This week in our Mystery of History studies we read about Moses and the Exodus out of Egypt. It was a story we have read many time in our Bible, but this week through some historical fiction and other activities, we were able to gain a deeper appreciation of this Biblical event. The first book […]
Educational Games: Ancient Egypt and Military Jets Card Games
We have been studying ancient history this year and have just finished learning about Ancient Egypt via living books, Mystery of History, and crafts. I’m always on the look-out for good supplemental materials for our studies–especially fun, hands-on type things. When I saw the Ancient Egypt Card Game from BirdCage Press, I was very interested […]
Ancient History: Eygpt and the Minoans
We have now completed one month of Illuminations by Bright Ideas Press (I’ll have a detailed review up next month). Using Mystery of History Vol.1, we learned about Early Egypt, Stonehenge, and the Minoan Civilization this past week. Our read-aloud book for the past couple of weeks has been The Golden Goblet. I am a […]
Weekly Wrap-Up: Illuminations
I can’t believe I’m organized enough to actually link up in my first ever Weekly-Wrap Up hosted by WUHS. We’ve been working hard at getting back into the school grove after the holidays. We added some new curriculum this semester and will be adding WriteShop Junior book D to the line-up as soon as the […]
A Child’s Geography
I purchased A Child’s Geography by Ann Voskamp last summer with the intent of using it during the school year. I knew we were going to be covering geography with our local co-op and thought this would fit right in. As often happens, plans change and I just didn’t have time to do both. Now […]
