Mystery of History

by Rita
(Kansas City)

Product: Mystery of History
Levels Used: Volume 1
Dates Used: 2008 to current

Likes: My oldest daughter (10 yrs.) loves MOH! When I announced that we would be starting science in late summer to cover insects while they were still around, she wished we could start history instead.

The reading portion of the lessons is short, but can be lengthened by more in depth study if desired. We have stopped 2 or 3 times during the first volume to study things that interested my daughter in more depth.

I like that I can use this book through high school because the author has provided activities for all age groups (younger, middle and older) for each lesson. My 10 and 6 yr old are doing the activities for the younger kids. They will never forget that Nineveh was destroyed by a flood after building a sandcastle and destroying it with water. They love creating the timeline figures and I'm certain this will help them remember the people of history.

There is an additional materials list near the back of the book that I have used to quickly find additional materials on a topic.

The lessons are covered chronologically from Creation to the Resurrection. Instead of following one civilization at a time through history, you get to tie all the different civilizations together and see what all were doing during the same time period. Did you know Jonah was around at the time the Olympics began? We do after reading MOH.

Dislikes: I didn't care for cutting out the timeline figures from the index cards. But I've discovered the MOH yahoo group that has timeline figures posted for anyone to use so that dislike is a problem of the past!