My entire family had the privilege to try this. One-year subscription to the great homeschool video curriculum For this review to be used in conjunction with our own homeschool curriculum, is from Car Shuttle Historical Adventures. This is a Home School Inspection Team Review. All opinions expressed belong to me or my family.
Drive-through History is a great series that makes history fun. There are three different fascinating series to choose from: Biblical History (Biblical), American History, and Ancient History. These bring history to life and draw the viewer into an exciting adventure and learning. These tell us not only about history, but also about archeology, geography, and art surrounding the people, places, and events that define our world and the Christian faith. These videos were taken so that you can see what the tour guide wants you to learn, up close and personal.
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| Dave Stotts: A fun guide to the Car Service History. |
Dave Stotts is our fun tour guide hosting Drive Thru History. For the last 20 years, he has produced and edited his works in nearly 30 countries with professional film and documentary production. He loves shooting and editing movies, videography, writing and media creation. Storytelling is the driving force behind his work.
Drive-through History Adventures is an online subscription for the full series. With a subscription, you can’t just get great video series to watch online. Each video is approximately 30-45 minutes long. The curriculum included with each video is recommended for ages 12 and up, but the videos can be viewed by anyone, even the younger age, especially ages 5-11. You also have the opportunity to download homeschool study guides, which consist of discussion questions, an answer guide, suggested readings, and additional online resources to make history lessons a complete curriculum. This curriculum is not just offered on physical DVDs. In addition, weekly updates and new material have been added via e-mail.
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| Past Adventures Dashboard Thru Drive. |
After signing up and logging in, you will be directed to the Dashboard page. On the Dashboard, you can browse the Latest Resources (new uploads), Dave’s Adventures (videos on how to use the curriculum, community, dashboard, etc.), Sides (short video tidbit diversions about things in history). ) and Featured Videos (videos that Dave wants to share right now) Facebook Group news feed.
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| Some of what the section pages have to offer for the curriculum. |
Then there is a drop-down menu for Curriculum at the top of the page. The curriculum is divided into three sections: Biblical History Adventures, American History Adventures, and Ancient History Adventures. After choosing which course, you can go to each section page. In this video, an excerpt from a famous person, Abstract, Suggested Readings that can be downloaded or read using the online reader, Sideshow, Discussion Questions, Worksheet downloads and Discussion Questions and Dig Deep. These pages also include painting, sculpture, architecture, work, etc. It is filled with photos in full color.
Biblical Adventures in History (“Bibles: The Extraordinary Life of Jesus of Nazareth”):
18-week course …
- Part 1: Historical Landscape
- Section 2: Announcements
- Episode 3: Jesus is Born
- Chapter 4: Jesus Is Growing Up
- Chapter 5: Jesus Begins His Service
- Chapter 6: Jesus Returns to Galilee
- Episode # 7 Jesus Begins His Miracles
- Chapter 8: Jesus Teaches with Authority
- Episode 9 – The Sermon on the Mount
- Chapter 10: Jesus Travels the Sea of Galilee
- Episode 11 Jesus Travels North
- 12 A Final Trip to Jerusalem
- Episode: Jesus Arrives in Jerusalem
- 14 The Last Supper
- Episode 15: The Trial of Jesus
- Episode 16: The Crucifixion of Jesus
- Episode 17: The Resurrection of Jesus
- Episode # 18 Who Is Jesus?
American Historical Adventures (“From Columbus to the Constitution”):
12-week course …
- Part 1: The Discovery
- Part 2: Pilgrim Search for Freedom
- Chapter 3: The Beginning of the Revolution
- Part 4: Whitefield & Boston’s Freedom Trail
- William Penn & Early Philadelphia
- Chapter 6: The Founding Fathers of Philadelphia
- Episode # 7 Revolution Warriors
- Episode 8: Early Colonial Virginia
- Chapter 9: Virginia’s Founding Fathers
- Episode 10: Revolution in New York
- Episode 11: New York and the First President
- Chapter 12: New Jersey and Epilogue
Ancient History Adventures (“Christianity and the Birth of Western Civilization”):
12-week course …
- Part 1: The Rise of Western Civilization
- Part 2: The Age of Conflict
- Episode 3: A Time of Challenges
- Episode 4: Roots of Democracy
- Chapter 5: The Challenges of a New Religion
- Episode 6 – The Spread of Christianity
- Episode 7 East Meets West
- Chapter 8 The Ruins and Romans
- Episode 9: The Advancement of Knowledge
- Episode 10: Heart of Stone
- Episode 11: Constantine and Constantinople
- Episode 12: The Best of the Ancient World
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| Drive-through Historical Adventures Resources page. |
The next drop-down menu at the top of the page is for Resources. The Resources page includes: Featured content, Quote Papers, Articles, Sides, Getting Started, Backstage, Worksheets, Answer Guides, Suggested Readings, and Dig Deep. This gives you all this in one place so you don’t have to search.
The next link at the top is for the Community page. This has feeds from his social media: Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. There’s also a link to the Members Only Facebook Group so you can join when you subscribe to Drive Thru History Adventures.
The link at the top after that is Account. You can view your account information here: name, subscription status, purchase receipt, invoice, and password There is also an area where you can ask questions about your subscription.
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| Adventure TV |
The next link on the top is Adventures TV. This is Car Service Historical Adventures optimized for different platforms. You can watch videos on: TV with Chromecast, iPhone, iPad, Android and mobile device; and computer. This is included in the Car Service History Adventures subscription.
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| Car Shuttle Historical Adventures TV has been optimized for use across multiple platforms. |
How We Used It and Our Thoughts:
We loved Car Service History and got a chance to review the physical DVD set from them The Gospels. It was great and that’s why I knew I wanted to participate in that too. Our family was given the opportunity to review part of the Driving History Adventures homeschool history curriculum.
We chose to do the Ancient History Adventures. This is an astonishing tour of how ancient civilization and Christianity play into history leading up to the birth of western civilization. Dave takes us on a journey to explore early Greece, Rome and Asia Minor. There are 12 chapters with videos, discussion questions, articles and additional readings, worksheets, and pictures of what is taught.
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| Ancient History Adventures episode series. |
Each episode of these homeschooling videos is packed with a lot of information. With his infectious enthusiasm and humor, Dave’s charm is irresistible. These sections are also highly visually interesting and full of rich content. Each episode is family-friendly, fascinating, engaging, and interesting.
After each episode, we went to the study guide as a family to read and discuss together what we had learned over the weeks. Each chapter page includes videos and other stuff to dig even deeper into the lessons. Drive-through History Adventures inspired us to explore history as a family even further. This gave us a greater appreciation of the history behind ancient civilizations. It was an eye opener to say the least.
Here is Dave Stotts introducing his Car Service Historical Adventures …
I highly recommend Drive-in History Adventures! The homeschool Bible curriculum is great for families who want to teach their kids history from a Christian worldview. This series would be great for both homeschooled and non-homeschooled. This is great for small group work, homeschooling curriculum, church study, Family Home Evening Bible study, and Sunday School work.
So … Fasten your seatbelt and get ready because you will go on an exciting journey!
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