History and Geography LIFEPAC Curriculum

Alpha Omega

See the information about Alpha Omega’s LIFEPAC curriculum under the information about publishers. You need to check for correct placement level before using Alpha Omega curriculum, in this instance considering both level of difficulty and topic. Even if your child functions at a fifth grade level, you should be choosing a history course that fits in with your past and future historical coverage. (Note: Alpha Omega has diagnostic tests to place students in their curriculum.)

The complete set for each grade level includes ten LIFEPACs and a Teacher’s Guide with answer keys and teacher helps.

I do not recommend this curriculum for younger grade levels, since I believe that history studies with younger children should be much more interactive with read aloud books and discussion rather than independent work.

Topics for upper elementary grades:

Level 400 for fourth grade: overview of different types of regions and cultures throughout the world.

Level 500 for fifth grade: the history of the United States and North America

Level 600 for sixth grade: overview of world history and an introduction to geography

Level 700 for seventh grade: introduces social studies concepts--history, geography, anthropology, sociology, economics, and political science--for both the United States and the world.

Level 800 for eighth grade: covers U.S. History at greater depth than previously.