Now that we are nearly done with our first term, I feel it's safe to say, I've settled on something for Ruben's history. A combination of Famous Men of the Middle Ages by Greenleaf Press and The Middle Ages by Mike Corbishley, along with a variety of living books, seems to be just the right balance.
The titles pictured above are recommended literature in IEW's Medieval History - Based Writing Lessons, which I'm also using with Ruben. So far, we've read Beowulf, One Thousand and One Arabian Nights, and King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. All three titles also happen to be Beautiful Feet books that accompany their Intermediate Medieval History guide, which Riley is working through. I love this because we are all reading the same books, in the same time period, which allows us great conversation, yet independently, honoring Riley's request for autonomy. In addition, I'm pulling titles from my Truthquest History Middle Ages guide.
When we're through with Famous Men of the Middle Ages, I intend to finish out the year with Famous Men of the Renaissance & Reformation, also by Greenleaf Press. Again, adding a variety of living books. In the meantime, our current schedule looks something like this...
Read two chapters from Famous Men... aloud, one on Monday, one on Wednesday. Then Ruben completes a notebooking page/narration on Tuesday and Thursday regarding each reading. I also read aloud a chapter a day from a particular living literature book. So each day, Ruben is doing history and lit, which are both related. Along the same vein, his IEW writing lessons also follow the same time period. This seems to be giving a nice overview, without overwhelming him. Below are some samples of Ruben's notebooking pages....
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