A total of 90 lessons are included; 15 for every creative day in the Genesis account. The first 12 are “normal” lessons and the last 3 are challenge lessons. Depending on how much science you wish to teach in your homeschool, there are enough lessons to cover every other day for the length of a school year, or, you can finish the book by only doing two lessons a week (and skipping the challenge lessons).

Volume III covers the time period of the Reformation. Although Hobar does a better than average job of trying to present the Catholic side of issues, such as indulgences, the content is strongly Protestant. Middle school students could use it as a spine and jumping off into more research or reading or writing about the content. You could definitely use this curriculum to teach multiple ages together from K-8, requiring more analysis or written work from your older children. We believe that the Law of God is the eternal and unchangeable rule of His moral government; that it is holy, just, and good; and that the inability which the Scriptures ascribe to fallen men to fulfill its precepts, arises entirely from their love of sin: to deliver them from which, and to restore them through a Mediator to unfeigned obedience to the holy Law, is one great end of the Gospel, and of the Means of Grace connected with the establishment of the visible church. Through masterful storytelling on a wide variety of world history events, these workshops are designed to prepare, equip, and inspire parents to better understand and teach world history through the lens of a biblical worldview from Creation to present time. A crowd favorite is “Bad Boys of the 20th Century,” which focuses on the rise of Lenin, Mussolini, Stalin, and Hitler. (These sessions are not necessarily product related to the author and will benefit all ages seeking to learn and/or teach world history.) Hobar’s selection and presentation of topics are fascinating.Given the huge time period she covers in Volume II, she does a great job of pulling out key people and events so students get the big picture. For example, topics for the second and third weeks of the course are Nero, Martyrs of the Early Church, Josephus, Masada, The Dead Sea Scrolls, and The Buried City of Pompeii.While the primary emphasis is on the development of western civilization, there are quite a few lessons on Japan, China, Iceland, New Zealand (focusing on the Maori), Africa (focused on the city Great Zimbabwe), the Aztecs, and the Inkas.Week 29: Lessons 85-87: Alexander the Great, The Divisions of Alexander’s Empire, Archimedes and the Lighthouse of Alexanderia I have found it helpful to study history chronologically, especially for me and my older children. It has allowed us to see the cause and effects of different events throughout history. We have seen how events, ideas and beliefs have shaped the men, women and events that have come later. The Mystery of History follows this chronological approach to history and has made it easier for me and my older children to understand God’s marvelous story. Engaging Stories The author also includes a timeline notebook as a convenience. In the early years when the kids were young, they absolutely loved the giant timeline we created on a foldable cardboard sewing cutting board! Then, as the kids grew to upper elementary ages, they preferred individual timelines, which we created in 3-ring binders or spiral notebooks. Then, they could draw their own pictures for each lesson or use the timeline figures. More activities are included at the end of every third lesson, sometimes including field trip suggestions. Activities include work on a timeline, map work (with reproducible maps included), hands-on projects, games, research, writing, and more. Alternating each week for review purposes are "What Did You Miss?" and "What Did You Learn?" The "What Did You Miss?" activity is a puzzle, game, or exercise, while "What Did You Learn?" is a quiz.Complete answer keys are at the end of each Companion Guide. These include images of completed mapwork.

Timeline Figures (I let each of my children choose whether they want to use these or simply write in their timelines) An Egyptian port city on the Mediterranean Sea, Thonis-Heracleion served as a major trading hub prior to the founding of nearby Alexandria around 331 B.C. Mythical hero Heracles and Helen of Troy both supposedly spent time there. Around the second century B.C., however, the city center collapsed due to soil liquification, possibly triggered by earthquakes, tsunamis, or floods. Eventually, all of Thonis-Heracleion sank underwater, where it remained lost to time until being rediscovered in the early 2000s by marine archeologists. Since then, large statues, animal sarcophagi, temple ruins, pottery shards, jewelry, coins, and even 2,400-year-old fruit baskets have been pulled from the waves, thus shining new light on this real-life Atlantis. 2. Plain of Jars

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You want a flexible curriculum that can include hands-on activities, maps, and timelines (but doesn’t have to) Here is strip 11 of the Copper Scroll, which describes a vast hoard of hidden gold and silver that likely is imaginary. (Image credit: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), CC By 4.0)

Week 7: Lessons 19-21: Moses and the Exodus, the Ark of the Covenant and the Tabernacle, and Joshua, Jericho, and RahabIn contrast, SOTW does not present itself as a Christian worldview history course. Susan Wise Bauer does include biblical stories, but doesn’t present them in an authoritative way or as the main focus of her telling of history. Why you should use Mystery of History These lessons are designed to be used by an instructor who has been through the Teaching Writing: Structure and Style seminar. One of the best reasons to use The Mystery of History curriculum is that you can supplement the volumes with other great books for your children to read. You’ll find some great book lists for putting together your own reading resources for each volume: Like MOH, Story of the World is divided into four volumes, encompassing ancient history to modern history. Here are the volume titles. Volume 4 Timeline Figures –, Karl Marx, and George Washington are just some of the figures that you’ll find in this set of timeline figures. The timeline figures cover both world history and American history.