The Mystery of History: The Early Church and the Middle Ages: 2

Excelentes libros, ninguno que se le parezca pues tiene la historia desde el origen - génesis hasta la época moderna. Lectura bastante digerible , te atrapa.

I went through Volume I with my 7th & 4th graders and found it to be interesting, thorough enough without being overwhelming, and offering the opportunity to do as much or as little as you want on a daily basis with the addition of extra activities and projects. This volume surpasses the first volume, which was great.My favorite aspect of her history courses are the pre- and post- tests scattered throughout the book. Never before have I seen a subject reviewed so constantly in such a fun way. My girls love to do the tests together as a form of competition to see who can remember the answer first in the post-tests and who can guess what the answer might be in the pre-tests. She whets their appetites for what is to come and keeps what has been fresh on their minds. In fact, the post-tests keep the subjects so fresh that by the end of the last topic in the book they still remember the first topic they studied. They are short and fun but require them to remember past lessons. What a joy!My own complaint is that Volume 3 is not ready yet!! I will need it next year!!!

Prompt service. Very pleased with book.

This is the second Mystery of History book I've taught from. I also use the _Story_of_the_World_ series to which I can compare this. Mystery of History includes a great deal of biblical history, and it is evident the author has tried to make it Christ-centered. In many places it is written by the author in first-person, which is a little unorthodox for a history text book. Nevertheless, I think the subject demands a good teacher to keep the subject lively, fun, and engaging for many students. Story of the World, by comparison contains slightly more brief accounts of many of the same subjects, but doesn't include as much bible history (in volume I), or as much in the way of teaching aides, lesson plans, advice etc. I still use both and will continue to do so. I've also been using video from New Dimension Media (available on Amazon Prime Instant Video), Schlessinger Media (old VHS and some DVD from the library), and occasionally some Youtube content. I think this has sufficed so far for my 6 and 7 year olds, but as they get older I would like to find something that takes a little more critical look at history.

We absolutely really like Mystery of History - we have all the volumes. My one child who is a history buff still goes back and reads them from time to time. Well written. Engaging for the kids. Lots of various depths you can take it, just as is, do the added activities, or add your own. Nicely laid out and very easy to follow. We liked the "take another look" reviews, "what did you miss" exercises, which really helps the kiddos to learn the material.For the time line we used Rose Book of Bible and Christian History Time Lines and added to it. It's a very cool timeline!No Cons