Mystery of History is A+

by Cindy
(Cortland, IL)

Product: Mystery of History Volume 1
Subject: History / Bible
Levels Used: K-12

Dates Used: 2003 and again now 2008 (with a Sophomore, 6th grader, 5th grader, and 3rd grader)

Likes: This history program is a teacher's dream come true. The lessons are easy for students to understand, and are written to them directly. There are hands-on activities and a wonderful resource guide in the appendix for books and movies to enhance the lessons.

The author, Mrs. Hobar, has done a great job showing students how Jesus Christ is the Mystery of History by doing a time line activity with the students in every lesson, where they can see the lineage of Christ all the way back to creation.

MOH awakens the student (and the teacher!) to what was going on in the rest of the world during each time period and it ties Christianity and History together. It gives the opportunity to give a pre-unit test (verbally) to find out what the student already knows and also includes unit tests. It is suitable, with some moderation, for high school students.

My children are loving this program and always learn something new when we do our MOH lessons. I love the fact that it has age-appropriate activities and is tailor-made for the whole family.

This program also offers an additional CD-Rom for reproducibles, as well as a CD-Rom for additional hands-on activities. If you're looking for language arts, be sure to check out the new "Illuminations" program from Bright Idea Press. It is in Beta-testing right now, but I can tell you that it's a very comprehensive K-12 grammar, writing, reading, and Bible curriculum, which also offers lesson plans for "Christian Kids Explore Biology" as well. It's a gem of a program to go hand-in-hand with Mystery of History Volume 1.

Dislikes: I wish it were 3 hole punched and came in a binder.