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Our Mystery of History Timeline - an idea on how to make a timeline for your history studies.
Discover the mysteries of the Voynich Manuscript, a 15th-century codex with undeciphered text and unique illustrations. Explore its history, theories,
Last summer I went a little nutty. See, I was SO excited that our curriculum recommended a timeline. SO SO excited that timeline figures came with it. Until ... I opened the packaging. The timeline figures were ... ugly. So I made ancient history timeline figures using classic art! And now I'm shari
I have a great family history activity for children to share today – teaching children to find names for the temple by doing family history research with historical records! The activity was …
There's no shortage of great history options for homeschooling families, but The Mystery of History is the only one of those options with a permanent place in our homeschool. Today I want to share an overview of our favorite homeschool history curriculum, but also why we choose it year after year.
I randomly came up with this idea during the last week of school. One of my reading groups had finished their book and project before any of the other groups had finished. Instead of giving them a new book (there was only one week left), I quickly created this template and told them to pick an event in history and research it. I had one boy choose the Vikings, someone else chose the atomic bomb, a girl wanted the great depression, and another student picked the Korean war. I loved that everyone had such diverse topics. After they got started, I saw some great learning take place in my classroom! Because it's an inquiry-based activity, they generated their own questions. And because they got to choose their own topic, they were excited and felt ownership over the project. I plan on using this next year as a fun fast finisher activity. This list is something I quickly generated. {I know it is not all inclusive - if I left something off that you really want me to add on, please leave me a comment.} This would be fun to hang up somewhere in the back of the classroom so fast finishers can work on a project whenever they want. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD HISTORY DETECTIVES! * * * * * Want to hear some GREAT news? I am leaving next week on an 8 day history trip to Virginia where I get to study at the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute! I also get to visit Jamestown and Yorktown. I'm so excited! I plan on posting lots of the things I learn, including pictures!
I have a great family history activity for children to share today – teaching children to find names for the temple by doing family history research with historical records! The activity was …
I have recently listened to the free audio clip for the Mystery of History Volume 1 and promptly went and ordered the audio cd's for my family!
These free Mystery of History Lesson Plans for volumes 1-4 are perfect for planning out your history curriculum.
A Nazca geoglyph depicting a hummingbird. The designs and lines created on the desert floor of southern Peru are known collectively as the 'Nazca Lines' and were made over several centuries between...
Inside: Nazca Lines craft for kids learning about Peruvian culture and history. It’s Hispanic Heritage Month, 2017! At the end of this post, find our Multicultural Kid Blogs HHM giveaway for some fun prizes. Today I’m sharing an exploratory Nazca lines craft. The project gives hands-on feel for these marvels of Peru, and how they were
I admit, I'm a history buff. My children tend to have fallen into my footsteps. There are many ways to keep a history timeline, but one of the most effective ways for my gang is to keep a history timeline notebook.We love Mystery of History, but you can use a history
These free Mystery of History Lesson Plans for volumes 1-4 are perfect for planning out your history curriculum.
FREE Printable Planning pages for the popular homeschool curriculum Mystery of History.
Nebuchadnezzar's dream is a fun lesson to talk about, so much imagery and fun crafts to complete together.
You can make a history timeline for your homeschool even if you aren't artistic or don't have a big wall to display it! The most important step is...
Creating a The Mystery of History student binder for volume 4. It includes a checklist so my student can work independently. Get your FREE checklist!
Get the most out of The Mystery of History when you combine it with resources like notebooking pages, coloring pages, Lapbooks, challenge cards and more!
We will be using Mystery of History Volume 2 this next school year and wanted to share resources that we have found along the way. To make homeschooling less stressful I use the same Science and History for all four of my children. This year we will have grades Kindergarten, Fourth, Tenth and Eleventh. I...Read More »
Students follow the clues to solve a crime. Keys provided. Practice on Past Simple, mainly was or were............................................................... - ESL worksheets
So, I posted recently that my sixth graders were writing a mystery that was going to take place in the library. I took two of the best...
Explore ancient Egypt with kids by solving a FUN, free printable CSI-style case investigating was King Tut Murdered. Fun history activity!
The other day I told you that we had finally finished MOH 1. Whoo Hoo! So, I wanted to show you my daughters timeline that she has worked so hard on the last couple of years. MOH recommends using a sewing board, and we started with one, but then decided that we liked this better. We like it to be able to stand on it's own, and you can get boards in pretty colors too! My daughter loves to decorate things, and this was no exception. She has it edged in ribbon, covered the back in contact paper, and really decorated the header on the top. She actually did both sides, so you can switch it around if you like. Here is a close up of the middle of the board so you can see the figures better. On one part of the timeline we separated the prophets into the Northern and Southern Kingdoms. Making the timeline was our favorite part of The Mystery of History. We had such fun putting it together. My 6 year old was looking at it the other day, and he was asking all kinds of questions about who the people were, and what did they do. So, I think even he will learn from it. I am not sure that we want to do MOH 2, but I am considering it so that we can continue with the timelines. Here is one last look at her timeline with the other side of the header on top. When we are done looking at the timeline, all we do is tie a bow around it with a ribbon, and it folds up very thin. You can put it in a closet, under a bed, or behind a dresser. It is very easy to store. I hope you liked seeing our timeline. I don't know why the pictures didn't come out that clear. I hope that you get some ideas though, and that you may be inspired to make a timeline of your own!
This post contains affiliate links. If you've read Preschoolers and Peace for any amount of time (some of you for years and years!), you know that the Fletchers love The Mystery of History . You also know that we love to read aloud and that I assign independent reading lists for my ki
This Middle Ages peasants unit was a great hands on learning experience for us.
Inexplicable ideas, super-human efforts, impossible results; when you explore the Mysteries of the Andes, you travel beyond the boundaries of human logic. The answers to these riddles are yours to complete, but you have stand before them and absorb their complexity before you are able to truly answer...
Are you looking for a fun way to increase your students’ art history knowledge? Try a mystery artist board! In my classroom, students engage in friendly competition to research and make guesses about a new mystery artist each month. Prizes can be simple such as fancy pencils or extra art time for the winner […]
This Mound Builders lesson plan will teach your students about archaeology, the mounds built by prehistoric Native Americans, and the art found inside.
This year we are trying out a new history curriculum. After hearing great things about The Mystery of History, I decided to give it a try. I wanted to incorporate The Story of the World (SOTW) since I had several volumes already. I created a lesson planner for The Mystery of History Volume II to […]
Teachers seeking creative ways to enhance their students drawing and observation skills often face challenges. Finding activities that engage yet improve these skills aint easy.
We love mystery chapter books so we had a hard time choosing which book to read for the Virtual Chapter Book Club for Kids this month! After some discussion we chose Nancy Clancy by Robin
Kids will have fun learning about The Revenge of Ishtar in this fun, hands on Mesopotamia History Unit. This is great for kids of all ages.
Patronen is een fantastisch thema om een onderdeel uit te nemen of je eens helemaal in onder te dompelen. Er is zoveel mee te doen dat je ook wel het gevaar loopt de weg kwijt te raken. Een eerste …
So, I’ve been racking my brain to think of ideas for our Middle Ages unit that are NOT run of the mill and I think I may have hit on one! Yesterday we made our own tapest…
