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The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Ancient Times: Tests and Answer Key (Vol. 1) (Story of the World) (v. 1) [Paperback]

Susan Wise Bauer (Author), Elizabeth Rountree (Author)
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September 17, 2007 6 and up1 and upStory of the World (Book 1)

History has been taught in a boring way for far too long.

A subject as moving and powerful as humanity's past should be inviting, and when it is told well, it is. Susan Wise Bauer succeeds in telling the captivating story of history with her best-selling history series. Parents and young readers have fallen in love with her narrative history, The Story of the World, and its accompanying Activity Book. Now teachers and home educators can take advantage of a new and valuable learning tool: the Tests and Answer Key package.

Included are 42 tests: one for each chapter of The Story of the World. Perfect for evaluating comprehension and retention. The narrative format of The Story of the World helps children remember the famous people, places, and events in history. These tests offer you an easy way to make sure that your child is absorbing the important events from world history. A combination of multiple choice, matching, fill-in-the-blank, and short writing samples allow you to evaluate your child's retention and comprehension of key events in The Story of the World. The Tests package contains an answer key for all tests.

These easy-to-use tests and answer keys, successfully used by hundreds of parents and teachers, provide an objective method for measuring retention of key facts, figures, and events from history. A combination of sequencing, matching, short-answer, and essay-style questions gives students a chance to show what they've learned. Used with The Story of the World Text Book and Activity Book (sold separately), the Test and Answer Key gives educators a complete history curriculum for their elementary school students.

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About the Author

Susan Wise Bauer is the best-selling author of the Story of the World series for elementary students, author of The Well-Educated Mind, The History of the Ancient World and The History of the Medieval World, and the co-author of The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home. She is a faculty member in English at the College of William & Mary in Virginia, where she teaches writing and literature.

Elizabeth Rountree has taught elementary school children for more than ten years. She lives and works outside of Richmond, Virginia.

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  • Paperback: 94 pages
  • Publisher: Peace Hill Press (September 17, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1933339217
  • ISBN-13: 978-1933339214
  • Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,475 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars useful tool for the series, January 7, 2008
This review is from: The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Ancient Times: Tests and Answer Key (Vol. 1) (Story of the World) (v. 1) (Paperback)
this is a useful tool for the series. it tests the same level of understanding of each chapter as the questions suggested in the activity book does. neither requires the child to recall every single detail. it does not seem to be necessary, as the activity book covers the same level of question plus provides many additional activities), but when you homeschool if you like to incorporate written tests, then this makes it easy.

on the other hand, if you are trying to encourage deeper understanding, i think the activity book goes farther, as the questions are open ended and the child has the opportunity to expand upon his answers, and the parent can expand his questioning appropriately to encourage recall. the tests do not do this.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Just right for us, October 10, 2008
This review is from: The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Ancient Times: Tests and Answer Key (Vol. 1) (Story of the World) (v. 1) (Paperback)
This book is working out perfectly as a supplement to Story of the World Vol. 1. I bought the Activity Book as well, but am not using it, as it seems geared towards really young kids. My 5th grader finds the tests neither too hard or too easy. He can do the tests on his own without help with additional directions from me.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great, December 19, 2009
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This review is from: The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Ancient Times: Tests and Answer Key (Vol. 1) (Story of the World) (v. 1) (Paperback)
I think this history curriculum is great because it follows the classical model of introducing history chronologically and it challenges the students to reiterate the information that they have heard in their own words, thus making history their own. I also like the fact that the history projects can double as art instruction. I really love the additional reading book list available for each chapter. I typed up the list for each chapter and gave it to my public library. Each week, they pull the books for me and all I have to do is go and pick them up. My kids have a great time reading the books that are on their level and then I read the more difficult to read books to them. I have also given them some of the harder books to them to challenge them and it has increased their reading ability because the books keep their interest. It is amazing to go places and hear refereneces made in other people's conversation about things we have been studying in history because the kid's eyes light up and they say, "Mamma! We know all about Tutankhamen!" or whatever it is we happen to be studying at the time. I wholehartedly recommend this curriculum.
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