My Story K

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Overview

My Story K: My Family, My Life is a kindergarten social studies course. Social studies for this age typically includes introductions to family and culture, what it is to be a good citizen, basic geography and understanding simple maps, and basic economics and the value of things, ultimately aiming toward a better understanding of God’s love for us, our families, and other people in the world. The course begins at the core with a foundation of family, neighborhood, and church. My Story K is an adventure-based curriculum that encourages families to explore the world together through four quests, and to understand it better from God’s perspective.

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My Story K (14.84 MB)

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Book Trailer - My Story Curriculum Overview

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SKU M270-7
Manufacturer Master Books
Weight (in lbs) 2.20
Title My Story K
Subtitle My Family My Life
Series My Story
Volume in Series K
ISBN 13 9781683442707
Contributors Craig Froman
Binding Paperback
Page Count 344
Publisher New Leaf Publishing Group, LLC
Dimensions (in inches) 8 1/2 x 11

My Story K: My Family, My Life is a kindergarten social studies course. Social studies for this age typically includes introductions to family and culture, what it is to be a good citizen, basic geography and understanding simple maps, and basic economics and the value of things, ultimately aiming toward a better understanding of God’s love for us, our families, and other people in the world. The course begins at the core with a foundation of family, neighborhood, and church. My Story K is an adventure-based curriculum that encourages families to explore the world together through four quests, and to understand it better from God’s perspective.

  • This book is designed with elements that make weekly learning fun and interactive, including:
  • A focus on children in their homes, helping them think about their lives from their immediate families and beyond
  • Insights into cultures in other parts of the world and their different foods, rules, and celebrations
  • As students work through the course, the teacher will be helping them create a story book of their year, so they can reflect on who they are in their eyes and in God’s eyes

Table of Contents

  • Using This Teacher Guide
  • Charting Your Course
  • Schedule
  • Welcome to My Story K!
  • Quest 1 — My Family & Culture
    • 1. My Family and Me
    • 2. Where We Live
    • 3. Holidays and Special Times
    • 4. Good Food and Nutrition
    • 5. Games and Toys
    • 6. Clothing and Uniforms
    • 7. Music and Song
    • 8. Pictures and Words in Books
    • 9. Reading and Writing
  • Quest 2 —My Citizenship
    • 10. Character Counts
    • 11. Keeping Us Safe
    • 12. God Protects Us
    • 13. Traditions Around the World
    • 14. My Friends and Me
    • 15. Resolving Conflict
    • 16. Community Leaders
    • 17. Heroes and Helpers
    • 18. Citizens of Heaven
  • Quest 3 — My Geography
    • 19. Local Life
    • 20. Maps
    • 21. Community
    • 22. Rural and Urban Worlds
    • 23. Different People of the World
    • 24. Different Parts of the World
    • 25. What the World Eats
    • 26. Geography Terms
    • 27. Weather Words
  • Quest 4 — My Financial Things
    • 28. What a Family Needs
    • 29. Needs Versus Wants
    • 30. Trade, Borrowing, or Purchase
    • 31. Choices
    • 32. God Provides for Us
    • 33. Environments and Our Needs
    • 34. Goods and Services
    • 35. Chores and Jobs
    • 36. Different Careers
  • Appendix
    • My Book Time
    • God's Scripture Time Flashcards
    • Language Time Flashcards
    • My Story Name Tags
    • Word Collector Flashcards
    • Geography Flashcards
    • Continent Map Coloring Pages
    • Answers for Exercises
It's go time!
Review by MamaLlama
Pros:
- we loved the flash cards
- loved the introduction to different languages, cultures, different vocations, and maps
- Pro tip, get a map from Voice of the Martyrs and pray for each persecuted country as you come to it in the class

Cons:
-the poetry in the book they have your child make for the class is quite bad
-there was a lot of coloring and drawing which my little one does not enjoy doing, an alternative craft or activity would be nice
-the day 2 of each week felt a little less useful/ productive than day 1
Loving this already!!
Review by Jesinia
This has become very quickly my daughter's favorite! I loved social studies and history as a kid , so to see my children fall in love with learning about other cultures and their own family has been a beautiful blessing! The worksheets are amazing and she loves it!
Good And Simple Intro to Social Studies
Review by Kathleen
This is a good book to introduce your kindergartner to social studies. It really got my son thinking about cultures around the world. He loved learning about the different ways to say “thank you” in other languages. We also both found the pictures to be beautiful and engaging conversation starters. However, I didn’t feel like there was enough content my son actually learned this year. It felt like there was too much “fluff” with the coloring and silly poems. This is good for kindergarten because of the pictures and conversations it starts, but I’m wary of purchasing any more books in this series.
so many nice parts
Review by ABBYE
This book included vocab, maps, scripture and introduction to other languages. We really enjoyed doing this together the about me book wasna bit odd for my tastes but my daughter enjoyed completing it.
Good intro
Review by Hannah
This was not our favorite study & we really struggled through it. For a 5 yo it was just a lot of reading and didn’t hold his attention well. The book was very conveniently laid out though, as are all of the MB books we’ve studied so far, and full of good information for a history introduction.
PERFECT FOR US
Review by Lucia
Ok, so I wanted a social studies curriculum that would expose my son to a LOT of new and interesting social studies concepts, like language, culture, arts, food, etc, and this did EXACTLY THAT in such a SWEET & BEAUTIFUL way. I adore this curriculum. I think this was actually my favorite curriculum for grade k of any subject. I enjoyed that each lesson had a new set of vocabulary, a different country to identify on the map, a new language to hear of, and all other sorts of interesting fun facts and useful and CHRISTIAN focus. This curriculum is an excellent and light “spine” textbook which can serve as a starting off point to deeper conversations. Ex, I would preview the months lessons, and pick out some fun themes I saw as I skimmed, and then when we went to th library, I’d pick out a few books to add to each weeks theme. (Not at all necessary, but to us, it was FUN.) the curriculum is deep enough that your child will learn of all sorts of new topics but light enough that it can hold a 4 year olds interest as you read to them, and if needed you can easily complete the weeks lessons in one go. All in all, I LOVED the information presented, found it incredibly wholesome and helpful to my child’s education, and lots of fun for the whole family to listen in on and learn from. It’s an excellent grade k curriculum. I highly recommend it!
Nice but simple
Review by Mandi
Love the pictures and concepts but felt it was too basic even for my kindergartens. I would do it again for pre-school instead.
Great content...just not a great fit for his learning style.
Review by TisforTeacherMama
My child is more visual and hands-on. We started this book when he was 5.5 years old. I think I would have waited until he was 6.5. That being said it just didn't fit his learning style is great when learning about the cultures!
Not my favorite but well set up
Review by Ashley
Although it wasn't our favorite course and we didn't finish it . I will say it was well layed out and designed. Material was clearly presented and well organized. It just didn't work well for us at the time we used it with the stage of life we were in. This is still a amazing resource but out of all the masterbooks materials we have used and own (and it's a entire bookcase worth) this one just didn't work for our littles at the time.
My child enjoyed it
Review by Gin
My child liked the book for the most part. When we were done using it, she asked me to buy another one for the next year!!
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