Ancient History

[dalynnrmc]

Just curious. Who all is covering ancient history this coming year? And if you care to share what curriculum/a you'll be using, please do!

We'll be picking back up in September, probably. We're using MOH via WP, and soon will be incorporating an LA program from the publisher of MOH as a Beta tester. I'm excited!

We've already covered pre-history up through Mesopotamia and such. We've done quite a bit on Egypt, but it's where we'll pick up. WP covers MOH by civilization, so it's not in the same order as the TOC.

We're also covering Biblical history, so we're going a bit slow. We've covered Abraham and his family, and the next thing we'll cover is Israel in slavery and the Exodus.


Anyone else?

[gwenny99]

We are doing Ancient Hist this year - we are going to cover from Meso era to early Renaissance (if we make it!). We did this about 2 years ago, but just with ds for 5th grade. Now he is stepping it up for 7th grade, and his sisters are doing it at the elementary age. I will be doing ancient hist for grades 2-7 . . .this is the FIRST time I have had all three on a similar theme! (I managed to do much (but not all) of science that way too!)

We are using mostly literature to study history, but ds also reads the world book cd to timeline/facts, and I also got SOTW for the girls (and my ds is he wants to listen - he can work on his maps or timelines while he listens if he likes) as filler and for the activity books. Then I also got some workbooks for extra coverage, like History Mysteries (I think it is called) and History pockets -- a lot is modeled off of what Veritas Press uses.

I already have most of the lesson plans for my ds drawn up, and am working in the girls' now. We are excited about working together next year, and I am excited as it means a bit less work for me! I hope!

[TeacherMom]

We are studying Medival times portion of history... we are using the SOTW- plus notebooking pages I have been collecting.
We will do readings and activities etc.
Still waiting for dh to order my sotw so.... can't set up yet.

[wolverine_jd94]

We are doing ancient history also. The book we're using is History of our World people, places,and ideas Volume 1 The Ancient World from Steck-Vaughn.

[Jackie]

We're doing Part Two of American this year.

[ColoradoMom]

We have never done anything BUT ancient, well some middle ages and slight touch on explorers and renaissance! But seriously LOL...I think I have the only 11 year old kid who never learned about Pilgrims!

This coming year we are doing ancient Japan, China, and India. Only half a year though, and then...dun da da duh...American history! WOOOHOOO!

I made up all my own history stuff - hence all the books for sale. And...I had already sold about 20 other ancient greece and rome books before I listed here. Maybe I over did it on the books?

We did one or two periods each year - so it was pretty in depth and took forever to get to Christopher Columbus.

I think easten ancient history will be very cool. I never learned any of that stuff when I was a kid. We are using the History Channel Multi-Media Classroom series. Very cool program.

http://www.history.com/classroom/mmc/

[Emma's#1fan]

We are covering Old World History this year. It covers some of the ancient history. We are using A Beka.

[TeacherMom]

Originally Posted by ColoradoMom

We have never done anything BUT ancient, well some middle ages and slight touch on explorers and renaissance! But seriously LOL...I think I have the only 11 year old kid who never learned about Pilgrims!

This coming year we are doing ancient Japan, China, and India. Only half a year though, and then...dun da da duh...American history! WOOOHOOO!

I made up all my own history stuff - hence all the books for sale. And...I had already sold about 20 other ancient greece and rome books before I listed here. Maybe I over did it on the books?

We did one or two periods each year - so it was pretty in depth and took forever to get to Christopher Columbus.

I think easten ancient history will be very cool. I never learned any of that stuff when I was a kid. We are using the History Channel Multi-Media Classroom series. Very cool program.

http://www.history.com/classroom/mmc/

Funny thing is my kids have learned ancient China and that area via video games, Ancient Civilizations game is a battle game but you learn about different dynasties and we have watched videos that mention a dynasty and ds10 will give me a detail on who that persons is and what the dynasty did etc.. I never knew his games were so educational I thought it was al about setting up the battle teams, but he said there are history notes in the game and you have to read them , lol I love it!

[TeacherMom]

OH as I yack away, I also checked out the link.. they want 849 dollars for american history? does Net Flix have these yet?

[CelticRose]

We have been using SOTW & then veer of into something that interests us like the Reba sky disc or Lindow man or the hammurabi or...or...or...I don't stay on track very well.