180 days of Social Studies for Grade 3 - Daily Workbook
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "Every lie you were ever taught in school and had to unlearn later with real actual facts and evidence etc is in this.\n\nMisquoted presidents? This has them. 'diversity is a virtue' is a direct quote from inside this book.\n\nA note for whoever wrote and whoever sells this book. Diversity for the sake thereof is anything but virtue and is usually not true 'diversity' anyway. Having people who look different but think the same is not diversity. There is something called 'intolerant tolerance' and it is a bit of irony in of itself.\n\nAt first, we made discussions of them and they spurred a lot of lessons and diving into real source material that proved it wrong but then it just got exhausting and we just left it out of our curriculum entirely.\n\nDo not use this book! It is inaccurate and misrepresents a lot of culture and history!\n\n(For instance, a lot of our founders were actually agnostic- there is documentation to show that they were not Christian and the pilgrims did not go to church every Sunday etc- I mean are you kidding me? maybe the Christian pilgrims but some(a lot) weren't christian at all- it was not part of being a pilgrim itself and even a lot who were did not 'go to church every sunday').\n\nI could dive into the abyss full of misrepresentations and flaws in this book but I'd be writing novels of corrections longer than the book itself just to give the proper context. We stopped using this book to supplement our history and social studies lessons fairly quickly. I just didn't get around to reviewing until now.\n\nFind source material books and another book to use worksheets our of or make your own but never rely on this trash."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I never used this because the terminology used in the first story was obviously anti-white. They could have chose words like people from England, but they chose to use the term white people. It was a little off putting. I can’t use that in my classroom, even if it is true.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "LOVE these '180 days' books. I have tried many curricula and these are gems. This 3rd grade social studies book is one of my favorites. Even if your child is beyond 3rd grade, in my opinion it's great preparation for higher level learning and life in general. So many basic concepts are illustrated so well. Important, useful concepts are covered (not unnecessary fluff or busy work). My husband and I are so impressed with the creative content of the worksheets. I haven't seen anything like them elsewhere. They can be completed in 5-10 minutes, but they make your child think and ensure understanding. They're an excellent adjunct to any curriculum. They would also make a good resource for the summer. I am truly so thankful for this resource, and give it my highest recommendation."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Hmm, let\'s see: George Washington\'s little quotation bubbles cite the importance of life, liberty, and ... bending to the common good? And a few pages later, Thomas Jefferson, the slave owner, admonishes us that "diversity is an important value". While these may be valuable virtues, I detect an author putting his own words in the mouths of famous historical figures!\nDo not use this book as a standalone social studies curriculum. We spend a week at the beginning of the year on the cruel American government\'s greed in the Trail of Tears. Then, we get 40 days of study in pioneer culture, American explorers, American heroes (Chapman, Nancy Hart, Boone, Crockett), Famous figures (Flagler, Austin, Minuit), Pilgrims, Lincoln, Constitution, Inventors (Franklin, Edison, Sprague, Tesla).\nAs a social studies supplement applied with discretion, however, this book is excellent and deserves the full five stars. It is actually rather difficult to find an excellent history book that also covers civics, economics, and geography in depth. So, buy yourself an excellent history book (not this book) and then buy this book to fill in all the gaps in civics, economics, etc. The worksheets themselves are fun and engaging, an easy 15-minute assignment that you can append to the end of your history period or assign as a self-study homework, since no prep work or lecturing is required.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Love this curriculum! I'm homeschooling and got 5 core subjects for my 3rd grader (Math, Reading, Writing, Science, and Social Studies). The assignments are well thought out and meet standardized test standards. Each lesson builds on the last. My ADHD son is doing the work in double time. I'm so grateful for this curriculum!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Excellent day to day curriculum. I love that it has day to day work and a cd to use. Very helpful when trying to give work on a day to day basis and follow the 180 day school calendar. While still teaching what has to be taught everyday without getting frustrated these books are perfect.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Bought this with spectrum geography for my third grader. Spectrum wasn't needed this has a full year of work. A lesson for everyday for the whole year geography included."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This book is GREAT!! So interesting and comical to read reviews from others who claim this book is “anti-white” when all it does is tell the truth of this country’s history. Sorry is facts make you uncomfortable. I highly recommend this book.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This workbook is a quick and easy supplement to my social studies homeschool curriculum. My 3rd and 4th grade kids are able to manage the lessons themselves with minimal assistance. They lessons are a good mix of history and civics lessons. We will be trying additional options from this series to supplement our homeschool.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We love the 180 days books with our Homeschooling. We have ordered several different subjects and they are all wonderful! With that being said, none of our books have included a cd. I’ve seen several reviews stating they received a cd but we’ve never seen one.'}]