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Hi,
I'm looking for some advice on how to adapt "Story of the World" for a one-hour-a-week co-op class. I've gone through Book 1 with my children at home, and they loved it.
I'm trying to figure out "how" we would go about this in a 3rd grade co-op class next fall. Homework? Only art projects during class?
Any thoughts on this or should I give up the idea completely?  I know they would love it if it was presented in the right way.
Thanks so much!
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I don't know how many weeks your class is going to meet, but likely you are going to have to cover 2 chapters a week. I'd maybe use some of the questions in the activity guide for retellings for the first few minutes and then do something artsy for the rest of the class. If your coop is school-y/workbooy, you could assign the quizzes as homework, or you ask them to be more creative with narrations or drawings or something like that at home (Book of Centuries style?). Fwiw, I've found that moms don't often like a lot of homework assigned in coop classes. Its not on their radar, so to speak, so they often forget to have the child complete it.
Volume II has some chapters that need serious editing. There are threads here you can search for, if that helps.
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Thanks, Books. 
Our co-op runs from September through May... & we have a lot of leeway in how we want to teach. I'm reluctant to give homework for 3rd grade for the same reasons.
so if I'm understanding correctly, I could read two chapters at each class, then quick narration/questions back, then go onto a little project? We'll probably have to forget about the little index card boxes. Just wish we had two hours instead of one!
We went through SOTW-2 too and were disappointed about the spin on some topics too
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Can you request that the chapters be read at home in advance of the class? Then you can request a couple of oral narrations, ask some comprehension questions, do the map work and then a quick art project. If you have an hour scheduled you'll only have about 45 minutes of actually class time-once everyone gets settled.
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I've been using Sow for several years now and I think expecting the kids to sit and listen to you read 2 chapters would be a stretch and it would take most of your time. If the parents/kids could read them ahead of time it would be best. Then during your class they could narrate what they remember and you could do an activity/coloring page/game from the activity guide. I know the kids during coop like to be able to work together and this would make it more fun for them.
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