I don't know about you, but I consider myself to be a very
uncreative mom who likes to keep learning uncluttered (meaning,
I consider myself "allergic" to making salt dough maps with my
kids or constructing the solar system from 28 different
materials). Frankly, I didn't even know you could be creative
and keep it simple! So when I saw these products, I was
immediately intrigued! Simply…Stated! and Simply…Presidential!
were born out the desire of two homeschool moms, Katie Campbell
and Sidney Douglass, to teach their children about U.S.
geography and the presidents by not creating a unit study. On
the back cover of both guides, they state their desire for
"simplifying the input (number of topics to cover) and realizing
the output (excitement, enjoyment, and enthusiasm for
learning)." Both books, in this reviewer's opinion, meet those
goals beautifully. Simply…Stated! is recommended for grades 1-6.
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