Classical, Chronological, Complete. Goes from AD 30 to 1460. 750+ pages
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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
By CD
Format:Paperback
I just have one complaint about this curriculum - I didn't write it! As a two-decade home educator, I've been trying to write a needed missing link in home education. But this book is the link I've been looking for!!!
There seems to be two basic types of history books out there:
1. Textbooks that give trite summaries that fail to inspire our kids to interact with historical periods and that tend to instill a sense of boredom.
2. Exciting "idea book" type hands-on programs that give timelines, maps, ideas, crafts, etc. that you are told to integrate with historical instruction. The problem is, most of us don't have the time, knowledge, or money to buy or research these historical periods to teach the "meat" of information we don't know ourselves. Plus, there are those days as a homeschooler where we need the kids to be more autonomous than others. If the curriculum depends on us 100% of the time, we're going to fail. If the curriculum depends on handing a kid a big book or computer and hoping they discern what the key points to isolate, they will often become distracted and fail. With this self-directed approach, assessment becomes a big issue - either by neglecting to test or by exhausting the home educator who is required to create these constant assessments.
Mystery of History gives the beginner to advanced home educator the best of both worlds. A great, easy-to-read segment of history is covered each day. The student is able to read it themselves and then, is asked to write a summary card of the key point and dates. A timeline is recommended with the choice of format.... Read more ›
There seems to be two basic types of history books out there:
1. Textbooks that give trite summaries that fail to inspire our kids to interact with historical periods and that tend to instill a sense of boredom.
2. Exciting "idea book" type hands-on programs that give timelines, maps, ideas, crafts, etc. that you are told to integrate with historical instruction. The problem is, most of us don't have the time, knowledge, or money to buy or research these historical periods to teach the "meat" of information we don't know ourselves. Plus, there are those days as a homeschooler where we need the kids to be more autonomous than others. If the curriculum depends on us 100% of the time, we're going to fail. If the curriculum depends on handing a kid a big book or computer and hoping they discern what the key points to isolate, they will often become distracted and fail. With this self-directed approach, assessment becomes a big issue - either by neglecting to test or by exhausting the home educator who is required to create these constant assessments.
Mystery of History gives the beginner to advanced home educator the best of both worlds. A great, easy-to-read segment of history is covered each day. The student is able to read it themselves and then, is asked to write a summary card of the key point and dates. A timeline is recommended with the choice of format.... Read more ›
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By M. Roberts
Format:Paperback
This year my son and I have been learning about the Middle Ages. This book covers that time period. I do like that it is chronological and covers a lot of different people that I don't ever recall learning about in my history classes. The conversational tone is also great and makes the readings enjoyable.
All that said I am giving this book 3 stars because I wish it was organized more like a typical textbook. There are pretests and lots and lots of suggestions for assignments, but not too many of them were practical if you want to spend less than an hour per day on history. My son did not enjoy doing the timeline so we gave that up about half way through. I would have liked to see some review questions at the end of each lesson to act as some sort of guage as to whether my son understood the lesson. Instead there are assignment suggestions (for 3 different age levels which IS great) that aren't practical and require going outside of the text for information. This isn't always convenenient.
Overall the content is fabulous and interesting, but to use as suggested you need a healthy amount of time in your day as well as access to reference materials or a great library to complete some of the assignments.
All that said I am giving this book 3 stars because I wish it was organized more like a typical textbook. There are pretests and lots and lots of suggestions for assignments, but not too many of them were practical if you want to spend less than an hour per day on history. My son did not enjoy doing the timeline so we gave that up about half way through. I would have liked to see some review questions at the end of each lesson to act as some sort of guage as to whether my son understood the lesson. Instead there are assignment suggestions (for 3 different age levels which IS great) that aren't practical and require going outside of the text for information. This isn't always convenenient.
