzzles, games, coloring pages, and review cards.
Features
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  • Hands-on activities
  • Color-in review cards for each chapter
  • 272 pages, including 123 reproducible student pages
  • Covers 5000 BC to 400 AD
  • From the earliest nomads to the last Roman emperor

  • Publisher's Information
    Author: Susan Wise Bauer
    Number of Pages: 272
    Format: Paperback
    Publisher: Well-Trained Mind Press
    Edition/Copyright: 2006
    Made In: USA
    ISBN: 781933339054
    Consumable: Yes
    Reproducible: 123 reproducible student pages
    Faith-Based: No

    Awards and Endorsements:
    The Old Schoolhouse 2013 Excellence in Education Winner

    Customer Reviews

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    bina w.
    love the coloring pages

    Our kids love the coloring pages and the activities. They also review thee questions together after we're done listening to the cds.

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    Jen
    Nice activity book

    I feel like this is almost a necessary part to go with the Story of the World book. The questions for comprehension are a great way to make sure my 3rd grader is listening! The maps are really nice and something my student really likes. But the coloring pages don’t get used much. My student does like coloring, but is not interested in any of them. There’s also craft project activities as well as information on other history materials provided in this book.

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    Kaitlin T.
    A Great resource!

    Far more material than you will use! Maps, coloring pages, review questions and more. My only mistake was not purchasing this for my youngest who, to this day, informs me of his disappointment.

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    Kristen F.
    Great review book

    This is a great review book to go along with The Story of the World Book. I like that after we read the story there are review questions to make sure she comprehended the lesson. The map is a great visual to understand what part of the world is being developed at the time in the story. I like that it also has coloring pages to help visualize what she learned. Overall this has been one of our favorite subjects this year because of these Story of the world book and activity book.

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    Hayes
    Activity book

    This isn't NEEDED, but it's nice to have. So many different ideas and activities in this book. It's huge. Definitely adds to the textbook.