Lets face it, hands-on interactive education is not always easy. But there are several fantastic products out there that do a good job of lightening the load. The Time Travelers series on CD by Amy Pak is one of them.
This is the curriculum I have dreamed of creating. It has all the elements I would include, plus a heavy dose of Amy Pak's amazing artistic ability. Each of these studies is made up of 25 lessons of American history which include lapbooking, notebooking, file folder games, projects, food, mapping, penmanship practice, timelines, and a party to top it all off. All the printables are included and they are high quality. Teachers keys are given for all the maps and instructions are complete (down to the type of paper to print on) and easy to follow. The CD is organized according to lesson, which is great if you print as you go. This was the one thing I found slightly annoying since I would prefer to print everything at once, from a single file. But it is a minor inconvenience.
Lessons are short, but informational. However, I did find the pace with all the activities a little hard to keep up. In the future I plan to use these as a supplement to our regular histories which would add more meat to the lessons and spread the activities out more. There are seven titles in the series, and I personally own four of them.
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