Overall the content is fabulous and interesting, but to use as suggested you need a healthy amount of time in your day as well as access to reference materials or a great library to complete some of the assignments.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When I was looking for a history program to use with my son, I asked several families what program they used. Nine out of ten told me Mystery of History. When I asked why, I received a number of answers, but all said because it was so enjoyable and had such easy but interesting activities for elementary, middle school and high school students. My son never complains about history now. He looks forward to our daily reading and the easy activity that we do with it. We decided on making history cards rather than a timeline, which he can do on his own. He even looks forward to the tests and pretests at the end and beginning of each section. Everything that we need in one text, including maps.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By J. Wilund
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I went through Volume I with my 7th & 4th graders and found it to be interesting, thorough enough without being overwhelming, and offering the opportunity to do as much or as little as you want on a daily basis with the addition of extra activities and projects. This volume surpasses the first volume, which was great.
My favorite aspect of her history courses are the pre- and post- tests scattered throughout the book. Never before have I seen a subject reviewed so constantly in such a fun way. My girls love to do the tests together as a form of competition to see who can remember the answer first in the post-tests and who can guess what the answer might be in the pre-tests. She whets their appetites for what is to come and keeps what has been fresh on their minds. In fact, the post-tests keep the subjects so fresh that by the end of the last topic in the book they still remember the first topic they studied. They are short and fun but require them to remember past lessons. What a joy!
My own complaint is that Volume 3 is not ready yet!! I will need it next year!!!
My favorite aspect of her history courses are the pre- and post- tests scattered throughout the book. Never before have I seen a subject reviewed so constantly in such a fun way. My girls love to do the tests together as a form of competition to see who can remember the answer first in the post-tests and who can guess what the answer might be in the pre-tests. She whets their appetites for what is to come and keeps what has been fresh on their minds. In fact, the post-tests keep the subjects so fresh that by the end of the last topic in the book they still remember the first topic they studied. They are short and fun but require them to remember past lessons. What a joy!
My own complaint is that Volume 3 is not ready yet!! I will need it next year!!!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is an impressive history book! It is a tome to be sure, even a bit intimidating for the younger grades, but it is easily adaptable to a wide range of age and ability levels. My 8-year-old son enjoys history, so he loves it, but I think the activities are interesting enough to engage less enthusiastic students, as well. It is also appropriate for much older students; the author, in fact, recommends going through the book in its entirety at different stages of a student's development. If you're looking for a great history series (this volume covers A.D. 29 through the Middle Ages)written from a Biblical worldview, you'd be hard-pressed to do better than this!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best history book ever
We have read Mystery of History Volume 1 AND 2. I have learned just as much as my sons. This book is great in that it covers so much in great efficiency (each chapter is only a few... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mom of boys
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great multilevel history curriculum!
This is our second year using MOH. We bought the audio files directly from MOH to go along with the book. My kids are enjoying the timeline. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Michele
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is the best!
I very much appreciate the way this series is laid out. It's so nice to learn what is happening in history around the world during the same time periods! Read more
Published 12 months ago by My two cents
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Book
This is a very good book for all ages of students. Every lesson has an activity/assignment for further study that can be done under three categories: Younger Students, Middle... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Starshine
5.0 out of 5 stars
LOVE this curriculum!
After reading all the wonderful Amazon reviews about this curriculum, we decided to use this in our homeschool. This is our favorite subject and we are learning so much. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Copperbelle
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not even comparable to Volume 1
I was disappointed to have gone through MOH volume two. So many things had changed from volume one: No longer uses King James Version, less interesting activities, and longer more... Read more
Published on March 26, 2011 by Stonewall
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mystery of History
This is a wonderful series. My daughter and I both love the well written history lessons, and she especially loves the activities. I let her pick which ones she wants to do.
Published on July 30, 2010 by set
2.0 out of 5 stars
Misleading information and busy work
This author has a lot of busy work for the kids - making cards, making a time line notebook, mapwork, and many many more "activities" that are actually just keeping the kids busy,... Read more
Published on April 13, 2010 by A.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome Christian perspective on history.
Highly adaptable to different grade levels with wonderful suggestions for art and science projects that coincide with the history lesson plans. Read more
Published on October 16, 2009 by Colleen Johnston
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful history book!
We have already gone through Mystery of History Volume I. This volume continues with the Middle Ages and gives the kids an idea of not only what was going on in the world at large,... Read more
Published on September 9, 2009 by Homeschool Mom
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