Favorite Geography curriculum: Beautiful Feet
I donโt post tons of curriculum reviews. I guess itโs primarily because there is already saturation online to choose from. Possibly itโs also because, like most long term homeschoolers, weโve found that ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ. Iโm not opposed to new curriculum; quite the opposite. The surge of new curriculum these past two years is much needed and overdue, a blessing indeed. If I share curriculum here, itโs something weโve used, often a minimum three times. Itโs been vetted, satisfies my multi-sensory standard. Itโs benefited our education journey, not merely just something to do. Itโs part of a CM feast, spread before us. Itโs taken us on living journeys.
Our third time through A Beautiful Feet geography, a year long expedition courtesy of a tusked bird, lowly turtle, sturdy tree, and child-carved canoe took us around the world. We spread maps across dining tables and shared a geographical journey around the world.
Together.
There were weeks I couldnโt imagine reading Paddle one more time, but I know Paddle faithfully has ushered conversations into our days that wouldnโt be there without.
Thatโs what a solid curriculum offers.
Whether the curriculum looks flashy or feels flashy or has lots of bells and whistles isnโt the point. What, at its core, is the curriculum going to offer your child? Curriculum needs to have depth to offer impact.
And thatโs why I reached for this curriculum four different times, spread maps across the table weekly.
Note: If you look specifically for creation worldview resources, please preview to see if this will work for your family. There are references in Minn of the Mississippi as to the earth age. We shared meaningful conversations with this portion-it offered opportunity for the mancubs to offer their perspective. For this alone, it was a worthwhile read for us.
Each book offers this:
Hope is a beautiful catalyst for humanity. It stirs us in ways complacency cannot. That not only are we carving into this earth, life journeys carve into us and mold us as well.
