The Mystery of History with All Ages
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Scope and Sequence
Scope & Sequence Possibilities
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Methods of Education and Learning Styles
Students Grow with the Series
Grow with reading levels:
- Volume I starts at a 3rd – 4th grade reading level
- Volume II moves to a 5th – 6th grade reading level
- Volume III advances to a 7th – 8th grade reading level
- Volume IV peaks at a 9th grade and up reading level
Some families may in fact choose to reserve Volume IV for high school as a world history credit. And for those who will have younger ones sitting in with older siblings (as is common in homeschooling), there are Younger and Middle Activities to keep students involved on an age-appropriate level.
Grow with activity choices:
Imagine a child learning the exciting story of Hannibal (crossing the Alps with war elephants in 218 B.C.) and engaging in the following activities first as a 2nd grader, second as a 6th grade, and third as a 10th grader (counting history as a high school credit):
- As a Younger Student, the child tells a story about having a pet elephant using a few facts about real elephants. (Fun!)
- As a Middle Student, this pre-teen writes a diary page as if he or she were a soldier in Hannibal’s army and an eyewitness of the elephants slipping and sliding over the icy Alps! (Writing practice!)
- As an Older Student, this teen is asked to write a synopsis of the three Punic Wars or a short paper on the Battle of Zama. (Research!)
Teaching all ages
Younger students (in the Grammar Stage of the Trivium) might not be ready for the full content offered in our series, but they may enjoy listening to the stories—and using their senses to learn and remember! Optional age-appropriate choices may include:
- Acting out charades—from our activities section
- Filling in a coloring page—made by our publisher
- Finding places on a globe—described in our mapping exercises
- Reading a “Picture-Book Favorite”—suggested in the Companion Guide
Middle Students (in the Logic Stage of the Trivium) are ideal candidates for enjoying all the features offered in The Mystery of History.
Beyond the lessons, preteens may enjoy:
- Playing a game—from our activities section
- Competing with Challenge Cards—made by my publisher
- Building a timeline—from our review section
- Enjoying a “Read-Aloud Favorite”—suggested in the Companion Guide
Older Students (in the Rhetoric Stage of the Trivium) can earn a high school credit using any of our volumes to its fullest.
Beyond the lessons, teens may benefit from:
- Research projects—from our activities section
- Building a Folderbook—made by my publisher
- Reading classics—suggested in the Companion Guide
- Taking a self-paced class with lectures by the author
Co-ops & Classrooms
With this in mind, we want to direct you to Bright Ideas Press, the publisher of The Mystery of History. They handle all group sales and product licensing. The following is a video and a policy page from their website explaining group rates and rules of licensing. Thank you for being sensitive to applicable copyright laws! (We all benefit.)