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history curriculum - 10/6/2009 9:55:04 AM
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georgiabelle
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My children, 5th and 7th grades, have used Mystery of History, but it is getting a little dull for us. Can anyone recommend another curriculum? I would like something that is intriguing and makes the kids want to know more about what they studied.
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RE: history curriculum - 10/6/2009 2:40:30 PM
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cynthia
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What are your children finding dull about MOH? I am wondering if you are using the program fully.
I do not do the crafts at all, but it is important to do some of the activities to help the students understand the material more fully and deeply. It also adds interest to the program and makes it more enjoyable. Further research and study makes it more interesting. As the children grow academically, it is important to keep up with their interests and engage them on their level. MOH makes this possible by providing lists of resources.
This year I am doing MOH I with my twelve and ten year old. They have different activities and I have different expectations for them. Last year my then fourteen year old completed MOH III. She loved it. However, I gave her a lot of activities to do along with her reading in the textbook. These activities included:
Reading books, essays and letters written during the time period she was studying. Since she is a very advanced reader, she read books by Machiavelli and Sir Thomas Moore.
She did research on various topics that came up along the way. For example, she did a serious study on STD’s. At the time, one of her friends had become sexually active. TL was very concerned about her friend, so the subject of STD’s was timely for her. She was even able to share the information with her friend.
She studied famous artists.
She watched movies such as “A Man For All Seasons.”
She watched a play.
She wrote papers.
She kept a timeline.
She wrote her history/memory cards.
She did all of the map activities.
This is how the MOH program is meant to be used. My concern is that if you try a different program, you may end up with the same problem you have now.
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RE: history curriculum - 10/13/2009 11:43:05 AM
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allisonbrett
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With my 8th grade dd, we have winged it and created our own history/georgraphy studies and have used SOS and Lifepac. If you're looking for something to inspire SOS and Lifepac won't do it. She's currently doing SOS but doesn't enjoy it. It is rather boring and dry and I LOVE history. Time to consider other alternatives.
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RE: history curriculum - 11/2/2009 2:26:15 PM
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cmom4
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I bought MOH last year and was very disappointed with it. I love history and thought that by the description of it that I had finally found the perfect history curriculum. I was very surprised at what little time they spent on each subject. One page was just not enough---crafts or no crafts---it moved way too quickly between subjects and I was not fond of the timeline----yuk.
The previous years I used Story of the World. I loved it (more importantly my daughter loved it). Starting in the ancients and moving through time each year has a nice flow. They spent chapters on a period of time and there were maps and crafts to go along with what we were studying. However, when year 2 came along there was much time spent on Islam and I skipped several chapter to avoid this. It is a Christian program, but they do (obviously) not exclude non-Christian history. I do not have a problem with that per say, but it was too much time and I skipped enough in that years book to start searching again. Then came MOH--ruined my year of history last year, and this year I have pieced together a literature based history program myself beginning in Colonial times and moving through the Civil War. It is a lot of work and what I'm always trying to avoid. I want this same program prepared for me with activities, tests and crafts already pre-planned! Someone else mentioned Beautiful Feet.....it may be similar to what I am doing this year. I may check that out myself.
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RE: history curriculum - 11/4/2009 9:53:16 PM
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sen10tious
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Check these out:
http://www.inspirededucators.com/curricula.html
They advertize these as "minds-on" studies, although some of the lessons are hands-on as well. And they really are!
If you want activities, crafts and tests already prepared this has that.
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