jillian
- Reviewed on Tuesday, October 06, 2009
- Grades Used: 8th-9th
- Dates used: 2009
This is our second year with MOH, and we are adjusting to it pretty well. We are really happy with the style of writing, the church history included, and the timeline.
We are very unhappy with the map work. For MOH1, there was a place on the website that we could see a sample map filled in, which was very helpful, but this year we are left out to dry. We have to search atlas' and try to divide countries on a big empty map. I want them to be able to be accurate, and it is really hard without the basic divisions of the countries on some of the maps.
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quailrun
- Reviewed on Saturday, October 18, 2008
- Grades Used: 6th
- Dates used: currently using
We started using the Mystery of History Vol.2 this school year and we are SO GLAD we did! When I first looked at this program I thought it looked pretty dry. I had a friend who kept telling me how much her family has enjoyed it and so I decided to give it a try.
What we like about it:
1. Very Organized - I know where to find things easily
2. Each lesson is very doable - We don't feel overloaded
3. The way it's written is engaging and appeals to the kids as well as me! It's Historically accurate and it handles touchy subjects very well. Linda Hobar really pulls out the interesting facts about history.
4. The quizzes are cummulative and we love the "Put it all Together" sections at the end of each quarter that allows us to review in an effective manner.
5. The timeline is simple!!!! This is the first year that I didn't feel stressed putting together a timeline. The kids chose to make their own timeline figures. This curriculum even gives them the ideas for their figures. It has truly been one of the highlights of this program for us.
6. There are lots of resource books in the back of the book that we have chosen to use, but by no means do you have to use them to make this curriculum complete. We use them because the kids want to because this curriculum has sparked their excitement. Also, it does help to choose some extras to add some color and more pictures. On the weeks that life happens we stick to the lessons and skip the activities and extra books, but on the weeks that go smoothly, we delve into the wonderful extras in the program. It's very flexible.
Dislikes -
1. The map work is pretty intense - not saying it's a bad thing though. I think by the end of this year my kids will be mapping like the pros! OK, maybe not, but if we survive the mapping projects, we will have a great feel for maps. Linda Hobar does suggest choosing those mapping activities that will match your kids abilities, so she doesn't expect every kid to do every map project. It's just that it's been a little overwhelming for us.
2. The pages are very thin. I had the binding cut and placed it into a three ring binder. What a mistake!! Don't do it!!! We have ripped several pages out by accident. I wish I had left the book in tact. The next Volume is a hardback book with thicker pages and in full color, so I think it will be much better.
Overall this is a great program. I don't think my kids would have done well with this program in early to mid elementary though. I think the overall age group for this program is 4th-8th and I would definitely keep that in mind when considering this program. We are glad to be using Mystery of History Vol.2; It has made teaching and learning history a pleasure.
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narnia
- Reviewed on Monday, June 23, 2008
- Grades Used: 6th - 9th
- Dates used: 2007-2008
I've used this program for a couple of years with my junior high and high school age children and it is great! I can tailor the difficulty of questions based on their level of ability, but they can also work together often. The scope is wonderful and it is interesting enough to keep them from getting bored.
Most of all there is very little work needed by the teacher (ME)! All I do is assign their pages to read for the week, assign the questions for each child, and grade any tests that pop up!!!!! How simple is that!!!!
Also my kids scored in the 90th percentile in history on their achievement tests. This tells me the program is working!!
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skippy
- Reviewed on Friday, March 14, 2008
- Grades Used: 1-7
- Dates used: 2007
This is a great curriculum! We cannot wait for vol. III to come out.
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