Introductory Note: I purchased all of these on my own. I did not receive a free copy to review. Hence, these are my honest opinions and assessments on the curriculum.
As most of you know, I’m a visual person and I love maps. I have to know where everything is/was when learning about locations. So I looked into finding blackline maps for my kids for history study.
Terri Johnson’s MapTrek program (offered through her company Knowledge Quest) is one of the few out there that won’t break the bank. I bought all 4 years (Ancient Times through Modern Times) called the Complete Collection, both the print book and the CD.
I like MapTrek but a lot of the maps are redundant if you also purchase the Activity Book for Story of the World (SOTW) by Susan Wise Bauer. She actually uses some of Mrs. Johnson’s maps in her book as well.
However, I like the detail of MapTrek’s maps better but I usually use SOTW’s because it’s already printed and saves on paper. If you buy the activity book I would say you don’t need MapTrek.
I also purchased Knowledge Quest’s Timeline Map of Ancient History which is awesome! I love being able to see the highlights and if I forget something I just run over to the wall and the date is right there.
Conclusions: Great products by a homeschooling mom herself at reasonable rates. Quick timeframe on answering emails. Time saver when it comes to map work during history/geography lessons.