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Homeschooling has taught me many lessons.  One of them is that there is no one "perfect" curriculum--a curriculum that is perfect for every family.  Many families will love a curriculum, but others won't.  We are different and so are our children!  We have different goals for our children and different information we want them to learn.  There are often different skills we want them to learn as well.  Today I had a friend visit who's niece at 4 years old can name the spices in her food.  Her siblings can too!  Her family happens to love food deeply.  Two friends of mine purchased or were given ponies for their daughters this year.  Horses are a deep love and passion for these two young girls.  That time and devotion to the ponies means that their time is divided differently than many children their ages. I have been reading through a curriculum that I have found interesting.  But...  I've had this reoccurring thought that...

This spring my sister in law emailed me about a curriculum I hadn't heard of before.  It is called A Child's Geography .   The first volume is written by Ann Voskamp.  The second volume is by Ann Voskamp and Tonia Peckover. I have been reading these two books this week.  I finished the first one yesterday, so I'm going to begin by reviewing Volume 1.   This book is titled A Child's Geography .  The title is a bit misleading.  One typically thinks of continents, locations, topography, and maps when you think of geography--or at least I do.  This is not what volume 1 is about.  Instead, Volume 1 is essentially a study of earth science.  Some of the topics covered are the lower and upper atmospheres, the continents and oceans, the structure of the earth, latitude and longitude, and earthquakes and volcanoes.  Typically, all of these fall under the study of earth science.   What makes this curriculum different are two pa...